Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in
Sydney
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, Australia. 143 competitors, 98 men and 45 women, took part in 98 events in 21 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
;Men
;Women
Boxing
Key:
* RSC – Referee stopped contest
Canoeing
Flatwater
Cycling
Mountain bike
Track
;Pursuits
;Points races
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Men
;Team roster and tournament statistics
Coach:
Jorge Ruiz
Legend:
;Preliminary round (Pool B)
: Qualified for semifinals
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;5th to 8th place classification
;7th place match
Women
;Team roster and tournament statistics
Coach:
Sergio Vigil
Sergio Vigil (born 11 August 1965 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former field hockey player, who later became a coach in his sport. In 1997 he was appointed as the head coach of the Argentine Women's Team, that won the silver medal at the 2000 ...
;Preliminary round (Pool C)
: Qualified for semifinals
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;Medal pool
''Results from matches against Australia and Spain were carried over from the preliminary round.''
: Competed for the gold medal
: Competed for the bronze medal
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;Gold medal match
Gymnastics
Artistic
Judo
;Men
* As there were more than 32 qualifiers for the tournament, three first round matches were held to reduce the field to 32 judoka.
;Women
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Sailing
Eight men and three women competed in the Sailing competition for Argentina at the 2000 Olympic Games. They won one silver medal and two bronze medals.
;Men
;Women
;Key
* OCS – On the course side of the starting line – A type of disqualification (scores one higher than the number of boats in the race)
* DNC – Did not come to starting area
Shooting
Swimming
Argentina competed in 18 swimming events, 11 men and 7 women, but only advanced out of the preliminary heats in one event.
;Men
;Women
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
;Men
;Women
Triathlon
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
;Roster
Coach:
Alberto Armoa
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Weightlifting
Women
See also
*
Argentina at the 1999 Pan American Games
Notes
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
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2000 Summer Olympics
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