Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
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 ...
in
Sydney,
Australia. 139 competitors, 72 men and 67 women, took part in 109 events in 20 sports.
Belarus had its best ever showing both in terms of gold and overall medals at these games. The gold medal result will be later matched in
2008
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.
Medalists
Archery
In its second Olympic archery competition, Belarus was represented by two women. They were not as successful as they had been four years earlier, but two of the archers still won in their first matches.
Athletics
;Men
;;Road events
;;Field events
;Women
;;Track & road events
;;Field events
;;Combined events -
Heptathlon
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Diving
;Men
;Women
Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented Belarus in 2000.
;Men
Gymnastics
;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals
Judo
;Men
Modern pentathlon
Rhythmic gymnastics
Individual
Team
Rowing
;Women
Sailing
;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
;Men
;Women
Tennis
;Men
;Women
Trampolining
Weightlifting
;Men
;Women
Wrestling
;Freestyle
;Greco-Roman
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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Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000
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Summer Olympics