Poland 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. 187 competitors, 129 men and 58 women, took part in 133 events in 20 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Poland entered three women and two men in its seventh appearance in Olympic archery. Four of the five archers won their first match, with
Joanna Nowicka making it to the quarterfinal and taking eighth place.
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
Badminton
Basketball
*Team roster
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Dorota Bukowska
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Joanna Cupryś
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Patrycja Czepiec
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Katarzyna Dydek
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Małgorzata Dydek
Małgorzata Dydek (known as Margo Dydek in the United States, 28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011) was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. Sh ...
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Edyta Koryzna
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Ilona Mądra
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Beata Predehl
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Krystyna Szymańska-Lara
Krystyna Szymańska-Lara (born 30 September 1969, in Nidzica) is a Polish former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
Based on
unless otherwise noted.
;Team
* 7-time Belgian champion (2002–2007, 2009)
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Elżbieta Trześniewska
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Anna Wielebnowska
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Sylwia Wlaźlak
*Group play
Group B
Quarter-finals
Classification matches
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Cycling
Road
Track
;1000m time trial
;Men's Sprint
;Team sprint
;Men's Keirin
Mountain biking
Fencing
Ten fencers, six men and four women, represented Poland in 2000.
;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
;Women
Rhythmic gymnastics
Field hockey
Pool B
Advanced to semifinals
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Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
*Team roster
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1. Paweł Sobczak (gk)
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3. Paweł Jakubiak
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4.Dariusz Małecki
Dariusz Małecki (born 25 June 1975 in Środa Wielkopolska) is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (D ...
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6. Tomasz Szmidt
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7. Robert Grzeszczak
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8.Zbigniew Juszczak
Zbigniew Juszczak (born 24 October 1975, in Żnin) is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ' ...
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0.Rafał Grotowski
Rafał Grotowski (born 18 September 1973 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie) is a field hockey player from Poland, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in twelfth and last place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The team had qual ...
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3. Krzysztof Wybieralski
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4. Tomasz Choczaj
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5. Piotr Mikuła
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7. Tomasz Cichy
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9.Dariusz Marcinkowski
Dariusz Marcinkowski (born 11 January 1975, in Środa Wielkopolska) is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Polish male field hockey players
O ...
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0. Łukasz Wybieralski
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1. Aleksander Korcz
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5.Eugeniusz Gaczkowski
Eugeniusz Gaczkowski (born 3 January 1965 in Żnin) is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ...
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0. Marcin Pobuta (gk)
*Head coach:
Jerzy Wybieralski
Jerzy Wybieralski (born 8 September 1954 in Poznań) is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He is a brother of Józef Wybieralski; uncle of Krzysztof Wybieralski; uncle of Łukasz Wybieralski.
References
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Judo
;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
;Men
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Robert SyczTomasz Kucharski
Tomasz Bogusław Kucharski (born 16 February 1974, in Gorzów Wielkopolski) is a Polish competition rower and Olympic champion. As of 2015, he serves in the Polish Sejm.
Together with Robert Sycz, Kucharski won two gold medals in ...
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;Women
Sailing
Poland competed in seven Sailing events with three top 10 finishes.
;Men
;Women
;Open
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Table tennis
;Singles
;Doubles
Weightlifting
;Men
Women
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
See also
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Poland at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Poland competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 113 competitors from Poland won 53 medals, including 19 gold, 22 silver and 12 bronze to finish 8th in the 2000 Summer Paralympics medal table, medal table.
Medal table
Baske ...
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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