A 49er class two-handed

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competition formed part of the

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, Australia. Seventeen crews took part. The gold medal was won by

Jyrki Järvi Jyrki Heikki Järvi (born 7 February 1966 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion. Nicknamed "JJ", Järvi won a gold medal in the 49er Class with Thomas Johanson at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney is the capital c ...

and Thomas Johanson of

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Results

References

External links

International Sailing Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - 49er Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Unisex sailing at the Summer Olympics 49er class sailing competitions