The

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sent a delegation to compete at the

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from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the territory's fifth appearance at a

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. The delegation consisted of a single

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athlete,

Keita Cline Keita Cline (born 29 November 1974 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an athlete who represented the British Virgin Islands. Cline competed in two Olympics in three different events, at the 1996 Summer Olympics he entered the long jump whe ...

. He was eliminated during the first round of the men's 200 meters.

Background

The

British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (IOC code: IVB) is the National Olympic Committee representing the British Virgin Islands. It is also the body responsible for the British Virgin Islands's representation at the Commonwealth Games. S ...

was recognized by the

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on 31 December 1981. The British Virgin Islands joined Olympic competition at the

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, and have participated in every

since the

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. Sydney was therefore their fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Islands have never won an Olympic medal. The 2000 Summer Olympics were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000; a total of 10,651 athletes represented 199

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. The delegation to Sydney consisted of a single athlete,

. He was chosen as the flag bearer for the

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Athletics

was 25 years old at the time of the Sydney Olympics; the

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native had previously represented the British Virgin Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he participated in the

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and the

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. His only event was the men's 200 meters, and on 27 September he was drawn into heat four of nine of the first round. The top three in a heat, plus the next five overall fastest athletes advanced to the quarterfinals. He finished his heat in a time of 21.42 seconds, seventh and last in his heat, and was eliminated, the slowest qualifying time being 20.95 seconds. The gold medal was eventually won by

Konstantinos Kenteris Konstantinos "Kostas" Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos "Costas" Kederis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κεντέρης ; born July 11 1973) is a Greek former athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer O ...

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in a time of 20.09 seconds, the silver was won by

Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell, (born 12 September 1973) is a British former sprint athlete. He was the sprint coach at Wasps Rugby Club for the 2015–16 season. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay. ...

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, and the bronze by

Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon (born 30 December 1973) is a Trinidadian former track and field athlete, politician, and four-time Olympic medal winner. He holds the Trinidad and Tobago national record in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events with times of 5.64, ...

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. *Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only

References

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