Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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,
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Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
*Sisomphone Vongphakdy
:* Round 1 – 11.47 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
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Sirivanh Ketavong
Sirivanh Ketavong (born September 1, 1970) is a Laotian athlete.
Described as "the best female distance runner in Laos", one of the world's poorest countries with few training facilities, Ketavong competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olymp ...
:* Final – 3:34:27 (→ 45th place)
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
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Sikhounxay Ounkhamphanyavong
Sikhounxay Ounkhamphanyavong (born November 18, 1982) is a Laotian swimmer.
Described as "the big name of Laotian swimming", he represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the men's 50 metre freestyle. He had trained in ...
:* Preliminary Heat – 27.03 (→ did not advance)
References
*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 Sitesports-reference
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000
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2000 in Laotian sport
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