Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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.
Results by event
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
Men's 400 m hurdles
*
Mowen Boino
*# Round 1 – 51.38 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m
*
Ann Mooney
*# Round 1 – 55.55 (did not advance)
Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
Men's 100m Breaststroke
*
Kieran Chan
*# Preliminary Heat – 01:13.34 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m breaststroke
*
Xenia Peni
*# Preliminary Heat – 01:19.62 (did not advance)
Weightlifting
Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...
Women's 48 kg category
*
Dika Toua
Loa Dika Toua (born 23 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean Olympian weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's −49 kg.
She competes regularly in the 53 kg weight class. She is a 12 time, and current, Oceania titli ...
*# Finished in 10th Place (Total 117.5 kg = Snatch 50 kg + C&J 67.5 kg)
See also
*
Papua New Guinea at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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 Site
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000
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Olympics
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