São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...

competed at the

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, which took place between 15 September to 1 October 2000. The country's participation in Sydney marked its second appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the

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. The São Tomé and Príncipe delegation included two athletes,

Arlindo Pinheiro Arlindo Leocadio Pinheiro (27 March 1971) he is a São Tomé and Principe athlete, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's 110m hurdles he finished 6th in his heat and failed to advance. He also competed at the 1999 World Championshi ...

and Naide Gomes, were selected to represent the nation via wildcards, as the nation had no athletes that met either the "A" or "B" qualifying standards. The events the two athletes competed in were the men's

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and the women's

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respectively. Gomes was selected as flag bearer for the flag bearer for the

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. Pinheiro would also become the nation's oldest participant at the Summer Olympics at 29 years and 182 days; this stood until the

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, when Celma Soares surpassed it. Ultimately, neither athlete progressed beyond the heats in their events, meaning São Tomé and Príncipe won no medals at this Summer Olympics.

Background

São Tomé and Príncipe participated in two Summer Olympic games between its debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States and the 2000 Summer Olympics. No São Tomé and Príncipe athlete had ever won a medal at the Summer Olympics prior to the Sydney Games. The São Tomé and Príncipe

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(NOC) selected two athletes via wildcards. Usually a NOC would be able to select up to three athletes per event providing that each athlete passed the "A" standard time for that event. However, since São Tomé and Príncipe had no athletes that met either standard for any event, they were allowed to select their best two athletes, one of each gender, to represent the nation at the Games.

Athletics

;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events

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

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