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Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics, athletics program were held at the Stadium Australia from 22 to 23 September. Ninety-seven athletes from 71 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by American Maurice Greene (athlete), Maurice Greene, the United States's first title in the event since 1988 and 15th overall. Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago improved on his 1996 bronze with a silver in Sydney. Obadele Thompson won the first-ever medal in the men's 100 metres for Barbados with bronze. Background This was the twenty-fourth time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. Two finalists from 1996 returned: defending gold medalist Donovan Bailey of Canada and bronze medalist Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago. Two-time silver medalist Frankie Fredericks of Namibia was injured and unable to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium, which is sometimes referred to as Sydney Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium or simply the Olympic Stadium, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of Australian dollar, A$690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Stadium was leased by a private company, the Stadium Australia Group, until the Stadium was sold back to the NSW Government on 1 June 2016 after NSW Premier Mike Baird, Michael Baird announced the Stadium was to be redeveloped as a world-class rectangular stadium. The Stadium is owned by Venues NSW on behalf of the NSW Government. The stadium was originally built to hold circa 115,000 spectators, making it the largest Olympic Stadium ever built and the second largest stadium in Australia after the Melbourne Cricket Ground which held more than 120,000 before its re-des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venancio José
Venancio José Murcia (born 19 April 1976) is a Spanish former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. José finished seventh in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga. José's personal best 100 metres time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in August 2000 in Castellón. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in September 1997 in Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i .... References *sports-reference 1976 births Living people Spanish male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Spain Sportspeople from Cartagena, Spain Spanish sportspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teymur Gasimov
Timur was a 14th-century Southern- Central Asian Turkic-Mongolian ruler and warlord also known as Tamerlane (from ''Timur the Lame'' or the Persian expression of the same meaning, ''Timur-e-Lang'') in the western world. Taimur or Timur may also refer to: Historical * Möngke Temür, or ''Mengu-Timur'' ( 1280), khan of the Golden Horde * Several rulers from the Chinese-Mongol Yuan Dynasty ** Temür Khan ( 1294–1307), the second ruler of the Yuan dynasty ** Tugh Temür, better known as Jayaatu Khan, Emperor Wenzong of Yuan ( 1328–1332) ** Toghon Temür ( 1333–1370) ** Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür ( 1378–1388) ** Yesün Temür ( 1323–1328) ** Öljei Temür Khan, ( 1408–1412) * Köke Temür (died 1375), Yuan dynasty general * Timur (1336–1405), the Central Asian ruler mentioned above, also known as ''Tamerlane'' * Timur II, real name Neku Siyar (1679–1723), claimant to the Mughal throne * Bayan Temür (Gongmin, 1330–1374), ruler of Goryeo * Khan Temir ( 1637), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Wai Hung
Chiang Wai Hung (; born 15 April 1976) is a Hong Kong sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... References External links * 1976 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Hong Kong male sprinters 20th-century Hong Kong sportsmen Olympic athletes for Hong Kong Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games athletes for Hong Kong {{HongKong-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Patros
David Patros (born 11 September 1977) is a retired French sprinter. Born in Paris, he finished fifth in relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics, with teammates Frédéric Krantz, Christophe Cheval and Needy Guims. At the 2002 European Championships he finished fourth with teammates Issa-Aimé Nthépé, Jérôme Eyana and Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon (born 16 November 1982) is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances. He was formerly the European record holder for the 60 metres indoors and is the f .... (Sporting Heroes) His personal best times were 10.13 seconds in the 100 m and 20.51 seconds in the 200 m, both achieved in July 2000. References ...
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Sayon Cooper
Sayon Cooper (born 26 April 1974) is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes. Cooper is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He represented Liberia at the 1996 & 2000 Summer Olympics, competing in the Men's 100 m, 200 m, and Men's 4 x 100 m relay. He also competed at the World Championships in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 as well as the World Indoor Championships in 1999 and 2001. He has not competed on the international level since 2003. His personal best time in the 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in May 1997 in Abilene. In the 200 metres he clocked a best time of 20.50 seconds in June 2000 in Kourou Kourou (; ) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Mayola
Freddy Santiago Mayola Fernández (; born November 1, 1977) is a Cuban sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also shared in relay silver medals at the 2002 IAAF World Cup and 2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. He represented his country twice over the 100 m at the World Championships in Athletics, competing in 1999 and 2001. His run of 6.55 seconds for the 60 metres was the best time by any athlete in 2006. His overall personal best for that event, 6.49 seconds, is the Cuban record. His best individual results include a 100 m silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games and a fourth place in 60 metres at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He is ranked equal fourth on the all-time 50 metres lists with his best of 5.61 seconds. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Emmanuel (athlete)
Sunday Emmanuel (8 October 1978 – 15 January 2004 in Kaduna) was a Nigerian athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country in the 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics reaching the semi-finals. He was the runner-up in both the 100 m and 200 metres at the 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships, then won both events at the 1997 edition. His foremost individual medals were a 100 m bronze medal at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics and a silver in the 200 m at the 1998 African Championships in Athletics. His personal bests are 10.06 for the 100 m, 20.45 for the 200 m and 6.52 for the 60 metres. He died after an auto-accident in Kaduna, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... Competition rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Nowak (athlete)
Marcin Nowak (born 2 August 1977 in Stalowa Wola) is a former track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Poland.Athlete biography: Marcin Andrzej Nowak beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008 Nowak represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in . He competed at the together with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Bonello
Mario Bonello (born 28 January 1974) is a retired Maltese athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. He represented his country at two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won multiple medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.64 (+0.1 m/s) (Marsa 2000) *200 metres – 21.46 (+0.9 m/s) (Rieti 2003) *400 metres – 48.78 (Avezzano 2003) Indoor *60 metres – 6.90 (Valencia 1998) *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ... – 22.30 (Valencia 1998) NR References External links * 1974 births Living people Maltese male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pa Modou Gai
Pa Mamadou Gai (born 10 October 1977) is a former Gambian sprinter who competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He recorded a 10.72, not enough to qualify for the next round past the heats. His personal best is 10.72, set during that race. In 1996 he was also a part of the Gambian 4 × 100 m team, which finished 7th in its heat with a score of 41.80. He also competed in the 100m at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ..., recording an 11.03 Stats Refer ...
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Lương Tích Thiện
Lương Tích Thiện (born 24 January 1976) is a Vietnamese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1976 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Vietnamese male sprinters Olympic athletes for Vietnam Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games athletes for Vietnam 20th-century Vietnamese sportspeople 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen {{Vietnam-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
