United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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United States at the Olympic Games

Flag of the United States
IOC code  USA
NOC United States Olympic Committee
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors 586 (333 men and 253 women) in 31 sports
Flag bearer Cliff Meidl (Opening)
Rulon Gardner (Closing)
Medals
Rank: 1
Gold
37
Silver
24
Bronze
32
Total
93
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

The United States competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 586 competitors, 333 men and 253 women, took part in 265 events in 31 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Maurice Greene Athletics Men's 100 m September 23
 Gold Michael Johnson Athletics Men's 400 m September 25
 Gold Angelo Taylor Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles September 27
 Gold Kenneth Brokenburr,
Jon Drummond,
Maurice Greene,
Brian Lewis,
Tim Montgomery,
Bernard Williams
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay September 30
 Gold Nick Hysong Athletics Men's pole vault September 29
 Gold Andrea Anderson,
LaTasha Colander,
Monique Hennagan,
Jearl Miles Clark[a]
Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m relay September 30
 Gold Stacy Dragila Athletics Women's pole vault September 25
 Gold United States national baseball team
Brent Abernathy   Chris George   Jon Rauch
Kurt Ainsworth   Shane Heams   Anthony Sanders
Pat Borders   Marcus Jensen   Bobby Seay
Sean Burroughs   Mike Kinkade   Ben Sheets
John Cotton   Rick Krivda   Brad Wilkerson
Travis Dawkins   Doug Mientkiewicz   Todd Williams
Adam Everett   Mike Neill   Ernie Young
Ryan Franklin   Roy Oswalt   Tim Young
Baseball September 27
 Gold United States men's national basketball team
Shareef Abdur-Rahim   Allan Houston
Ray Allen   Jason Kidd
Vin Baker   Antonio McDyess
Vince Carter   Alonzo Mourning
Kevin Garnett   Gary Payton
Tim Hardaway   Steve Smith
Basketball Men's tournament October 1
 Gold United States women's national basketball team
Ruthie Bolton   DeLisha Milton-Jones
Teresa Edwards   Katie Smith
Yolanda Griffith   Dawn Staley
Chamique Holdsclaw   Sheryl Swoopes
Lisa Leslie   Natalie Williams
Nikki McCray   Kara Wolters
Basketball Women's tournament September 30
 Gold Marty Nothstein Cycling Men's sprint September 20
 Gold Laura Wilkinson Diving Women's platform September 24
 Gold David O'Connor Equestrian Individual Eventing September 22
 Gold Magnus Liljedahl,
Mark Reynolds
Sailing Star class
 Gold Nancy Johnson Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle September 16
 Gold United States women's national softball team
Christie Ambrosi   Lisa Fernandez   Leah O'Brien
Laura Berg   Lori Harrigan   Dot Richardson
Jennifer Brundage   Danielle Henderson   Michele Mary Smith
Crystl Bustos   Jennifer McFalls   Michelle Venturella
Sheila Cornell   Stacey Nuveman   Christa Lee Williams
Softball September 25
 Gold Ian Crocker,
Gary Hall, Jr.,
Tommy Hannan,
Lenny Krayzelburg,
Jason Lezak,
Ed Moses,
Neil Walker
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay September 23
 Gold Tom Dolan Swimming Men's 400 m medley September 20
 Gold Anthony Ervin Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle September 22
 Gold Gary Hall, Jr. Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle September 22
 Gold Lenny Krayzelburg Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke September 18
 Gold Lenny Krayzelburg Swimming Men's 200 m backstroke September 21
 Gold Tom Malchow Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly September 19
 Gold Samantha Arsenault,
Lindsay Benko,
Kim Black,
Diana Munz,
Julia Stowers,
Jenny Thompson,
Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay September 19
 Gold Barbara Bedford,
Megan Quann,
Courtney Shealy,
Staciana Stitts,
Ashley Tappin,
Dara Torres,
Amy Van Dyken
Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay September 22
 Gold Brooke Bennett Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle September 17
 Gold Brooke Bennett Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle September 22
 Gold Misty Hyman Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly September 19
 Gold Erin Phenix,
Courtney Shealy,
Ashley Tappin,
Jenny Thompson,
Dara Torres,
Amy Van Dyken
Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay September 16
 Gold Megan Quann Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke September 18
 Gold Steven López Taekwondo Men's 68 kg (Lightweight) September 28
 Gold Serena Williams,
Venus Williams
Tennis Women's doubles September 27
 Gold Venus Williams Tennis Women's singles September 28
 Gold Dain Blanton,
Eric Fonoimoana
Volleyball Men's beach September 26
 Gold Tara Nott Weightlifting Women's 48 kg September 17
 Gold Rulon Gardner Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg September 27
 Gold Brandon Slay Wrestling Men's freestyle 76 kg September 30
 Silver Vic Wunderle Archery Men's individual September 20
 Silver Alvin Harrison Athletics Men's 400 m September 24
 Silver Terrence Trammell Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles September 25
 Silver Lawrence Johnson Athletics Men's pole vault September 29
 Silver Adam Nelson Athletics Men's shot put September 22
 Silver Rocky Juarez Boxing Featherweight October 1
 Silver Ricardo Williams Boxing Light Welterweight October 1
 Silver Mari Holden Cycling Women's road time trial September 30
 Silver United States women's national soccer team
Brandi Chastain   Kristine Lilly   Christie Rampone
Lorrie Fair   Shannon MacMillan   Briana Scurry
Joy Fawcett   Tiffeny Milbrett   Nikki Serlenga
Julie Foudy   Siri Mullinix   Danielle Slaton
Michelle French   Carla Overbeck   Kate Sobrero
Mia Hamm   Cindy Parlow   Sara Whalen
Football Women's tournament September 28
 Silver Emily de Riel Modern Pentathlon Women's event October 1
 Silver Sebastian Bea,
Edward Murphy
Rowing Men's coxless pair
 Silver Paul Foerster,
Robert Merrick
Sailing Men's 470
 Silver J. J. Isler,
Sarah Glaser
Sailing Women's 470
 Silver Chad Carvin,
Josh Davis,
Nate Dusing,
Scott Goldblatt,
Klete Keller,
Jamie Rauch
Swimming Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay September 19
 Silver Josh Davis,
Anthony Ervin,
Gary Hall, Jr.,
Jason Lezak,
Scott Tucker,
Neil Walker
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay September 16
 Silver Tom Dolan Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley September 20
 Silver Ed Moses Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke September 17
 Silver Aaron Peirsol Swimming Men's 200 m backstroke September 21
 Silver Erik Vendt Swimming Men's 400 m individual medley September 20
 Silver Kristy Kowal Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke September 20
 Silver Diana Munz Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle September 17
 Silver United States women's national water polo team
Robin Beauregard   Heather Moody   Heather Petri
Ellen Estes   Maureen O'Toole   Kathy Sheehy
Courtney Johnson   Bernice Orwig   Coralie Simmons
Ericka Lorenz   Nicolle Payne   Julie Swail
    Brenda Villa
Water polo Women's tournament
 Silver Sammie Henson Wrestling Men's freestyle 54 kg September 30
 Silver Matt Lindland Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg September 26
 Bronze Butch Johnson,
Rod White,
Vic Wunderle
Archery Men's team September 22
 Bronze Mark Crear Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles September 25
 Bronze John Godina Athletics Men's shot put September 22
 Bronze Chris Huffins Athletics Men's decathlon September 28
 Bronze Chryste Gaines,
Torri Edwards,
Nanceen Perry,
Passion Richardson[a]
Athletics Women's 4 x 100 metres relay September 30
 Bronze Melissa Morrison Athletics Women's 100 m hurdles September 27
 Bronze Jermain Taylor Boxing Light Middleweight September 29
 Bronze Clarence Vinson Boxing Bantamweight September 28
 Bronze Susan Blinks,
Robert Dover,
Guenter Seidel,
Christine Traurig
Equestrian Dressage Team September 26
 Bronze Nina Fout,
David O'Connor,
Karen O'Connor,
Linden Wiesman
Equestrian Eventing Team September 19
 Bronze Amy Chow,
Jamie Dantzscher,
Dominique Dawes,
Kristen Maloney,
Elise Ray,
Tasha Schwikert[b]
Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around September 19
 Bronze Christine Collins,
Sarah Garner
Rowing Women's lightweight double sculls
 Bronze Karen Kraft,
Missy Schwen-Ryan
Rowing Women's coxless pair
 Bronze Charles McKee,
Jonathan McKee
Sailing 49er
 Bronze James Graves Shooting Men's skeet September 23
 Bronze Kim Rhode Shooting Women's double trap September 19
 Bronze Gary Hall, Jr. Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle September 20
 Bronze Klete Keller Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle September 16
 Bronze Chris Thompson Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle September 23
 Bronze Tom Wilkens Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley September 20
 Bronze Amanda Beard Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke September 20
 Bronze Kaitlin Sandeno Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle September 22
 Bronze Cristina Teuscher Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley September 19
 Bronze Jenny Thompson Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle September 20
 Bronze Dara Torres Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly September 17
 Bronze Dara Torres Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle September 20
 Bronze Dara Torres Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle September 23
 Bronze Monica Seles Tennis Women's singles September 28
 Bronze Cheryl Haworth Weightlifting Women's +75 kg September 22
 Bronze Terry Brands Wrestling Men's freestyle 58 kg October 1
 Bronze Garrett Lowney Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg September 26
 Bronze Lincoln McIlravy Wrestling Men's freestyle 69 kg October 1
Notes
  • a On November 23, 2007, the IAAF recommended to the IOC Executive Board to disqualify the USA women's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay teams after Marion Jones admitted to having taken performance-enhancing drugs prior to the Games. On December 12, the IOC disqualified Jones and stripped her of her relay medals but it did not disqualify the U.S. relay teams. On April 10, 2008, the IOC disqualified both U.S. relay teams and asked for Jones' teammates' medals to be returned. All members of the U.S. relay teams except Nanceen Perry (and Marion Jones) then appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport who on July 16, 2010 ruled in favor of them. The court said that rules in place in 2000 did not allow entire teams to be disqualified because of doping by one athlete.[2]
  • b Medals awarded on April 28, 2010 after the Chinese competitor Dong Fangxiao was disqualified.[3]

See also

For individual performances, see United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics (details)

References

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  2. Marion Jones' Teammates Win Back Stripped Medals, CBS News, July 16, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  3. Investigation shows gymnasts underage. ESPN.com. February 26, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2012.