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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2,134 participating athletes from 193 countries. There were a total number of 2,134 participating athletes from 193 countries.
The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. 10,651 athletes from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOC) countries participated. The competition was made up of 300 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2000; Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games" (PDF).
199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Sydney Games, two more than in the 1996 Summer Olympics; in addition, there were four Timorese Individual Olympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Eritrea, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau made their Olympic debut this year.
Athletes from 80 countries won at least one medal, a new record, [6] with 52 nations winning at least one gold medal. [7] The United States won the most gold medals, with 37, and the most medals overall, with 93. [7] It was the second consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals. [8]
The men's marathon event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 1 October 2000 in Sydney, Australia. [1] One hundred athletes from 65 nations competed. [ 2 ] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics World Record Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:20:43: 26 September 1999: Berlin, Germany Olympic Record Joan Benoit (USA) 2:24:52: 5 August 1984: Los Angeles, United States Season Best Naoko Takahashi (JPN) 2:22:19: 12 March 2000: Nagoya, Japan: Broken records at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Record
This is a list of track and field athletes who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. This category should only be used for Olympians participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.