The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, widely praised at the time as one of the best-organized Games in Olympic history. Aboriginal Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win gold in the 400 meters, a moment seen as a significant point in Australia's reckoning with its treatment of Indigenous peoples. North and South Korea marched together under a unified flag at the opening ceremony, though they continued to compete as separate teams.
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The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, widely praised at the time as one of the best-organized Games in Olympic history. Aboriginal Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win gold in the 400 meters, a moment seen as a significant point in Australi
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for
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Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different bicycle racing disciplines were contested: Road
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic
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Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in
Wikipedia, Marion Jones
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She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Wikipedia, Michael Johnson
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Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m, having done so at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Wikipedia, Ian Thorpe
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With three gold and two silver medals, Thorpe was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics, held in his hometown of Sydney.
Wikipedia: Svetlana Khorkina
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She competed in three Summer Olympics: 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Wikipedia, Jan Ullrich
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Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
David O'Connor (equestrian), Wikipedia
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He competed in two Olympic Games, winning a team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and an individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Cecilia Rognoni, Wikipedia
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She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the Champions Trophy in 2001.
Natascha Keller, Wikipedia
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She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Florian Kunz, Wikipedia
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Kunz competed for Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Cadel Evans - Wikipedia
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Early in his career, he was a champion mountain biker, winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Kamila Skolimowska (Wikipedia)
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She is best known for her gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, which made her the youngest Olympic hammer champion, as well as for her two medals from the European Championships.
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