2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Road cycling Cyclo-cross - Olympic Games Men's Competition: Netherlands
- Olympic Games Men's Competition: Australia
Men's professional Men's amateur Women's professional Steeplechases Flat races - January 22, Wigan, England – 2000 World Club Challenge is won by the Melbourne Storm who defeat St. Helens 44 – 6 at JJB Stadium before 13,394.
- April 21, Sydney, Australia – 2000 ANZAC test match is won by Australia 52–0 against New Zealand at Stadium Australia before 26,023.
- April 29, Murrayfield Stadium – 2000 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in the Bradford Bulls' 24 – 18 win in the final against the Leeds Rhinos.
- June 5, Suncorp Stadium – 2000 State of Origin is wrapped up by New South Wales in game two of the series against Queensland.
- August 27, Stadium Australia – 2000 NRL season culminates in the Brisbane Broncos' 14-6 win in the grand final against the Sydney Roosters.
- October 14, Old Trafford – Super League V culminates in St Helens' 29-16 win in the grand final against Wigan Warriors.
- November 20, Crown Flatt – 2000 Emerging Nations Tournament is won by the British Amateur Rugby League Association who defeated Italy 20-14 in the final.
- November 25, Old Trafford – 2000 World Cup tournament culminates in Australia's 40-12 win in the final against New Zealand.
- Fifth World Short Course Championships, held in Athens, Greece (March 16 – March 19)
- United States wins the most medals (25), and the most gold medals (9)
- 25th European LC Championships, held in Helsinki, Finland (July 3 – August 9)
- Romania wins the most medals (14), Sweden and Russia the most gold medals (6)
- XXVII Olympic Games, held in Sydney, Australia (September 16 – September 23)
- Fourth European SC Championships, held in Valencia, Spain (December 14 – December 17)
- Great Britain wins the most medals (19), Sweden the most gold medals (10)
- January 18 – Australia's Susie O'Neill breaks her own world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) once again, this time at a meet in Sydney, Australia, clocking 2:04.16.
- February 12 – In Paris, France, US–swimmer Jenny Thompson betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), from 56:90 to 56:80.
- March 18 – Jenny Thompson once again betters her own world record in the women's 100 m butterfly (short course), this time in Athens, Greece, from 56:80 to 56:56.
- March 23 – Anthony Ervin breaks the world record in the men's 50 m freestyle (short course) at a swimming meet in Minneapolis, clocking 21.21.
- June 16 – At the Russian National Swimming Championships in Moscow, Alexander Popov betters the ten year old world record (21.81) in the 50m freestyle (long course), swam by USA's Tom Jager in 1990 – 21.64.
- Men's World League: Italy
- Women's World Grand Prix: Cuba
- Olympic Games Men's Competition – Yugoslavia
- Olympic Games Women's Competition – Cuba
- Olympic Games men's competition: Hungary
- Olympic Games women's competition: Australia
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