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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 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.

[edit] Medal summary

[edit] Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Maurice Greene United States (USA)	9.87	Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	9.99	Obadele Thompson Barbados (BAR)	10.04
200 metres details	Konstantinos Kenteris Greece (GRE)	20.09	Darren Campbell Great Britain (GBR)	20.14	Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	20.20
400 metres details	Michael Johnson United States (USA)	43.84	Alvin Harrison United States (USA)	44.40	Greg Haughton Jamaica (JAM)	44.70
800 metres details	Nils Schumann Germany (GER)	1:45.08	Wilson Kipketer Denmark (DEN)	1:45.14	Djabir Saïd Guerni Algeria (ALG)	1:45.16
1500 metres details	Noah Ngeny Kenya (KEN)	3:32.07 (OR)	Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco (MAR)	3:32:32	Bernard Lagat Kenya (KEN)	3:32.44
5000 metres details	Million Wolde Ethiopia (ETH)	13:35.49	Ali Saidi-Sief Algeria (ALG)	13:36.20	Brahim Lahlafi Morocco (MAR)	13:36.47
10000 metres details	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia (ETH)	27:18.20	Paul Tergat Kenya (KEN)	27:18.29	Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia (ETH)	27:19.75
110 metre hurdles details	Anier Garcia Cuba (CUB)	13.00	Terrence Trammell United States (USA)	13.16	Mark Crear United States (USA)	13.22
400 metre hurdles details	Angelo Taylor United States (USA)	47.50	Hadi Al Somayli Saudi Arabia (KSA)	47.53	Llewellyn Herbert South Africa (RSA)	47.81
3000 metre steeplechase details	Reuben Kosgei Kenya (KEN)	8:21.43	Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya (KEN)	8:21.77	Ali Ezzine Morocco (MAR)	8:22.15
4×100 metre relay details	United States (USA) Jon Drummond Bernard Williams Brian Lewis Maurice Greene Tim Montgomery* Kenneth Brokenburr*	37.61	Brazil (BRA) Vicente de Lima Edson Ribeiro André da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudio Souza*	37.90	Cuba (CUB) Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Ivan Garcia Freddy Mayola José Angel Cesar	38.04
4×400 metre relay details	vacant^[1]		Nigeria (NGR) Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong Nduka Awazie* Fidelis Gadzama*	2:58.68	Jamaica (JAM) Michael Blackwood Greg Haughton Christopher Williams Danny McFarlane Sanjay Ayre* Michael McDonald*	2:58.78
20 km walk details	Robert Korzeniowski Poland (POL)	1:18.59 (OR)	Noé Hernández Valentin Mexico (MEX)	1:19.03	Vladimir Andreyev Russia (RUS)	1:19.27
50 km walk details	Robert Korzeniowski Poland (POL)	3:42.22	Aigars Fadejevs Latvia (LAT)	3:43.40	Joel Sánchez Guerrero Mexico (MEX)	3:44.36
Marathon details	Gezahgne Abera Ethiopia (ETH)	2:10.11	Erick Wainaina Kenya (KEN)	2:10.31	Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia (ETH)	2:11.10
Long jump details	Ivan Pedroso Cuba (CUB)	8.55 m	Jai Taurima Australia (AUS)	8.49 m	Roman Shchurenko Ukraine (UKR)	8.31 m
High jump details	Sergey Klyugin Russia (RUS)	2.35 m	Javier Sotomayor Cuba (CUB)	2.32 m	Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria (ALG)	2.32 m
Triple jump details	Jonathan Edwards Great Britain (GBR)	17.71 m	Yoel Garcia Cuba (CUB)	17.47 m	Denis Kapustin Russia (RUS)	17.46 m
Pole vault details	Nick Hysong United States (USA)	5.90 m	Lawrence Johnson United States (USA)	5.90	Maksim Tarasov Russia (RUS)	5.90
Shot put details	Arsi Harju Finland (FIN)	21.29 m	Adam Nelson United States (USA)	21.21 m	John Godina United States (USA)	21.20 m
Discus throw details	Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU)	69.30 m	Lars Riedel Germany (GER)	68.50 m	Frantz Kruger South Africa (RSA)	68.19 m
Javelin throw details	Jan Železný Czech Republic (CZE)	90.17 m (OR)	Steve Backley Great Britain (GBR)	89.85 m	Sergey Makarov Russia (RUS)	88.67 m
Hammer throw details	Szymon Ziółkowski Poland (POL)	80.02 m	Nicola Vizzoni Italy (ITA)	79.64 m	Igor Astapkovich Belarus (BLR)	79.17 m
Decathlon details	Erki Nool Estonia (EST)	8641	Roman Šebrle Czech Republic (CZE)	8606	Chris Huffins United States (USA)	8595

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

[edit] Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	vacant^[2]		Ekaterini Thanou Greece (GRE)	11.12	Tayna Lawrence Jamaica (JAM)	11.18
200 metres details	vacant^[2]		Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas (BAH)	22.27	Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka (SRI)	22.28
400 metres details	Cathy Freeman Australia (AUS)	49.11	Lorraine Graham Jamaica (JAM)	49.58	Katharine Merry Great Britain (GBR)	49.72
800 metres details	Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique (MOZ)	1:56.15	Stephanie Graf Austria (AUT)	1:56.64	Kelly Holmes Great Britain (GBR)	1:56.80
1500 metres details	Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria (ALG)	4:05.10	Violeta Beclea Romania (ROU)	4:05.15	Gabriela Szabo Romania (ROU)	4:05.27
5000 metres details	Gabriela Szabo Romania (ROU)	14:40.79 (OR)	Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland (IRL)	14:41.02 (NR)	Gete Wami Ethiopia (ETH)	14:42.23
10000 metres details	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia (ETH)	30:17.49 (OR)	Gete Wami Ethiopia (ETH)	30:22.48	Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal (POR)	30:22.88 (NR)
100 metre hurdles details	Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan (KAZ)	12.65	Glory Alozie Nigeria (NGR)	12.68	Melissa Morrison United States (USA)	12.76
400 metre hurdles details	Irina Privalova Russia (RUS)	53.02	Deon Hemmings Jamaica (JAM)	53.45	Nezha Bidouane Morocco (MAR)	53.57
4×100 metre relay details	Bahamas (BAH) Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Eldece Lewis*	41.95	Jamaica (JAM) Tayna Lawrence Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey Merlene Frazer*	42.13	vacant^[3]
4×400 metre relay details	vacant^[3]		Jamaica (JAM) Sandie Richards Catherine Scott Deon Hemmings Lorraine Graham Charmaine Howell* Michelle Burgher*	3:23.25	Russia (RUS) Yuliya Sotnikova Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Irina Privalova Natalya Nazarova* Olesya Zykina*	3:23.46
20 km walk details	Liping Wang China (CHN)	1:29.05 (OR)	Kjersti Plätzer Norway (NOR)	1:29.33	Maria Vasco Spain (ESP)	1:30.23
Marathon details	Naoko Takahashi Japan (JPN)	2:23.14 (OR)	Lidia Simon Romania (ROU)	2:23.22	Joyce Chepchumba Kenya (KEN)	2:24.45
Long jump details	Heike Drechsler Germany (GER)	6.99 m	Fiona May Italy (ITA)	6.92 m	vacant^[2]
High jump details	Yelena Yelesina Russia (RUS)	2.01 m	Hestrie Cloete South Africa (RSA)	2.01 m	Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden (SWE)	1.99 m
High jump details	Yelena Yelesina Russia (RUS)	2.01 m	Hestrie Cloete South Africa (RSA)	2.01 m	Oana Pantelimon^[4] Romania (ROU)	1.99 m
Triple jump details	Tereza Marinova Bulgaria (BUL)	15.20 m	Tatyana Lebedeva Russia (RUS)	15.00 m	Olena Hovorova Ukraine (UKR)	14.96 m
Pole vault details	Stacy Dragila United States (USA)	4.60 m (OR)	Tatiana Grigorieva Australia (AUS)	4.55 m	Vala Flosadóttir Iceland (ISL)	4.50 m
Shot put details	Yanina Karolchik Belarus (BLR)	20.56 m	Larisa Peleshenko Russia (RUS)	19.92 m	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER)	19.62 m
Discus throw details	Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR)	68.40 m	Anastasía Kelesídou Greece (GRE)	65.71 m	Iryna Yatchenko Belarus (BLR)	65.20 m
Javelin throw details	Trine Hattestad Norway (NOR)	68.91 m (OR)	Mirela Manjani-Tzelili Greece (GRE)	67.51 m	Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB)	66.18 m
Hammer throw details	Kamila Skolimowska Poland (POL)	71.16 m	Olga Kuzenkova Russia (RUS)	69.77 m	Kirsten Münchow Germany (GER)	69.28 m
Heptathlon details	Denise Lewis Great Britain (GBR)	6584	Yelena Prokhorova Russia (RUS)	6531	Natallia Sazanovich Belarus (BLR)	6527

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

[edit] Notes

^ On August 2, 2008 the International Olympic Committee formally stripped the US team of their gold medals following the admission of Antonio Pettigrew that he had been using performance-enhancing drugs while competing in Sydney and subsequently returned his medal. A decision on reallocating the medals and diplomas of those affected by these decisions will be made at a future meeting of the IOC Executive Board.[1] If each finisher is moved up one position, the medals would be re-awarded as follows:
1. Nigeria (NGR)
  Clement Chukwu
  Jude Monye
  Sunday Bada
  Enefiok Udo-Obong
  Nduka Awazie*
  Fidelis Gadzama* - 2:58.68
2. Jamaica (JAM)
  Michael Blackwood
  Greg Haughton
  Christopher Williams
  Danny McFarlane
  Sanjay Ayre*
  Michael McDonald* - 2:58.78
3. Bahamas (BAH)
  Avard Moncur
  Troy McIntosh
  Carl Oliver
  Chris Brown
  Timothy Munnings* - 2:59.23
^ ^a ^b ^c On October 5, 2007 Marion Jones of the United States admitted to having taken performance enhancing drugs prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics. On October 9 she relinquished her medals to the United States Olympic Committee and on December 12, the International Olympic Committee formally stripped her of her medals. However, the IOC did not decide on re-awarding the medals as it said it needed more time to consider the drug probe in which Jones was caught. The IOC said the upgrades following the disqualification of Jones would not be automatic as the scandal involving the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative may also involve other athletes. The IOC has also formally contacted the U.S. Department of Justice to seek information about its investigation of BALCO. IOC president Jacques Rogge in December said that the medals would be redistributed only when the IOC is convinced that the investigation will not reveal any further issues. If each finisher is moved up one position, the medals would be re-awarded as follows:

100 metres
1. Ekaterini Thanou 11.12
2. Tayna Lawrence 11.18
3. Merlene Ottey 11.19
200 metres
1. Pauline Davis-Thompson 22.27
2. Susanthika Jayasinghe 22.28
3. Beverly McDonald 22.35
Long jump
1. Heike Drechsler
2. Fiona May
3. Tatyana Kotova 6.83
^ ^a ^b On November 23, 2007, the IAAF recommended to the IOC Executive Board to disqualify the USA women's 4x100 m and 4x400 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.[2] France (Linda Ferga, Muriel Hurtis, Fabe Dia, Christine Arron, Sandra Citte*) finished fourth in the 4×100 m relay in a time of 42.42. Nigeria (Olabisi Afolabi, Opara Charity, Rosemary Okafor, Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku, Doris Jacob*) finished fourth in the 4×400 m relay in a time of 3:23.80.
^ The IOC report (page 447 of 548) incorrectly states that Pantelimon finished fourth, despite having an identical jumping record.

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	6	4	4	14
2	Ethiopia (ETH)	4	1	3	8
3	Poland (POL)	4	0	0	4
4	Russia (RUS)	3	4	5	12
5	Kenya (KEN)	2	3	2	7
6	Cuba (CUB)	2	2	2	6
6	Great Britain (GBR)	2	2	2	6
8	Germany (GER)	2	1	2	5
9	Belarus (BLR)	2	0	3	5
10	Greece (GRE)	1	3	0	4
11	Romania (ROU)	1	2	2	5
12	Australia (AUS)	1	2	0	3
13	Algeria (ALG)	1	1	2	4
14	Bahamas (BAH)	1	1	0	2
	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	1	0	2
	Norway (NOR)	1	1	0	2
17	Bulgaria (BUL)	1	0	0	1
	China (CHN)	1	0	0	1
	Estonia (EST)	1	0	0	1
	Finland (FIN)	1	0	0	1
	Japan (JPN)	1	0	0	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	0	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	1	0	0	1
	Mozambique (MOZ)	1	0	0	1
25	Jamaica (JAM)	0	4	3	7
26	Italy (ITA)	0	2	0	2
26	Nigeria (NGR)	0	2	0	2
28	Morocco (MAR)	0	1	3	4
29	South Africa (RSA)	0	1	2	3
30	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	1	2
30	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	0	1	1	2
32	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	0	1
	Ireland (IRL)	0	1	0	1
	Latvia (LAT)	0	1	0	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	1	0	1
38	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	2	2
39	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	1	1
	Iceland (ISL)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	0	1	1
	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	1	1

[edit] See also

2000 in athletics (track and field)

[edit] References

Athletics Australia

[Pettigrew-0] On August 2, 2008 the International Olympic Committee formally stripped the US team of their gold medals following the admission of Antonio Pettigrew that he had been using performance-enhancing drugs while competing in Sydney and subsequently returned his medal. A decision on reallocating the medals and diplomas of those affected by these decisions will be made at a future meeting of the IOC Executive Board.[1] If each finisher is moved up one position, the medals would be re-awarded as follows:

Nigeria (NGR)
Clement Chukwu
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong
Nduka Awazie*
Fidelis Gadzama* - 2:58.68

Jamaica (JAM)
Michael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre*
Michael McDonald* - 2:58.78

Bahamas (BAH)
Avard Moncur
Troy McIntosh
Carl Oliver
Chris Brown
Timothy Munnings* - 2:59.23

[2] Nigeria (NGR)
Clement Chukwu
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong
Nduka Awazie*
Fidelis Gadzama* - 2:58.68

[3] Jamaica (JAM)
Michael Blackwood
Greg Haughton
Christopher Williams
Danny McFarlane
Sanjay Ayre*
Michael McDonald* - 2:58.78

[4] Bahamas (BAH)
Avard Moncur
Troy McIntosh
Carl Oliver
Chris Brown
Timothy Munnings* - 2:59.23

[Jones-1] On October 5, 2007 Marion Jones of the United States admitted to having taken performance enhancing drugs prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics. On October 9 she relinquished her medals to the United States Olympic Committee and on December 12, the International Olympic Committee formally stripped her of her medals. However, the IOC did not decide on re-awarding the medals as it said it needed more time to consider the drug probe in which Jones was caught. The IOC said the upgrades following the disqualification of Jones would not be automatic as the scandal involving the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative may also involve other athletes. The IOC has also formally contacted the U.S. Department of Justice to seek information about its investigation of BALCO. IOC president Jacques Rogge in December said that the medals would be redistributed only when the IOC is convinced that the investigation will not reveal any further issues. If each finisher is moved up one position, the medals would be re-awarded as follows:

100 metres

Ekaterini Thanou 11.12

Tayna Lawrence 11.18

Merlene Ottey 11.19

200 metres

Pauline Davis-Thompson 22.27

Susanthika Jayasinghe 22.28

Beverly McDonald 22.35

Long jump

Heike Drechsler

Fiona May

Tatyana Kotova 6.83

[6] Ekaterini Thanou 11.12

[7] Tayna Lawrence 11.18

[8] Merlene Ottey 11.19

[9] Pauline Davis-Thompson 22.27

[10] Susanthika Jayasinghe 22.28

[11] Beverly McDonald 22.35

[12] Heike Drechsler

[13] Fiona May

[14] Tatyana Kotova 6.83

[relay-2] On November 23, 2007, the IAAF recommended to the IOC Executive Board to disqualify the USA women's 4x100 m and 4x400 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.[2] France (Linda Ferga, Muriel Hurtis, Fabe Dia, Christine Arron, Sandra Citte*) finished fourth in the 4×100 m relay in a time of 42.42. Nigeria (Olabisi Afolabi, Opara Charity, Rosemary Okafor, Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku, Doris Jacob*) finished fourth in the 4×400 m relay in a time of 3:23.80.

[3] The IOC report (page 447 of 548) incorrectly states that Pantelimon finished fourth, despite having an identical jumping record.

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