2000 Summer Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
The 24th Summer Games were just the second to be held south of the Equator. Melbourne 1956 was the other occasion. A total of 199 Nations took part in the biggest Olympics so far, plus four individuals from East Timor, providing a massive competitor figure of 10651. China finished in the top three of the medal table for the first time.
Medal Table
| | GLD | SVR | BRZ | TOTAL | |
| 1 | UNITED STATES | 37 | 24 | 32 | 93 |
| 2 | RUSSIA | 32 | 28 | 29 | 89 |
| 3 | CHINA | 28 | 16 | 14 | 58 |
| 4 | AUSTRALIA | 16 | 25 | 17 | 58 |
| 5 | GERMANY | 13 | 17 | 26 | 56 |
| 6 | FRANCE | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | ITALY | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 8 | NETHERLANDS | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | CUBA | 11 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | GREAT BRITAIN | 11 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 11 | ROMANIA | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 12 | SOUTH KOREA | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 13 | HUNGARY | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 14 | POLAND | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | JAPAN | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 16 | BULGARIA | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 17 | GREECE | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 18 | SWEDEN | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 19= | NORWAY | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 19= | ETHIOPIA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | UKRAINE | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 22 | KAZAKHSTAN | 3 | 4 | - | 7 |
| 23 | BELARUS | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 24 | CANADA | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 25 | SPAIN | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | TURKEY | 3 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | IRAN | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 29 | KENYA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 30 | DENMARK | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 31 | FINLAND | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | AUSTRIA | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 33 | LITHUANIA | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 34= | AZERBAIJAN | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 34= | BAHAMAS | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | SLOVENIA | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 37 | SWITZERLAND | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 38 | INDONESIA | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | SLOVAKIA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | MEXICO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 41 | NIGERIA | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 42 | ALGERIA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | UZBEKISTAN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 44= | LATVIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 44= | YUGOSLAVIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | NEW ZEALAND | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 47= | ESTONIA | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 47= | THAILAND | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 49 | CROATIA | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 50= | CAMEROON | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 50= | COLOMBIA | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 50= | MOZAMBIQUE | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 53 | BRAZIL | - | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 54 | JAMAICA | - | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 55= | BELGIUM | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 55= | SOUTH AFRICA | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 57 | ARGENTINA | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 58= | CHINESE TAIPEI | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 58= | MOROCCO | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 60 | NORTH KOREA | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 61= | MOLDOVA | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 61= | SAUDI ARABIA | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 61= | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 64= | IRELAND | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 64= | SRI LANKA | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 64= | URUGUAY | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 64= | VIETNAM | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 68 | GEORGIA | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 69= | COSTA RICA | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 69= | PORTUGAL | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 71= | ARMENIA | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | BARBADOS | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | CHILE | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | ICELAND | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | INDIA | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | ISRAEL | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | KUWAIT | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | KYRGYZSTAN | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | MACEDONIA | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 71= | QATAR | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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