American Samoa at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
American Samoa
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, Australia
.
Women’s hammer throw
Men
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Archery
American Samoa's debut Olympic archery competition resulted in a last-place finish for their only archer.| Men's individual | |||
| Kuresa Tupua | |||
| 1/32 Eliminations | Lost to | Yong-Ho Jang Korea |
172-98 |
Athletics
Men’s 100 m| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | Final Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Nakanelua | 10.93 | - | - | - | - |
Women’s hammer throw
| Name | Qualifying | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Lisa Misipeka Lisa Misipeka Lisa Vasa Misipeka is a Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. It was the first ever international medal for American Samoa... |
61.74 | 58.74 | x | 61.74 | ||||
| Final | Final rank | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Weightlifting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Alesana Sione | + 105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg The Men's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the heaviest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, for lifters over 105 kilograms of body mass... |
165.0 | 190.0 | 197.5 | 357.5 | 20 | |||
Officials
- President: Mr. Ben Solaita
- Secretary General: Mr. Ken Tupua
- Chef de Mission: Mr. Eddie Imo
- Attache: Mrs. Simeafou Imo
- Chief Medical Officer: Mr. Chris Spalding, ATC
- Archery Coach: Mr. Dave Tupua
- Weightlifting Coach: Mr. Roy Brown