Gold

• Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds , one silver , and one bronze .Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...
  
   and Beniamino Bonomi
  Beniamino Bonomi
  Beniamino Bonomi is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold and three silvers .Bonomi also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold Beniamino Bonomi (born March...
  
    — Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m
• Josefa Idem Guerrini  — Women's Kayak Singles 500 m
• Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo is a cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy.Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut...
  
   — Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike
• Agostino Abbagnale
  Agostino Abbagnale
  Agostino Abbagnale is an Italian rower and Triple Olympic gold medalist. He is also the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale....
  
  , Rossano Galtarossa
  Rossano Galtarossa
  Rossano Galtarossa is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and Alessio Sartori.He received a bronze medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer...
  
  , Simone Raineri
  Simone Raineri
  Simone Raineri is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Rossano Galtarossa, and Alessio Sartori.-References:*...
  
  , Alessio Sartori
  Alessio Sartori
  Alessio Sartori is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and Rossano Galtarossa....
  
   (Canottaggio)
• Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti is an Italian racing cyclist and two-time Olympic champion in track cycling.Born in Bolzano, in South Tyrol, she now resides in Rovereto, in Trentino....
  
   — Women's Track Cycling Point Race
• Alessandra Sensini
  Alessandra Sensini
  Alessandra Sensini is an Italian windsurfer. She is a 4-time Olympian, winning a gold medal and two additional bronze medals. She also won 3 gold and 2 silver medals at World Championships, as well as 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at European Championships...
  
   — Women's Individual Mistral Sailing
• Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Career :Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont....
  
   — Men's Breaststroke 100 m
• Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Career :Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont....
  
   — Men's Breaststroke 200 m
• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
   — Men's Individual Medley 200 m
• Giuseppe Maddaloni
  Giuseppe Maddaloni
  Giuseppe Maddaloni is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.He won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
  
   Men's Judo Lightweight 73 kg
• Diana Bianchedi, Giovanna Trillini
  Giovanna Trillini
  Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions....
  
  , Valentina Vezzali
  Valentina Vezzali
  Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:...
  
   Women's Fencing Team foil
• Valentina Vezzali
  Valentina Vezzali
  Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:...
  
   Women's Fencing Individual foil
• Angelo Mazzoni
  Angelo Mazzoni
  Angelo Mazzoni, is an Italian Épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000. He won two gold medals and a bronze.He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete at six Olympics...
  
  , Paolo Milanoli, Maurizio Randazzo, Alfredo Rota
  Alfredo Rota
  Alfredo Rota is a male Italian fencer. He won the bronze medal in the men's team épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won the Olympic gold medal in Men's Team Épée at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.- References :...
  
   Men's Fencing Team épée

Silver

• Michele Frangilli
  Michele Frangilli
  Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....
  
  , Ilario Di Buò
  Ilario di Buo
  Ilario Di Buò is an archer from Italy.Di Buò won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the team archery competition. He placed 20th in the individual competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:...
  
  , and Matteo Bisiani
  Matteo Bisiani
  Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone....
  
   — Archery, Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter....
  
  , Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
  
  , Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:...
  
  , Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina is a former Italian professional volleyball player.Gravina is 202 cm and played as middle attacker. After played for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him...
  
  , Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni is a former volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece...
  
  , Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi is an Italian volleyball player.Papi, standing at 1.91 m, was born in Ancona and debuted in Italy's Serie A in 1990. He current plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso....
  
  , Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
  
  , Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
  
  , Luigi Mastrangelo
  Luigi Mastrangelo
  Luigi "Gigi" Mastrangelo is an Italian volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he plays as middle hitter/blocker for Stamplast Martina Franca.He played 212 times for the Italian national volleyball team...
  
  , Simone Rosalba
  Simone Rosalba
  Simone Rosalba is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Playing as a outside-hitter, he claimed his first medal for the Azzurri in 1997 at European Championship in The Netherlands.-References:*...
  
  , Mirko Corsano
  Mirko Corsano
  Mirko Corsano is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
   and Alessandro Fei
  Alessandro Fei (volleyball)
  Alessandro Fei is an Italian volleyball player.Fei won a total of 4 Italian championships, 4 national Cups and a European Champions League . He has 236 caps of Italy national team, with whose jersey he won a World Championship and two European Championships .He was chosen among the 2005 Italian...
  
   — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition

Archery

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...

The men's team, which returned two members of the bronze medal

Bronze medal

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-winning 1996 squad, did even better in 2000. They defeated the United States

United States

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 in the semifinal to guarantee themselves at least a silver medal. The Korean men, however, ensured that the Italians did not win the gold medal by defeating them in the final.

Men's individual
	Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli is an archer from Italy.He was born in Gallarate.He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams....			Matteo Bisiani Matteo Bisiani Matteo Bisiani is an Italian archer. He competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and in the 2000 Olympic Games.He was born in Monfalcone....			Ilario Di Buò Ilario di Buo Ilario Di Buò is an archer from Italy.Di Buò won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the team archery competition. He placed 20th in the individual competition.-2004 Summer Olympics:...
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Lars Erik Humlekjaer  Norway	168-158	Defeated	Martinus Grov Martinus Grov Bertil Martinius Grov is a retired archer from Norway.He finished fourth in the individual event at the 1992 Olympic Games, fifteenth at the 1996 Olympic Games and 41st at the 2000 Olympic Games. He also finished fourth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships...   Norway	166-158	Defeated	Yuji Hamano Yuji Hamano is an athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 37th overall in men's individual archery. Later he was a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team....   Japan	163-158
1/16 eliminations	Defeated	Scott Hunter-Russell  Australia	164-154	Lost to	Masafumi Makiyama Masafumi Makiyama is a Japanese archer. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, and the 2004 Olympic Games.-External links:**...   Japan	162-159	Lost to	Chung-Tae Kim  Japan	162-159
1/8 eliminations	Lost to	Chung-Tae Kim  Korea	169-166	-	-	-	-	-	-

Women's individual
	Natalia Valeeva Natalia Valeeva Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...			Cristina Ioriatti			Irene Franchini
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Henriette Youanga  Central African Republic	166-126	Defeated	Jill Borresen  South Africa	154-145	Lost to	Kateryna Serdyuk Kateryna Serdyuk Kateryna Serdyuk is a Ukrainian archer.She won a silver medal in the team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the individual event she placed 16th.-References:* at Database Olympics...   Ukraine	157-144
1/16 eliminations	Defeated	Karin Larsson  Sweden	162-160	Defeated	Hamdiah  Indonesia	156-156	-	-	-
1/8 eliminations	Defeated	Cristina Ioriatti  Italy	163-156	Lost to	Natalia Valeeva Natalia Valeeva Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...   Italy	163-156	-	-	-
Quarterfinal	Lost to	Ok Sil Choe  North Korea	107-103	-	-	-	-	-	-
	7th place			15th place			58th place

Women's team:

• Valeeva, Ioriatti, and Franchini – quarterfinal, 7th place (1-1)

Men's team:

• Frangilli, di Buo, and Bisiani – final, silver medal (3-1)

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 100 m

• Stefano Tilli
  Stefano Tilli
  Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 10.40
  2. Round 2 – 10.27 (did not advance)
• Francesco Scuderi
  Francesco Scuderi
  Francesco Scuderi is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 10.50 (did not advance)
• Andrea Colombo
  Andrea Colombo
  Andrea Colombo is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Maurizio Checcucci...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 10.52 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m

• Alessandro Cavallaro
  Alessandro Cavallaro
  Alessandro Cavallaro is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 20.58
  2. Round 2 – 20.69 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m

• Alessandro Attene
  Alessandro Attene
  Alessandro Attene is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.35 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 45.79
  2. Round 2 – 45.35
  3. Semifinal – 46.41 (did not advance)

Men's 800 m

• Andrea Longo
  Andrea Longo
  Andrea Longo is an Italian middle distance runner.He achieved his personal best just before Sydney Olympics, running 1'43"74 in Rieti in September 2000, reaching the second place in the all-time ranking in Italy, behind former world record holder Marcello Fiasconaro.He was disqualifed from the 800...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 01:46.32
  2. Semifinal – 01:44.49
  3. Final – DQ

Men's 10,000 m

• Rachid Berradi
  Rachid Berradi
  Rachid Meknes Berradi is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.His personal best time is 27:54.23 minutes, achieved in July 2000 in Nembro...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 28:01.18
  2. Final – 28:45.96 (17th place)
• Daniele Caimmi
  Daniele Caimmi
  Daniele Caimmi is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. His personal best marathon time is 2:08:59 hours, achieved in December 2002 in Milan.He finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships,...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 29:01.26 (did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

• Emiliano Pizzoli
  Emiliano Pizzoli
  Emiliano Pizzoli is an Italian hurdler.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. He also participated at the World Championships in 1999, the World Indoor Championships in 1999 and 2001 and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best time is 13.43...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 13.65
  2. Round 2 – 13.69 (did not advance)
• Andrea Giaconi
  Andrea Giaconi
  Andrea Giaconi is an Italian hurdler.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also participated at the World Championships in 1999 and 2003, the World Indoor Championships in 2004 and 2006 and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best time is...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 13.62
  2. Round 2 – 13.93 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Fabrizio Mori
  Fabrizio Mori
  Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 49.35
  2. Semifinal – 48.4
  3. Final – 48.78 (7th place)
• Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli
  1. Round 1 – 50.27
  2. Semifinal – 50.1 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m

• Alessandro Cavallaro
  Alessandro Cavallaro
  Alessandro Cavallaro is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo...
  
  , Maurizio Checcucci
  Maurizio Checcucci
  Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo...
  
  , Andrea Colombo
  Andrea Colombo
  Andrea Colombo is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Maurizio Checcucci...
  
  , Francesco Scuderi
  Francesco Scuderi
  Francesco Scuderi is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 38.84
  2. Semifinal – 38.67
  3. Final – 38.67 (7th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Giuseppe Maffei
  1. Round 1 – 08:48.88 (did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Paolo Dal Soglio
  Paolo Dal Soglio
  Paolo Dal Soglio is an Italian shot putter, best known for his gold medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and the fourth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best was 21.23 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Grosseto.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 19.39 (did not advance)

Men's Discus

• Diego Fortuna
  Diego Fortuna
  Diego Fortuna is a retired male discus thrower from Italy, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics . He won the men's discus throw event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, and set his personal best on June 24, 2000 at a meet in Ravenna.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 62.24 (did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Nicola Vizzoni
  Nicola Vizzoni
  Nicola Vizzoni is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years after at the 2010 European Athletics Championships...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 77.56
  2. Final – 79.64 (Silver medal) place)
• Loris Paoluzzi
  Loris Paoluzzi
  Loris Paoluzzi is a retired male hammer thrower from Italy.His personal best throw was 80.98 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Pescara.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 76.91
  2. Final – 78.18 (6th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Paolo Camossi
  Paolo Camossi
  Paolo Camossi is an Italian triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.-Career:...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 16.87
  2. Final – 16.96 (8th place)
• Fabrizio Donato
  Fabrizio Donato
  Fabrizio Donato is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the latter in a new championship record of 17.59 metres. He is the Italian record...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 16.34 (did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Giuseppe Gibilisco
  Giuseppe Gibilisco
  Giuseppe Gibilisco is an Italian pole vaulter, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 5.70
  2. Final – 5.50 (10th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Alessandro Gandellini
  Alessandro Gandellini
  Alessandro Gandellini is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
  1. Final – 1:21:14 (9th place)
• Michele Didoni
  Michele Didoni
  Michele Didoni is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Final – 1:21:43 (11th place)
• Giovanni de Benedictis
  Giovanni De Benedictis
  Giovanni De Benedictis is a retired Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
  1. Final – 1:23:14 (16th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Ivano Brugnetti
  Ivano Brugnetti
  Ivano Brugnetti is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:‎...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF
• Giovanni Perricelli
  Giovanni Perricelli
  Giovanni Perricelli is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF
• Arturo Di Mezza
  Arturo Di Mezza
  Arturo Di Mezza is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF

Men's marathon

• Giacomo Leone
  Giacomo Leone
  Giacomo Leone is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He set his personal best in the marathon on March 4, 2001 in Otsu, Japan. Leone is best known for winning the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
  1. Final – 2:12:14 (5th place)
• Stefano Baldini
  Stefano Baldini
  Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon....
  
  
  1. Final – DNF
• Vincenzo Modica
  Vincenzo Modica
  Vincenzo Modica is an Italian runner.-External links:...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF

Women's competition

Women's 200 m

• Manuela Levorata
  1. Round 1 – DNS (did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m

• Roberta Brunet
  Roberta Brunet
  Roberta Brunet is a former middle distance runner from Italy who first won a bronze medal in the European Championships in 3,000 metres in 1990 and then won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1997 World Championships and a...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 15:27.32 (did not advance)

Women's 10,000 m

• Silvia Sommaggio
  Silvia Sommaggio
  Silvia Sommaggio is a retired Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as cross-country and road running....
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 33:24.13 (did not advance)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Monika Niederstatter
  Monika Niederstätter
  Monika Niederstätter is a 400 m hurdler.Her best achievement is a fourth place at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her personal best time of 55.10s was set on 22 August 1999 at the World Championships in Seville, Spain.-References:...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 58.02 (did not advance)

Women's 4x400 m

• Francesca Carbone, Virna De Angeli, Daniela Graglia, Fabiola Piroddi
  1. Round 1 – 03:27.23 (did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Mara Rosolen
  Mara Rosolen
  Mara Rosolen is a retired female shot putter from Italy. She set her personal best on August 20, 2000 in Avezzano.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 16.66 (did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Claudia Coslovich
  Claudia Coslovich
  -Career:Claudia Coslovich is an Italian athlete who specializes in the javelin throw. Her personal best was 65.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Ljubljana. She is a member of the Slovene ethnic minority of Friuli - Venezia Giulia.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 60.12
  2. Final – 56.74 (12th place)

Women's Hammer Throw

• Ester Balassini
  Ester Balassini
  Ester Balassini is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – NM (did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Fiona May
  Fiona May
  Fiona May was an athlete who competed for the Great Britain and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 6.81
  2. Final – 6.92 (Silver medal)

Women's 20 km Walk

• Erica Alfridi
  Erica Alfridi
  Erica Alfridi is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Final – 1:31:25 (4th place)
• Annarita Sidoti
  Annarita Sidoti
  Annarita Sidoti is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:**...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF
• Elisabetta Perrone
  Elisabetta Perrone
  Elisabetta Perrone is a retired female race walker from Italy.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
  1. Final – DQ

Women's Marathon

• Maura Viceconte
  Maura Viceconte
  Maura Viceconte is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary...
  
  
  1. Final – 2:29:26 (12th place)
• Ornella Ferrara
  Ornella Ferrara
  Ornella Ferrara is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She represented her country twice at the Summer Olympics and was the bronze medalist in the marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics...
  
  
  1. Final – 2:31:32 (18th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Gertrud Bacher
  Gertrud Bacher
  Gertrud Bacher is a retired Italian heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. 100 m Hurdles – 13.82
  2. High Jump – 1.75
  3. Shot Put – 12.75
  4. 200 m – 24.96
  5. Long Jump – 5.84
  6. Javelin Throw – 41.14
  7. 800 m – 02:09.08
  8. Points – 5989 (14th place)

Baseball

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games...

Italy was one of the four nations for which the third Olympic baseball tournament continued their streak of unbroken appearances. The Italians went 2-5 in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands

Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Medalists:- Gold:* Pieter van den Hoogenband — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle* Pieter van den Hoogenband — Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle...

 and South Africa

South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.- Silver:*Hestrie Cloete — Athletics, Women's High Jump*Terence Parkin — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke- Bronze:...

. This put them in seventh place and eliminated them from competition.

Men's:

• Preliminaries (2-5)
  1. Lost to Korea 2-10
  2. Lost to Cuba 5-13
  3. Defeated South Africa 13-0
  4. Lost to Japan 1-6
  5. Lost to United States 2-4
  6. Defeated Australia 8-7
  7. Lost to Netherlands 2-3 (did not advance)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• Defeated Lithuania (50-48)
• Lost to United States (61-93)
• Defeated New Zealand (78-66)
• Defeated France (67-57)
• Lost to China (76-85)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Australia (62-65)
• Classification Match
• 5th/6th place: Defeated Yugoslavia (69-59) – Fifth place
• Team Roster
• Alessandro Abbio
  Alessandro Abbio
  Alessandro Abbio is an Italian former basketball player.He competed with Italy at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won the Euroleague twice in 1997-98 and 2000–01, along with Virtus Bologna.-References:...
  
  
• Gianluca Basile
  Gianluca Basile
  Gianluca Basile is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 192 cm tall and he weighs about 95 kg. He is considered to be one of the best 1990s and 2000s era Italian basketball players. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. He was also the captain of the Italian...
  
  
• Roberto Chiacig
  Roberto Chiacig
  Roberto Chiacig is a basketball center from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
• Marcelo Dilglay Damiao
  Marcelo Dilglay Damiao
  Marcelo Dilglay Damiao is a Brazilian-Italian basketball player. A member of the Italian men's national team, Damiao competed with the squad at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Gregor Fučka
  Gregor Fucka
  Gregor Fučka is a retired Italian basketball player of Slovenian origin. A 215 cm forward-center, he was a European Player of the Year Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.- Pro career :...
  
  
• Giacomo Galanda
  Giacomo Galanda
  Giacomo Galanda is an Italian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center of and .-Career:...
  
  
• Agostino Antonio Li Vecchi
• Denis Marconato
  Denis Marconato
  Denis Marconato is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 211 cm tall and he plays at the center position, in which he's considered to have been one of the best defensive players of his era in Europe.-Pro career:Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990 and with them...
  
  
• Andrea Meneghin
  Andrea Meneghin
  Andrea Meneghin is an Italian retired professional basketball player and active coach. Son of Dino Meneghin, one of the greatest Italian players in history, Andrea played against his father during the latter's last season as a pro.Standing at 2.00 m, Meneghin was an offense oriented shooting guard...
  
  
• Michele Mian
  Michele Mian
  Michele Mian is an Italian basketball shooting guard. Mian was born in Gorizia, Italy, and won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also competed for his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• Carlton Myers
  Carlton Myers
  Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers is a retired Italian basketball player that played in the Italian league and the Euroleague...
  
  
• German Claudio Scarone

Boxing

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Sven Paris
  • Round 1 – Defeated Pongsak Hrientounthong of Thailand
  • Round 2 – Defeated Kay Huste of Germany
  • Quarterfinal – Lost to Mohamed Allalou
    Mohamed Allalou
    Mohamed Allalou is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the Men's Light Welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal...
    
     of Algeria (→ did not advance)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Leonard Bundu
  • Round 1 – Defeated Daniel Geale
    Daniel Geale
    Daniel Geale is a middleweight boxer and current IBF middleweight champion from Australia, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom.-Amateur career:Other than winning the 2002 2002 Commonwealth Games at welterweight,...
    
     of Australia
  • Round 2 – Lost to Daniyar Munaytbasov
    Daniyar Munaytbasov
    Daniyar Munaytbasov is a boxer from Kazakhstan. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Welterweight Division division by Ukraine's eventual silver medalist Sergey Dotsenko.-References:*...
    
     of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Ciro Fabio di Corcia
  • Round 1 – Lost to Marin Simion of Romania (→ did not advance)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Ottavio Barone
  • Round 1 – Lost to Antonios Giannoulas of Greece (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Giacobbe Fragomeni
  Giacobbe Fragomeni
  Giacobbe Fragomeni is a Cruiserweight boxer from Italy and former WBC champion of the world. As an amateur he won the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk at heavyweight 201 lbs/91 kg limit....
  
  
  • Round 1 – Lost to Isael Alvarez of Cuba (→ did not advance)

Men's Super Heavyweight (+91 kg)

• Paolo Vidoz
  Paolo Vidoz
  Paolo Vidoz is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships....
  
  
  • Round 1 – Bye
  • Round 2 – Defeated Calvin Brock
    Calvin Brock
    Calvin Vance Brock is a retired professional heavyweight boxer.Following his loss to fellow American Eddie Chambers, Brock was forced to retire from the sport of boxing, after receiving retinal damage in his right eye.- Biography :Brock is known not only for his boxing skills but also for his...
    
     of United States
  • Quarterfinal – Defeated Samuel Peter
    Samuel Peter
    Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....
    
     of Nigeria
  • Semifinal – Lost to Audley Harrison
    Audley Harrison
    Audley Harrison is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .Harrison turned...
    
     of Great Britain – Silver medal

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

• Antonio Scaduto
  Antonio Scaduto
  Antonio M. Scaduto is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008....
  
  
  1. Qualifying Heat – 01:43.289
  2. Semifinal – 01:43.432 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

• Jacopo Majocchi
  1. Qualifying Heat – 03:39.176
  2. Semifinal – 03:39.157
  3. Final – 03:38.105 (8th place)

Men's Kayak Doubles 500 m

• Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds , one silver , and one bronze .Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...
  
  , Benjamin Bonomi
  1. Qualifying Heat – 01:32.193
  2. Semifinal – 01:29.888
  3. Final – 01:52.635 (7th place)

Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m

• Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi
  Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds , one silver , and one bronze .Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...
  
  , Benjamin Bonomi
  1. Qualifying Heat – 03:14.316
  2. Semifinal – Bye
  3. Final – 03:14.461 (Gold medal)

Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles 500 m

• Josefa Idem Guerrini
  1. Qualifying Heat – 01:49.889
  2. Semifinal – Bye
  3. Final – 02:13.848 (Gold medal)

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles

• Pierpaolo Ferrazzi
  Pierpaolo Ferrazzi
  Pierpaolo Ferrazzi is an Italian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000....
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 261.19
  2. Final – 225.03 (Bronze medal)
• Enrico Lazzarotto
  Enrico Lazzarotto
  Enrico Lazzarotto is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He finished 14th in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 262.22
  2. Final – 235.92 (14th place)

Women's competition

Women's Kayak Singles

• Maria Cristina Giai Pron
  Maria Cristina Giai Pron
  Maria Cristina Giai Pron is an Italian slalom canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice....
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 321.89 (did not advance)

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Marco Bui
  1. Final – 2:16:09.14 (16th place)
• Hubert Pallhuber
  1. Final – 2:22:55.64 (31st place)

Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo
  Paola Pezzo is a cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy.Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut...
  
  
  1. Final – 1:49:24.38 (Gold medal)

Men's Competition

Men's Road Race

• Michele Bartoli
  Michele Bartoli
  Michele Bartoli is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. He was a single-day race specialist, winning three of the five Monument races. Bartoli won the UCI Road World Cup in 1997 and 1998.-Biography:...
  
  
  1. Final – 5:30:34 (→ 4th place)
• Paolo Bettini
  Paolo Bettini
  Paolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006...
  
  
  1. Final – 5:30:34 (→ 9th place)
• Danilo Di Luca
  Danilo Di Luca
  Danilo Di Luca is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rode for numerous UCI Professional Continental teams throughout his career including Liquigas-Bianchi and . He holds victories in the Giro di Lombardia in 2001, the 2005 UCI ProTour and won both the Giro d'Italia and the spring...
  
  
  1. Final – 5:30:37 (→ 11th place)
• Francesco Casagrande
  Francesco Casagrande
  Francesco Casagrande is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Casagrande was a professional cyclist between 1992 and 2005.-Biography:He is a proven performer in the Grand Tours and the major one-day races...
  
  
  1. Final – 5:30:46 (→ 66th place)
• Marco Pantani
  Marco Pantani
  Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
  
  
  1. Final – 5:30:46 (→ 69th place)

Women's Competition

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Alessandra Cappellotto
  Alessandra Cappellotto
  Alessandra Cappellotto is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, and 2000. She won the world title in the women's individual road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships in San Sebastian, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Final – DNS

Women's Road Race

• Alessandra Cappellotto
  Alessandra Cappellotto
  Alessandra Cappellotto is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, and 2000. She won the world title in the women's individual road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships in San Sebastian, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Final – 3:06:31 (15th place)
• Valeria Cappellotto
  Valeria Cappellotto
  Valeria Cappellotto is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Final – 3:09:17 (31st place)
• Roberta Bonanomi
  Roberta Bonanomi
  Roberta Bonanomi is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF

Men's Competition

Men's Point Race

• Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from...
  
  
  • Points – 5
  • Laps Down – 1 (→ 8th place)

Men's Keirin

• Roberto Chiappa
  Roberto Chiappa
  Roberto Chiappa is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn and Moorea. He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993...
  
  
  • First Round – Heat – 2; Place – 2
  • Second Round – Heat – 2; Place – 4 (→ did not advance)

Men's Team Pursuit

• Mario Benetton, Adler Capelli, Cristiano Citton, and Marco Villa
  Marco Villa
  Marco Villa is a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the bronze medal in the men's Madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia alongside Silvio Martinello. He is a professional rider since 1993.-References:...
  
  
  • Qualifying – 04:15.451 (→ did not advance)

Men's Madison

• Marco Villa
  Marco Villa
  Marco Villa is a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the bronze medal in the men's Madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia alongside Silvio Martinello. He is a professional rider since 1993.-References:...
  
   and Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello
  Silvio Martinello is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from...
  
  
  • Final – 15 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Competition

Women's Individual Pursuit

• Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti is an Italian racing cyclist and two-time Olympic champion in track cycling.Born in Bolzano, in South Tyrol, she now resides in Rovereto, in Trentino....
  
  
  • Qualifying – 03:36.967 (→ did not advance)

Women's Point Race

• Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti
  Antonella Bellutti is an Italian racing cyclist and two-time Olympic champion in track cycling.Born in Bolzano, in South Tyrol, she now resides in Rovereto, in Trentino....
  
  
  • Points – 19 points (→ Gold Medal)

Diving

Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Nicola Marconi
  Nicola Marconi
  Nicola Marconi is an Italian diver.He was born in Rome. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 26th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Donald Miranda in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event...
  
  
  1. Preliminary – 351.12 (26th place, did not advance)

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Donald Miranda
  Donald Miranda
  Donald Miranda is a retired Italian diver.He was born in Turin. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 16th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Nicola Marconi in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event....
  
  
  1. Preliminary – 377.01
  2. Semi-final – 207.03 – 584.04 (16th place, did not advance)

place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Massimiliano Mazzucchi
  1. Preliminary – 386.91
  2. Semi-final – 172.8 – 559.71 (18th place, did not advance)

Men's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

• Nicola Marconi
  Nicola Marconi
  Nicola Marconi is an Italian diver.He was born in Rome. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 26th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Donald Miranda in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event...
  
  , Donald Miranda
  Donald Miranda
  Donald Miranda is a retired Italian diver.He was born in Turin. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 16th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Nicola Marconi in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event....
  
  
  1. Final – 286.38 (8th place)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Maria Marconi
  Maria Marconi
  Maria Marconi is a diver from Italy, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She won the qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics, also twice won a bronze medal at the European Championships and once a silver medal...
  
  
  1. Preliminary – 229.11 (30th place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Tania Cagnotto
  Tania Cagnotto
  Tania Cagnotto is an Italian diver. She is the first Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship. A member of the sporting federation Sport Federation Federazione Italiana Nuoto, she is sponsored by the GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.She was born in Bolzano, the daughter of...
  
  
  1. Preliminary – 259.74
  2. Semi-final – 206.55 – 466.29 (18th place, did not advance)

Men's team competition

• Group A
• Australia – Italy 0-1
• Italy – Honduras 3-1
• Italy – Nigeria 1-1
• Quarter Finals
• Italy – Spain 0-1
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Morgan de Sanctis
  Morgan De Sanctis
  Morgan De Sanctis is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Italian national team.-Club career:...
  
  
• ( 2.) Alessandro Grandoni
  Alessandro Grandoni
  Alessandro Grandoni is an Italian football defender who is currently unattached.-Career:He started his career with hometown club Ternana, then joining Lazio in 1995, and making his Serie A debut one year later. Since then he played at Serie A and Serie B level with a number of teams, including...
  
  
• ( 3.) Luca Mezzano
• ( 4.) Marco Zanchi
  Marco Zanchi
  Marco Zanchi is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Vicenza.-Career:Zanchi made his professional debut with Atalanta in 1994. He appeared in 19 games before 1996, when he transferred to Bari. He played very little in Bari, playing only 6 games before he was acquired by Udinese...
  
  
• ( 5.) Matteo Ferrari
  Matteo Ferrari
  Matteo Ferrari is an Italian footballer, currently a free agent after being released by Beşiktaş J.K..-Early career:Ferrari started his career at SPAL in 1995, and he can play as left-back or centreback....
  
  
• ( 6.) Gennaro Gattuso
  Gennaro Gattuso
  Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. Gattuso is an aggressive, hard tackling player and in his prime, was widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world...
  
  
• ( 7.) Gianni Comandini
• ( 8.) Roberto Baronio
• ( 9.) Nicola Ventola
  Nicola Ventola
  Nicola Ventola is an Italian footballer playing as a striker. He was a member of the Italian squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and represented Italy in the under-21s team.He plays for Novara....
  
  
• (10.) Andrea Pirlo
  Andrea Pirlo
  Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus, and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of best players in this position...
  
  
• (11.) Gianluca Zambrotta
  Gianluca Zambrotta
  Gianluca Zambrotta is a world cup winning Italian footballer who currently plays as a full back for Serie A club Milan.Zambrotta was decorated as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2000 and he was made an Officer of the same order in 2006.-Como:Zambrotta began his...
  
  
• (12.) Massimo Margiotta
  Massimo Margiotta
  Massimo Margiotta is an Italian-Venezuelan footballer who plays for Barletta.-Career:Margiotta was signed by Vicenza in co-ownership deal with Udinese in mid 2001. In August 2003 he was loaned to Perugia but returned to January 2004. In August 2005 he left for Piacenza...
  
  
• (13.) Massimo Ambrosini
  Massimo Ambrosini
  Massimo Ambrosini is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder and is the captain of Serie A club Milan. He is well known for his aerial ability and tackling.- Club career :...
  
  
• (14.) Claudio Rivalta
  Claudio Rivalta
  Claudio Rivalta is an Italian football defender. He currently plays for Torino.In October 2008, Rivalta extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2011....
  
  
• (15.) Bruno Cirillo
  Bruno Cirillo
  Bruno "Brunillo" Cirillo is an Italian football player who plays as a centre back for PAOK FC.-Italy:...
  
  
• (16.) Ighli Vannucchi
• (17.) Cristiano Zanetti
  Cristiano Zanetti
  Cristiano Zanetti is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Brescia.-Early career:He played for Fiorentina , Venezia , Reggiana before joined Internazionale at age of 21....
  
  
• (18.) Christian Abbiati
  Christian Abbiati
  Christian Abbiati is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.-Milan:His debut in Serie A came on January 17, 1999 as a 92nd-minute substitute for Sebastiano Rossi...
  
  
• (19.) Gennaro Scarlato
  Gennaro Scarlato
  Gennaro Scarlato is an Italian football defender. He currently plays for Spezia Calcio 1906.He was in the provisional squad of Italian U-21 team in 2000 UEFA U-21 Championship and 2000 Olympics, but never made any appearance.-External links:* *...
  
  
• (20.) Stefano Morrone
  Stefano Morrone
  Stefano Morrone is an Italian footballer who plays for Parma at Serie A. He was the team captain as of 2009–10 season.-Biography:...
  
  
• (21.) Fabio Firmani
  Fabio Firmani
  Fabio Firmani is an Italian footballer who plays for Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C. in China, as a midfielder.-Club career:...
  
  
• (22.) Cristiano Lupatelli
  Cristiano Lupatelli
  Cristiano Lupatelli is an Italian football goalkeeper who is currently playing at Genoa. He is known for his goatee and sideburns with his bald head.-Career:Lupatelli won a scudetto while playing for A.S. Roma in 2000/2001...
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe women's individual match was newly introduced.Men's held September 30. Women's held on October 1.Shooting, held on 6:45 at the Pavilion 2 Fencing, held on 8:00 at the Pavilion 2...

Women's:

• Claudia Cerutti – 5026 pts, 9th place
• Fabiana Fares – 2863 pts, 24th place

Men's:

• Stefano Pucci – 5121 pts, 13th place

Sailing

Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

Italy competed in ten of the Sailing events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won two medals.

Men's Mistral

• Riccardo Giordano
  1. Race 1 – (25)
  2. Race 2 – 14
  3. Race 3 – 22
  4. Race 4 – (29)
  5. Race 5 – 6
  6. Race 6 – 21
  7. Race 7 – 11
  8. Race 8 – 21
  9. Race 9 – 3
  10. Race 10 – 18
  11. Race 11 – 12
  12. Final – 128 (17th place)

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• Luca Devoti
  Luca Devoti
  Luca Devoti is an Italian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.He won a silver medal in the Finn class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...
  
  
  1. Race 1 – (19)
  2. Race 2 – 2
  3. Race 3 – 2
  4. Race 4 – (18)
  5. Race 5 – 4
  6. Race 6 – 2
  7. Race 7 – 3
  8. Race 8 – 15
  9. Race 9 – 11
  10. Race 10 – 1
  11. Race 11 – 6
  12. Final – 46 (Silver medal)

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Matteo Ivaldi and Francesco Ivaldi
  1. Race 2 – 8
  2. Race 3 – 16
  3. Race 4 – 22
  4. Race 5 – 21
  5. Race 6 – (28)
  6. Race 7 – 9
  7. Race 8 – 10
  8. Race 9 – (26)
  9. Race 10 – 19
  10. Race 11 – 22
  11. Final – 139 (19th place)

Women's Mistral

• Alessandra Sensini
  Alessandra Sensini
  Alessandra Sensini is an Italian windsurfer. She is a 4-time Olympian, winning a gold medal and two additional bronze medals. She also won 3 gold and 2 silver medals at World Championships, as well as 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at European Championships...
  
  
  1. Race 1 – 3
  2. Race 2 – 1
  3. Race 3 – 3
  4. Race 4 – 2
  5. Race 5 – 1
  6. Race 6 – (4)
  7. Race 7 – 1
  8. Race 8 – 2
  9. Race 9 – 1
  10. Race 10 – (12)
  11. Race 11 – 1
  12. Final – 15 (Gold medal)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

• Larissa Nevierov
  1. Race 1 – 3
  2. Race 2 – 9
  3. Race 3 – 4
  4. Race 4 – (19)
  5. Race 5 – 13
  6. Race 6 – (18)
  7. Race 7 – 7
  8. Race 8 – 11
  9. Race 9 – 8
  10. Race 10 – 8
  11. Race 11 – 12
  12. Final – 75 (8th place)

Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Federica Salva' and Emanuela Sossi
  1. Race 1 – 4
  2. Race 2 – 4
  3. Race 3 – 9
  4. Race 4 – (16)
  5. Race 5 – 2
  6. Race 6 – (18)
  7. Race 7 – 12
  8. Race 8 – 8
  9. Race 9 – 10
  10. Race 10 – 7
  11. Race 11 – 4
  12. Final – 60 (7th place)

Open Laser

• Diego Negri
  1. Race 1 – 9
  2. Race 2 – 17
  3. Race 3 – (18)
  4. Race 4 – 11
  5. Race 5 – 8
  6. Race 6 – 15
  7. Race 7 – 1
  8. Race 8 – 8
  9. Race 9 – 13
  10. Race 10 – (20)
  11. Race 11 – 9
  12. Final – 91 (8th place)

Open Tornado

• Lorenzo Giacomo Bodini and Marco Bruno Bodini
  1. Race 1 – (17) OCS
  2. Race 2 – 12
  3. Race 3 – 11
  4. Race 4 – 12
  5. Race 5 – 12
  6. Race 6 – 15
  7. Race 7 – (17) OCS
  8. Race 8 – 6
  9. Race 9 – 11
  10. Race 10 – 10
  11. Race 11 – 9
  12. Final – 98 (14th place)

Open Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

• Pietro D'Ali and Ferdinando Colaninno
  1. Race 1 – 9
  2. Race 2 – 2
  3. Race 3 – 8
  4. Race 4 – 6
  5. Race 5 – 13
  6. Race 6 – 12
  7. Race 7 – 10
  8. Race 8 – (17) OCS
  9. Race 9 – (17) DNC
  10. Race 10 – 2
  11. Race 11 – 17 OCS
  12. Final – 79 (10th place)

Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

• Francesco Bruni
  Francesco Bruni (sailor)
  Francesco Bruni is a professional sailor from Italy.Career Results Highlights* 12th at the 1996 Olympics in the Laser* 11th at the 2000 Olympics in the 49er* 7th at the 2004 Olympics in the Star-Reference:...
  
   and Gabriele Bruni
  1. Race 1 – 10
  2. Race 2 – 12
  3. Race 3 – 9
  4. Race 4 – 11
  5. Race 5 – 13
  6. Race 6 – 11
  7. Race 7 – (16)
  8. Race 8 – (18) OCS
  9. Race 9 – 5
  10. Race 10 – 7
  11. Race 11 – 9
  12. Race 12 – 7
  13. Race 13 – 11
  14. Race 14 – 8
  15. Race 15 – 16
  16. Race 16 – 5
  17. Final – 134 (11th place)

Women's Team Competition

• Team Roster
• Marta Gambella
• Daniela Castellani
• Susan Bugliarello
• Francesca Francolini
• Nicole Di Salvio
• Verusca Paternoster
• Giovanna Palermi
• Jie Hua
• Clelia Ailara
• Sabrina Comberlato
• Claudia Petracchi
• Loredana Auletta
• Yue-Fen Sun
• Alessandra Gorla
• Marina Cergol

Swimming

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 22.62
  2. Semi-final – 22.3
  3. Final – 22.11 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 49.74
  2. Semi-final – 49.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 1:47.37
  2. Semi-final – 1:46.60
  3. Final – 1:46.65 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:48.41
  2. Final – 03:47.01 (→ 4th place)
• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:45.65
  2. Final – 03:43.40 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Christian Minotti
  Christian Minotti
  Christian Minotti is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the silver medal in the men's individual 1500 metres freestyle event at the 2002 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.- References...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 15:12.72 (→ did not advance)
• Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 15:27.95 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Massimiliano Eroli
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:01.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Career :Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 01:01.32
  2. Semi-final – 01:00.84
  3. Final – 01:00.46 (→ Gold Medal and World Record)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti
  Domenico Fioravanti is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Career :Domenico Fioravanti was born at Novara, Piedmont....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:15.04
  2. Semi-final – 02:12.37
  3. Final – 02:10.87 ( Gold Medal)
• Davide Rummolo
  Davide Rummolo
  Davide Rummolo is an Italian swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2002 he became the European champion in the 200 m breaststroke.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:12.75
  2. Semi-final – 02:13.23
  3. Final – 02:12.73 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 56.35 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi
  Emanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 01:59.92
  2. Semi-final – 01:59.78
  3. Final – 01:59.01 (→ 5th place)
• Mirko Mazzari
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:02.13 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:00.92
  2. Semi-final – 02:01.14
  3. Final – 01:58.98 (→ Gold Medal and Olympic Record)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Alessio Boggiatto
  Alessio Boggiatto
  Alessio Boggiatto is an Italian medley swimmer.Born at Moncalieri, Boggiatto is specialized in 400 m medley, he won several European Championship and one World Championship medals...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 04:14.26
  2. Final – 04:15.93 (→ 4th place)
• Massimiliano Eroli
  1. Preliminary Heat – 04:22.85 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle

• Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events...
  
  , Mauro Gallo, Klaus Lanzarini
  Klaus Lanzarini
  Klaus Lanzarini is a former international freestyle swimmer from Italy, who participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100m freestyle at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in Shanghai, PR China.-References:*...
  
  , and Simone Cercato
  Simone Cercato
  Simone Cercato is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside Emiliano Brembilla, Filippo Magnini, and Massimiliano Rosolino. He made his Olympic debut in 2000 .-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:18.86
• Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara
  Lorenzo Vismara is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events...
  
  , Klaus Lanzarini
  Klaus Lanzarini
  Klaus Lanzarini is a former international freestyle swimmer from Italy, who participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100m freestyle at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in Shanghai, PR China.-References:*...
  
  , Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
   and Simone Cercato
  Simone Cercato
  Simone Cercato is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside Emiliano Brembilla, Filippo Magnini, and Massimiliano Rosolino. He made his Olympic debut in 2000 .-References:*...
  
  
  1. Final – 03:17.85 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle

• Andrea Beccari
  Andrea Beccari
  Andrea Beccari is an Italian freestyle swimmer. He won several medals mainly as member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay...
  
  , Klaus Lanzarini
  Klaus Lanzarini
  Klaus Lanzarini is a former international freestyle swimmer from Italy, who participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100m freestyle at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in Shanghai, PR China.-References:*...
  
  , Simone Cercato
  Simone Cercato
  Simone Cercato is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside Emiliano Brembilla, Filippo Magnini, and Massimiliano Rosolino. He made his Olympic debut in 2000 .-References:*...
  
  , and Matteo Pelliciari
  Matteo Pelliciari
  Matteo Pelliciari is an Italian freestyle swimmer.Pelliciari won several medals mainly as a member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. He participated for Italy in the Summer Olympic of Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.-References:* * on Italian Swimming Federation's website...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 07:17.69
• Andrea Beccari
  Andrea Beccari
  Andrea Beccari is an Italian freestyle swimmer. He won several medals mainly as member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay...
  
  , Matteo Pelliciari
  Matteo Pelliciari
  Matteo Pelliciari is an Italian freestyle swimmer.Pelliciari won several medals mainly as a member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. He participated for Italy in the Summer Olympic of Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.-References:* * on Italian Swimming Federation's website...
  
  , Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla
  Emiliano Brembilla is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  , and Massimiliano Rosolino
  Massimiliano Rosolino
  -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:...
  
  
  1. Final – 07:12.91 (→ 4th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Christina Chiuso
  1. Preliminary Heat – 25.99 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Cristina Chiuso
  Cristina Chiuso
  Cristina Chiuso is a former Italian swimmer.Italian record holder of 50 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay in short and long course, was captain of Italian women swimming team....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 57.09 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Sara Parise
  Sara Parise
  Sara Parise is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won two silver medals as a member of the relay teams at the 2002 European Championships. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:01.31
  2. Semi-final – 02:00.07 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Sara Goffi
  1. Preliminary Heat – 04:18.16 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Federica Biscia
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:16.09
  2. Semi-final – 02:15.71 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Federica Biscia
  1. Preliminary Heat – 04:47.56 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle

• Cristina Chiuso
  Cristina Chiuso
  Cristina Chiuso is a former Italian swimmer.Italian record holder of 50 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay in short and long course, was captain of Italian women swimming team....
  
  , Sara Parise
  Sara Parise
  Sara Parise is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won two silver medals as a member of the relay teams at the 2002 European Championships. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  , Luisa Striani, and Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini is an Italian former freestyle swimmer. She achieved many European-level medals and was many times finalist in world level competitions, mainly in freestyle relays...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:43.97
  2. Final – 03:44.49 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle

• Sara Goffi, Sara Parise
  Sara Parise
  Sara Parise is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won two silver medals as a member of the relay teams at the 2002 European Championships. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  , Luisa Striani, and Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini
  Cecilia Vianini is an Italian former freestyle swimmer. She achieved many European-level medals and was many times finalist in world level competitions, mainly in freestyle relays...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 08:06.18
  2. Final – 08:04.68 (→ 7th place)

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...

Team

• Giada Ballan, Serena Bianchi, Mara Brunetti, Giovanna Burlando, Chiara Cassin, Maurizia Cecconi, Alessia Lucchini, Clara Porchetto, Alice Dominici
  1. Technical Routine – 32.993
  2. Free Routine – 62.184
  3. Final – 95.177 (6th place)

Duet

• Maurizia Cecconi, Alessia Lucchini
  1. Technical Routine – 33.203
  2. Free Routine – 62.184
  3. Final – 95.387 (6th place)

Tennis

Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...

Men's Singles Competition:

• Gianluca Pozzi
  Gianluca Pozzi
  Gianluca Pozzi is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1984.Pozzi won one singles title and one doubles title during his career...
  
  
  1. First Round — Defeated Jiří Novák
     Jirí Novák
     Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
     
      (CZE), 6-1 6-2
  2. Second Round — Lost to Karim Alami
     Karim Alami
     Karim Alami is a tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's eventual winner Marc Rosset. The right-hander won two career titles in...
     
      (MOR), 2-6 6-4 6-8

Triathlon

Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon made its Olympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The sport consists of three different disciplines, competed consecutively with no rest between them.The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are:...

Men's Individual Competition:

• Alessandro Bottoni
  Alessandro Bottoni
  Alessandro Bottoni is a triathlete from Italy.Bottoni competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-second place with a total time of 1:51:18.13.-References:...
  
   — 1:51:18.13 (→ 32nd place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Silvia Gemignani
  Silvia Gemignani
  Silvia Gemignani is an athlete from Italy, who competes in triathlon.Gemignani competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twentieth place with a total time of 2:05:21.26. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gemignani competed again. Her time of 2:08:56.94 earned her a...
  
   — 2:05:21.26 (→ 20th place)
• Edith Cigana
  Edith Cigana
  Edith Cigana is an athlete from Italy. She competes in triathlon.Cigana competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-seventh place with a total time of 2:07:06.81.-References:...
  
   — 2:07:06.81 (→ 27th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated South Korea (3-0)
• Defeated Yugoslavia (3-2)
• Defeated Argentina (3-0)
• Defeated Russia (3-1)
• Defeated United States (3-1)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Australia (3-1)
• Semifinals
• Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated Argentina (3-0) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci
  Marco Bracci is a former Italian volleyball player, ranked amongst the world's most valuable players of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 197 cm athlete, Bracci played as passer-hitter....
  
  
• Mirko Corsano
  Mirko Corsano
  Mirko Corsano is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Alessandro Fei
  Alessandro Fei (volleyball)
  Alessandro Fei is an Italian volleyball player.Fei won a total of 4 Italian championships, 4 national Cups and a European Champions League . He has 236 caps of Italy national team, with whose jersey he won a World Championship and two European Championships .He was chosen among the 2005 Italian...
  
  
• Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini
  Andrea Gardini is an Italian former volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he played central blocker and totalled 418 caps for the Italian national volleyball team....
  
  
• Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani
  Andrea Giani is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored notable successes in the 1990s, winning three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm tall.-Career:...
  
  
• Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina
  Pasquale Gravina is a former Italian professional volleyball player.Gravina is 202 cm and played as middle attacker. After played for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him...
  
  
• Luigi Mastrangelo
  Luigi Mastrangelo
  Luigi "Gigi" Mastrangelo is an Italian volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he plays as middle hitter/blocker for Stamplast Martina Franca.He played 212 times for the Italian national volleyball team...
  
  
• Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni
  Marco Meoni is a former volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece...
  
  
• Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi
  Samuele Papi is an Italian volleyball player.Papi, standing at 1.91 m, was born in Ancona and debuted in Italy's Serie A in 1990. He current plays passing-hitter for Sisley Treviso....
  
  
• Simone Rosalba
  Simone Rosalba
  Simone Rosalba is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Playing as a outside-hitter, he claimed his first medal for the Azzurri in 1997 at European Championship in The Netherlands.-References:*...
  
  
• Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti
  Andrea Sartoretti is an Italian volleyball player.Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter...
  
  
• Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli
  Paolo Tofoli is an Italian volleyball player, standing at 188 cm.He played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was two time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was also four times gold medal at the European Championship...
  
  
• Head Coach: Andrea Anastasi
  Andrea Anastasi
  Andrea Anastasi is an Italian volleyball coach and former player.-Career:As a playerAs a coach-Sources:...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to South Korea (2-3)
• Defeated Peru (3-0)
• Lost to Russia (1-3)
• Lost to Cuba (0-3)
• Lost to Germany (1-3) → did not advance, ninth place overall
• Team Roster
• Sabrina Bertini
• Antonella Bragaglia
• Maurizia Cacciatori
• Ana Paula de Tassis
• Manuela Leggeri
  Manuela Leggeri
  Manuela Leggeri is a female volleyball player who represented Italy twice at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany...
  
  
• Eleonora Lo Bianco
  Eleonora Lo Bianco
  Eleonora Lo Bianco is an Italian volleyball player, currently the captain of Italy women's national volleyball team. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.- Life :...
  
  
• Anna Vania Mello
  Anna Vania Mello
  Anna Vania Mello is a female volleyball player from Italy, who claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2002 World Championship in Germany. There she played as a middle-blocker, wearing the number #16 jersey...
  
  
• Darina Mifkova
  Darina Mifkova
  Darina Mifkova is an Italian former volleyball player.She was born in Prague, then part of Czechoslovakia, but grew up in Bergamo and later represented Italy at international level. She won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship, held in Germany.-References:* *...
  
  
• Paola Paggi
  Paola Paggi
  Paola Paggi is a female volleyball player from Italy, who represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She was a member of the Women's National Team, that won the title at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship in Germany...
  
  
• Francesca Piccinini
  Francesca Piccinini
  Francesca Piccinini is a female volleyball player who has represented Italy three times at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany. She made her debut for Italy on 1995-06-10 against the United States...
  
  
• Simona Rinieri
  Simona Rinieri
  Simona Rinieri Dennis is an Italian volleyball player.She has played for Italy in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, and with Italy she won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship, held Germany. In 2006 she married Cuban-Italian volleyball player Ángel Dennis.-References:* *...
  
  
• Elisa Togut
  Elisa Togut
  Elisa Togut is an Italian volleyball player who represented Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in ninth place with the Women's National Team...
  
  
• Head Coach: Angelo Frigoni

Men's Beach Competition

• Maurizio Pimponi and Andrea Raffaelli — 19th place (tied)

Women's Beach Competition

• Daniela Gattelli
  Daniela Gattelli
  Daniela Gattelli is a female professional beach volleyball player from Italy, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004...
  
   and Lucilla Perrotta
  Lucilla Perrotta
  Lucilla Perrotta is a female professional beach volleyball player from Italy, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004...
  
  
• Preliminary Round — defeated Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike (JPN) 15-5
• Round of 16 — Lost to Misty May-Treanor
  Misty May-Treanor
  Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....
  
   and Holly McPeak
  Holly McPeak
  Holly McPeak is an American beach volleyball player.McPeak has 72 career beach volleyball titles and $1.4 million USD in career earnings, which are third and second respectively of any woman in the history of professional beach volleyball...
  
   (USA) 13-15 (→ 9th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• 4-0-1
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Hungary (5-8)
• Classification Match
• 5th-6th place: Defeated United States (10-8) → Fifth place
• Team Roster
• Alberto Angelini
  Alberto Angelini
  Alberto Angelini is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-Notes and references:...
  
  
• Francesco Attolico
  Francesco Attolico
  Francesco Attolico is a retired water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Fabio Bencivenga
  Fabio Bencivenga
  Fabio Bencivenga is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the Men's National Team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Leonardo Binchi
• Alberto Ghibellini
• Amedeo Pomilio
• Francesco Postilgione
• Carlo Silipo
  Carlo Silipo
  Carlo Silipo is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain he claimed bronze with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
  
  
• Leonardo Sottani
  Leonardo Sottani
  Leonardo Sottani is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the attacking forward was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal.-References:*...
  
  
• Stefano Tempesti
• Antonio Vittorioso

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
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Vincenzo Ficco	– 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg The Men's Lightweight Weightlifting Event is the third men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass...	127.5	132.5	132.5	165.0	170.0	—	302.5	13
Sergio Mannironi	– 85 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg The Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass...	150.0	150.0	155.0	180.0	190.0	190.0	330.0	17
Moreno Boer	– 105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 105 kg The Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the seventh men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass...	165.0	165.0	172.5	200.0	210.0	210.0	365.0	12