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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. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first one being in Melbourne in 1956, and as a result of this location and the dates, took place in early spring.

Host city selection

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics bids

Sydney won the right to host the Games on 24 September 1993, after being selected over Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul and Manchester in four rounds of voting, at the 101st IOC Session in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

2000 Summer Olympics bidding results[2]
City NOC Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Sydney Australia 30 30 37 45
Beijing China 32 37 40 43
Manchester Great Britain 11 13 11
Berlin Germany 9 9
Istanbul Turkey 7

Costs

In 2002, the Auditor-General of New South Wales reported that the Sydney Games cost A$6.6 billion, with a net cost to the public between A$1.7 and A$2.4 billion.[3][4]

It has been estimated that the economic impact of the 2000 Olympics was that A$2.1 billion has been shaved from public consumption. Economic growth was not stimulated to a net benefit and in the years 2000, foreign tourism to NSW grew by less than tourism to Australia as a whole. A "multiplier" effect on broader economic development is not realised as a simple "multiplier" analysis fails to capture is that resources have to be redirected from elsewhere: the building of a stadium is at the expense of other public works such as extensions to hospitals. Building sporting venues does not add to the aggregate stock of productive capital in the years following the Games: "Equestrian centres, softball compounds and man-made rapids are not particularly useful beyond their immediate function."[5] In the years after the games infrastructure issues have been of growing concern for citizens, especially those in the western suburbs of Sydney. Proposed rail links to Sydney's west are estimated to cost in the same order of magnitude as the public expenditure on the games. Template:Citation needed

Preliminary matches – from 13 September

Although the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony was not scheduled until 15 September, the football competitions began with preliminary matches on 13 September. Among the pre-ceremony fixtures, host nation Australia lost 1–0 to Italy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was the main stadium for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Day 1 – 15 September

Cultural display highlights

See also: 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 1

The 2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony at Stadium Australia, on 15 September 2000.

The opening ceremony began with a tribute to the Australian pastoral heritage of the Australian stockmen and the importance of the stock horse in Australia's heritage.[6] This was introduced by a lone rider, Steve Jefferys, and his rearing Australian Stock Horse Ammo. At the cracking of Jefferys' stockwhip, a further 120 riders entered the Stadium, their stock horses performing intricate steps, including forming the five Olympic Rings, to a special Olympics version of the theme which Bruce Rowland had previously composed for the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River.

The Australian National Anthem was sung, the first verse by Human Nature and the second by Julie Anthony.

The ceremony continued, showing many aspects of the land and its people:- the affinity of the mainly coastal-dwelling Australians with the sea that surrounds the "Island Continent". The indigenous occupation of the land, the coming of the First Fleet, the continued immigration from many nations and the rural industry on which the economy of the nation was built, including a display representing the harshness of rural life based on the paintings of Sir Sidney Nolan. Two memorable scenes were the representation of the "Heart" of the country by 200 Aboriginal women from Central Australia who danced up "the mighty spirit of God to protect the Games" and the overwhelmingly noisy representation of the construction industry by hundreds of tap-dancing teenagers.

Because the wife of Juan Antonio Samaranch, the IOC President, was seriously ill and not able to accompany her husband to the Olympics, former Australian Olympic Champion swimmer and member of the NSW state parliament, Dawn Fraser, accompanied Samaranch during the Australian cultural display, explaining to him some of the cultural references that are unfamiliar to non-Australians.

Formal presentation

A record 199 nations entered the stadium, with a record 80 of them winning at least one medal. The only missing IOC member was Afghanistan (banned due to the extremist rule of the Taliban's oppression of women and its prohibition of sports). The ceremony featured a unified entrance by the athletes of North and South Korea, using a specially designed unification flag: a white background flag with a blue map of the Korean Peninsula. The two teams competed separately, however. Four athletes from East Timor also marched in the parade of nations as Individual Olympic Athletes and marched directly before the Host country. Although the country-to-be had no National Olympic Committee then, they were allowed to compete under the Olympic Flag with country code IOA. The Governor-General, Sir William Deane, opened the games.

The Olympic Flag was carried around the arena by eight former Australian Olympic champions: Bill Roycroft, Murray Rose, Liane Tooth, Gillian Rolton, Marjorie Jackson, Lorraine Crapp, Michael Wenden and Nick Green. During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung by the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia in Greek.

The opening ceremony concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame. Former Australian Olympic champion Herb Elliott brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium. Then, celebrating 100 years of women's participation in the Olympic Games, former Australian women Olympic champions: Betty Cuthbert and Raelene Boyle, Dawn Fraser, Shirley Strickland (later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty), Shane Gould and Debbie Flintoff-King brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron within a circle of fire. The planned spectacular climax to the ceremony was delayed by the technical glitch of a computer switch which malfunctioned, causing the sequence to shut down by giving a false reading. This meant that the Olympic flame was suspended in mid-air for about four minutes, rather than immediately rising up a water-covered ramp to the top of the stadium. When the cause of the problem was discovered, the program was overridden and the cauldron continued its course, and the ceremony concluded with a spectacular fireworks display.[7] Despite his record achievements as an Australian sprinter, Peter Norman was not invited chiefly because he had participated in an anti-racial protest during the awards ceremony for the 200m race in the Mexico Olympic Games.[8] During the Sydney Olympics, a reporter from The Washington Post found only one reference to Norman – an image on the side of a house in Redfern [a predominantly aboriginal area].[9] The house may actually have been in Newtown, where a mural of the awards event known as 'Three Proud People' was painted in Leamington Lane facing the railway adjacent to Macdonaldtown Station (see Newtown area graffiti and street art).[10]

Some significant participants

The young girl singer, who featured in the early part of the opening ceremony, was Nikki Webster. Other musical performers were Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham (who sang the duet "Dare to Dream" while walking among the athletes), Vanessa Amorosi (who sang "Heroes Live Forever" while a huge cloth was lowered down to cover the athletes – with sporting images and the image of a white dove of peace then being displayed on the cloth), Christine Anu (who sang 'My Island Home') and Tina Arena (who sang "The Flame"). There was also a massed Millennium Marching Band of 2000 musicians – with 1000 Australian musicians, the remaining 1000 musicians being from other countries around the world. (the massed band was so large that six conductors were required for the segment).

The English-language announcer for the Opening Ceremony was Australian actor John Stanton, while the Channel 7 narrator for the Indigenous section of the display was actor Ernie Dingo.

Events

Day 2 – 16 September

2000 Olympics first medals

Gold medallist Nancy Johnson (centre) of the U.S., raises her hands with silver medallist Cho-Hyun Kang (left), of South Korea, and bronze winner Jing Gao (right), of China, during the first medal ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games.

The first medals of the Games were awarded in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, which was won by Nancy Johnson of the United States.

The Triathlon made its Olympic debut with the women's race. Set in the surroundings of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Brigitte McMahon representing Switzerland swam, cycled and ran to the first gold medal in the sport, beating the favoured home athletes such as Michelie Jones who won silver. McMahon only passed Jones in sight of the finish line.

The first star of the Games was Ian Thorpe. The 17-year-old Australian first set a new world record in the 400 m freestyle final before competing in an exciting 4 x 100 m freestyle final. Swimming the last leg, Thorpe passed the leading Americans and arrived in a new world record time, two tenths of a second ahead of the Americans. In the same event for women, the Americans also broke the world record, finishing ahead of the Netherlands and Sweden.

Samaranch had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already died. Samaranch returned to Sydney four days later. The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.

Day 3 – 17 September

Canadian Simon Whitfield sprinted away in the last 100 metres of the men's triathlon, becoming the inaugural winner in the event.

On the cycling track, Robert Bartko beat fellow German Jens Lehmann in the individual pursuit, setting a new Olympic Record. Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel set a world record in the semi-finals the same event for women.

In the swimming pool, American Tom Dolan beat the world record in the 400 m medley, successfully defending the title he won in Atlanta four years prior. Dutchwoman Inge de Bruijn also clocked a new world record, beating her own time in the 100 m butterfly final to win by more than a second.

Day 4 – 18 September

The main event for the Australians on the fourth day of the Games was the 200 m freestyle. Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband had broken the world record in the semi-finals, taking it from the new Australian hero Ian Thorpe, who came close to the world record in his semi-final heat. As the final race finished, Van den Hoogenband's time was exactly the same as in the semi-finals, finishing ahead of Thorpe by half a second.

China won the gold medal in the men's team all-around gymnastics competition, after being the runner-up in the previous two Olympics. The other medals were taken by Ukraine and Russia, respectively.

Zijlaard-van Moorsel lived up to the expectations set by her world record in cycling in the semis by winning the gold medal.

Day 7 – 21 September

Controversy erupted at the Women's Gymnastics All-Around final, when gymnast after gymnast fell on the vault. Some gymnasts were physically injured, and all were shaken, but nothing was done to try to discover the reason most gymnasts were having severe problems. Finally, in the middle of the second round, it was determined that the vault horse had been set 5 cm too low – a small amount, possibly, but to these world-class athletes, enough of a difference to have thrown off their impeccable timing to the extent that true performance was impossible. This situation led directly to the elimination of Svetlana Khorkina from consideration as the top all-around gymnast.

Day 9 – 23 September

By rowing in the winning coxless four, Steve Redgrave of Great Britain became a member of a select group who had won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics.

The swimming 4 x 100-metre medley relay of B.J. Bedford, Megan Quann (Jendrick), Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres became the first women's relay under 4-minutes, swimming 3:58 and setting a world record, claiming the gold medal for the United States.

Day 10 – 24 September

Rulon Gardner, never a NCAA champion or a world medalist, beat Alexander Karelin of Russia to win gold in the super heavyweight class of Greco-Roman wrestling. Karelin had won gold in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta. Before this fight he had never lost in international competition, had been unbeaten in all competitions in 13 years, and had not surrendered a point in a decade.

Day 11 – 25 September

Cathy400 mediafrenzy

Cathy Freeman after the 400 metre final

Australian Cathy Freeman won the 400 metre final in front of a jubilant Sydney crowd at the Olympic Stadium, ahead of Lorraine Graham of Jamaica and Katharine Merry of Great Britain. Freeman's win made her the first competitor in Olympic Games history to light the Olympic Flame and then go on to win a Gold Medal.

In a men's basketball pool match between the USA and France, the USA's Vince Carter made one of the most famous dunks in basketball history. After getting the ball off a steal, the 6'6"/1.98 m Carter drove to the basket, with 7'2"/2.18 m centre Frédéric Weis in his way. Carter jumped, spread his legs in midair, scraped Weis' head on the way up, and dunked. The French media dubbed the feat le dunk de la mort ("the dunk of death").

Day 14 – 28 September

The Canadian flag at athletes' village is lowered to half-staff as Canadian athletes pay tribute to former prime minister Pierre Trudeau after hearing of his death in Montreal (Because of the time difference, it was 29 September in Sydney when Trudeau died). The Canadian flag flew at half-staff for the remainder of the Olympics, on orders from both IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, as the state funeral did not take place until 3 October.

Day 15 – 30 September

Cameroon won a historic gold medal over Spain in the Men's Olympic Football Final at the Olympic Stadium. The game went to a penalty shootout, which was won by Cameroon 5–3.[11]

Day 16 – 1 October

Fireworks, Sydney Harbour Bridge, 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Olympic colours on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The last event of the games was the Men's Marathon, contested on a course that started in North Sydney. The event was won by Ethiopian Genzhnge Abera, with Eric Wananina second and Tesefe Tola, also of Ethiopia third. It was the first time since the 1968 Olympics that an Ethiopian had won the gold medal in this event.

The Closing Ceremony commenced with Christine Anu singing a stirring rendition of her hit song, Island Home. She performed with several Aboriginal dancers atop the Geodome Stage in the middle of the stadium, around which several hundred umbrella and lampbox kids created an image of Aboriginal dreamtime.

The Geodome Stage was used throughout the ceremony, which is a flat stage which is mechanically raised into the shape of a Geode.

IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declared at the Closing Ceremony,[12] Template:Quote Subsequent Summer Olympics held in Athens and Beijing have been described by Samaranch's successor, Jacques Rogge, as "unforgettable, dream Games" and "truly exceptional" respectively – the practice of declaring games the "best ever" having been retired after the 2000 games. In fact, it was not used for the Atlanta Olympics, in 1996, although it was used for Barcelona in 1992.

The Olympic Hymn was sung by soprano Yvonne Kenny. The ceremony also featured performing artists such as Jimmy Barnes, INXS, Midnight Oil, Kylie Minogue, Slim Dusty, Christine Anu, Nikki Webster, John Paul Young, Men at Work, Melbourne-based singer Vanessa Amorosi, Tommy Emmanuel, and pop duo Savage Garden.

The Games were then handed over to their modern birthplace, Athens, which succeeded Sydney as Olympic host city. Two Greek flags were raised; one to honour the birthplace of the Olympics, and the other to honour Athens. The ceremony concluded with a huge fireworks display on Sydney Harbour. The fireworks display itself concluded with a very low flyover of Stadium Australia by an RAAF F-111C which performed a dump-and-burn manoeuvre synchronised with the extinction of the Olympic Flame. This created the appearance of the flame being carried away into the sky, flying in a northeasterly direction out across Sydney Harbor and ultimately towards Athens in a symbolic handover.

In honour of her gold medal win during the games, Cathy Freeman represented Oceania in carrying the Olympic flag, joining Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Africa), John Glenn (The Americas), Kazuyoshi Funaki (Asia), Lech Wałęsa (Europe), Jean-Michel Cousteau (Environment), Jean-Claude Killy (Sport), and Steven Spielberg (Culture) when it was raised again, at the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City; the opening ceremony there took place on 8 February 2002.

Sports

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Badminton
  • Boxing
  • Canoe/Kayak
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Football (soccer)
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Hockey
  • Judo
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Synchronized swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling

The Sydney Olympics also featured wheelchair racing[13] and chess[14] as demonstration sports.

Medal count

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table
File:Sydney2000medal.jpg

obverse design of a 2000 gold medal

These are the top medal-collecting nations for the 2000 Games.[15] Also, host nation, Australia, is highlighted below.

1 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] 37 24 31 92
2 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias RUS|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias RUS at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] 32 28 28 88
3 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CHN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias CHN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias CHN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CHN]] 28 16 15 59
4 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] 16 25 17 58
5 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] 13 17 26 56
6 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FRA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] 13 14 11 38
7 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] 13 8 13 34
8 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NED|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NED at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] 12 9 4 25
9 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CUB|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias CUB]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias CUB at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CUB]] 11 11 7 29
10 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] 11 10 7 28

Marion Jones, winner of three gold and two bronze medals for the United States, relinquished them in October 2007 after confessing that she had taken tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) from September 2000 through July 2001.[16] The IOC formally stripped Jones and her relay teammates of their 5 medals, although her teammates were to be offered opportunity to present a case for retaining their medals.[17] Eventually, Jones's teammates had their medals reinstated.[18] Jones was also banned from competing for two years by the IAAF.[17]

On 2 August 2008, the International Olympic Committee stripped the gold medal from the U.S. men's 4x400-meter relay team, after Antonio Pettigrew admitted using a banned substance.[19] Three of the four runners in the event final, including Pettigrew and twins Alvin and Calvin Harrison, and preliminary round runner Jerome Young, all have admitted or tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.[19] Only Angelo Taylor, who also ran in preliminary rounds, and world record holder Michael Johnson were not implicated.[19] The medal was the fifth gold medal for world record holder Johnson, who stated he had already planned to return the medal because he felt "cheated, betrayed and let down" by Pettigrew's testimony.[19] The gold medal position for this event is now vacant.

On 28 April 2010, the IOC stripped China of its bronze medal from the women's team competition for using an underage gymnast. The medal was awarded to the United States.[20]

Participating nations

2000 Olympic games countries

Participating countries

2000 Summer olympics team numbers

Number of athletes

199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Sydney Games, two more than in 1996 Summer Olympics. In addition, there were four Timorese Individual Olympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Eritrea, Micronesia and Palau made their Olympic debut this year.

Afghanistan was the only 1996 participant that did not participate in 2000, having been banned due to the extremist rule of the Taliban's oppression of women and its prohibition of sports.

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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CYP|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias CYP]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias CYP at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CYP]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CZE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias CZE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias CZE at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CZE]] (119)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] (97)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DMA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias DMA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias DMA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DMA]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DOM|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias DOM]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias DOM at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DOM]] (13)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ECU|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ECU]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ECU at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ECU]] (10)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ERI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ERI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ERI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ERI]] (3)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias EST|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias EST]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias EST at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias EST]] (33)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ETH|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ETH]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ETH at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ETH]] (26)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIJ|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FIJ]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FIJ at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIJ]] (7)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FIN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] (70)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GEO|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GEO]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GEO at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GEO]] (36)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GUM|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GUM]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GUM at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GUM]] (7)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GUA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GUA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GUA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GUA]] (15)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias IND|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias IND]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias IND at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias IND]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias INA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias INA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias INA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias INA]] (47)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias IRI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias IRI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias IRI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias IRI]] (35)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias IRQ|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias IRQ]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias IRQ at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias IRQ]] (4)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LAO|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LAO]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LAO at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LAO]] (3)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LAT|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LAT]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LAT at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LAT]] (45)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LIB|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LIB]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LIB at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LIB]] (6)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LES|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LES]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LES at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LES]] (6)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LBR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LBR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LBR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LBR]] (8)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LBA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LBA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LBA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LBA]] (3)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LIE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LIE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LIE at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LIE]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LTU|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LTU]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LTU at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LTU]] (61)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LUX|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LUX]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LUX at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LUX]] (7)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MKD|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MKD]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MKD at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MKD]] (8)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MAD|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MAD]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MAD at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MAD]] (11)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MAW|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MAW]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MAW at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MAW]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MAS|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MAS]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MAS at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MAS]] (40)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MDV|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MDV]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MDV at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MDV]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MLI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MLI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MLI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MLI]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MLT|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MLT]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MLT at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MLT]] (7)
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  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MRI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MRI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MRI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MRI]] (20)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MEX|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MEX]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MEX at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MEX]] (78)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FSM|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FSM]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FSM at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FSM]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MDA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MDA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MDA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MDA]] (34)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MON|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MON]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MON at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MON]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MGL|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MGL]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MGL at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MGL]] (20)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MAR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MAR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MAR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MAR]] (55)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MOZ|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MOZ]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MOZ at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MOZ]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias MYA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias MYA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias MYA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias MYA]] (7)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NAM|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NAM]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NAM at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NAM]] (12)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NRU|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NRU]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NRU at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NRU]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NEP|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NEP]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NEP at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NEP]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NED|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NED at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] (243)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AHO|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias AHO]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias AHO at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AHO]] (7)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NZL|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NZL]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NZL at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NZL]] (151)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NCA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NCA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NCA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NCA]] (6)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NIG|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NIG]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NIG at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NIG]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NGR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NGR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NGR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NGR]] (83)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] (95)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias OMA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias OMA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias OMA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias OMA]] (6)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PAK|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PAK]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PAK at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PAK]] (26)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PLW|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PLW]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PLW at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PLW]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PLE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PLE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PLE at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PLE]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PAN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PAN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PAN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PAN]] (6)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PNG|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PNG]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PNG at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PNG]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PAR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PAR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PAR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PAR]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PER|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PER]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PER at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PER]] (21)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PHI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PHI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PHI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PHI]] (21)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias POL|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias POL]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias POL at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias POL]] (187)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias POR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias POR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias POR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias POR]] (62)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias PUR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias PUR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias PUR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias PUR]] (29)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias QAT|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias QAT]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias QAT at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias QAT]] (17)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ROU|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ROU]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ROU at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ROU]] (145)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias RUS|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias RUS at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] (435)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias RWA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias RWA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias RWA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RWA]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SKN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SKN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SKN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SKN]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias LCA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias LCA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias LCA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias LCA]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias VIN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias VIN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias VIN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias VIN]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SAM|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SAM]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SAM at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SAM]] (5)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SMR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SMR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SMR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SMR]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias STP|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias STP]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias STP at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias STP]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias KSA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias KSA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias KSA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias KSA]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SEN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SEN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SEN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SEN]] (26)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SEY|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SEY]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SEY at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SEY]] (9)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SLE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SLE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SLE at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SLE]] (3)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SIN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SIN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SIN at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SIN]] (14)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SVK|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SVK]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SVK at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SVK]] (114)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SLO|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SLO]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SLO at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SLO]] (74)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SOL|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SOL]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SOL at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SOL]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SOM|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SOM]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SOM at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SOM]] (2)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias RSA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias RSA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias RSA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RSA]] (127)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ESP|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ESP]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ESP at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ESP]] (326)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SRI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SRI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SRI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SRI]] (18)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUD|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SUD]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SUD at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUD]] (3)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SUR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SUR at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUR]] (4)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWZ|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SWZ]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SWZ at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWZ]] (6)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] (149)
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SUI at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] (105)
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Venues

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics venues

Sydney Olympic Park

Main article: Sydney Olympic Park
Homebush stadium

Olympic Stadium

Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

State Hockey Centre

  • Olympic Stadium: Ceremonies (opening/closing), Athletics, Football (final)
  • Sydney International Aquatic Centre: Diving, Modern Pentathlon (swimming) Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (medal events)
  • State Sports Centre: Table Tennis, Taekwondo
  • NSW Tennis Centre: Tennis
  • State Hockey Centre: Field Hockey
  • The Dome and Exhibition Complex: Badminton, Basketball, Gymnastics (rhythmic), Handball (final), Modern Pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Volleyball (indoor)
  • Sydney SuperDome: Gymnastics (artistic, trampoline), Basketball (final)
  • Sydney Baseball Stadium: Baseball, Modern Pentathlon (riding, running)
  • Sydney International Archery Park: Archery

Sydney

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Dunc Gray Velodrome

  • Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre: Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
  • Sydney Entertainment Centre: Volleyball (indoor final)
  • Dunc Gray Velodrome: Cycling (track)
  • Sydney International Shooting Centre: Shooting
  • Sydney International Equestrian Centre: Equestrian
  • Sydney International Regatta Centre: Rowing, Canoeing (sprint)
  • Blacktown Olympic Centre: Baseball, Softball
  • Fairfield City Farm: Cycling (mountain biking)
  • Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre: Water Polo
  • Penrith Whitewater Stadium: Canoeing (slalom)
  • Bondi Beach: Volleyball (beach)
  • Sydney Football Stadium: Football
  • Olympic Sailing Shore Base: Sailing
  • Centennial Parklands: Cycling (road)
  • Marathon course: Athletics (marathon)
  • North Sydney: Athletics (marathon start)
  • Sydney Opera House: Triathlon

Outside Sydney

  • Bruce Stadium, Canberra: Football
  • Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide: Football
  • Melbourne Cricket Ground: Football
  • Brisbane Cricket Ground: Football

Broadcast rights

  • Argentina  : Canal 7 Argentina, Canal 13, Telefe
  • Australia  : Seven Network
  • Belgium  : VRT
  • Brazil  : Rede Globo, SBT, Rede Bandeirantes, SporTV and ESPN Brasil
  • Brunei  : RTB and Astro
  • Canada  : CBC Radio-Canada
  • Chile  : TVN, Canal 13
  • China  : CCTV
  • France  : TF1 and FTV
  • Germany  : ARD and ZDF
  • Hong Kong  : ATV and TVB
  • Hungary  : Magyar Televízió
  • India  : Doordarshan
  • Indonesia  : TVRI, RCTI, SCTV, TPI, ANTeve, Indosiar and MetroTV (test of transmission)
  • Ireland  : RTÉ
  • Italy  : RAI
  • Japan  : NHK
  • Macau  : TDM
  • Malaysia  : RTM, STMB, Mega TV and Astro
  • Netherlands  : NPO
  • Philippines  : PTV 4 and ABC 5
  • Poland  : TVP
  • Russia  : Public Russian Television, VGTRK Olympiade
  • Singapore  : STV12 SportsCity
  • South Korea  : KBS, MBC and SBS
  • Spain  : TVE
  • Switzerland  : SRG SSR idee suisse
  • Taiwan  : TTV, CTV and CTS
  • Thailand  : National Sports
  • Turkey  : TRT
  • United Kingdom  : BBC
  • United States  : NBC

Organization

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SOCOG organisational structure circa 1998 – five groups and 33 divisions reporting to the CEO are organised primarily along functional lines with only a limited number of divisions (e.g. Interstate Football and Villages) anticipating a venue focussed design.

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SOCOG organisational structure circa 1999 – functional divisions and precinct/venue streams are organised in a matrix structure linked to the Main Operations Centre (MOC). Some functions such as Project Management (in the Games Coordination group) continue to exist largely outside this matrix structure.

Bodies responsible for the Olympics

A number of quasi-government bodies were responsible for the construction, organisation and execution of the Sydney Games. These included:

  • SOCOG the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, primarily responsible for the staging of the Games
  • OCA the Olympic Coordination Authority, primarily responsible for construction and oversight
  • ORTA the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority
  • OSCC the Olympic Security Command Centre
  • OIC the Olympic Intelligence Centre
  • JTF Gold the Australian Defence Force Joint Taskforce Gold
  • SOBO the Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation (nominally part of SOCOG)
  • IBM provider of technology and the Technical Command Center
  • Telstra provider of telecommunications

These organisations worked closely together and with other bodies such as:

  • the International Olympic Committee (or IOC)
  • the Australian Olympic Committee (or AOC)
  • the other 197 National Olympic Committees (or NOCs)
  • the 33 International Sports Federations (or IFs)
  • all three levels of Australian government (federal, state and local)
  • dozens of official sponsor and hundreds of official supplier companies

These bodies are often collectively referred to as the "Olympic Family".

Organisation of the Paralympics

Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. However much of the planning and operation of the Paralympic Games was outsourced to SOCOG such that most operational programmes planned both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Other Olympic events

Organisation of the Olympic Games included not only the actual sporting events but also the management (and sometimes construction) of the sporting venues and surrounding precincts, the organisation of the Sydney Olympic Arts Festival and Olympic torch relay. The route the relay took is shown here:

Phases of the Olympic project

The staging of the Olympics were treated as a project on a vast scale, with the project broken into several broad phases:

  • 1993 to 1996 – positioning
  • 1997 – going operational
  • 1998 – procurement/venuisation
  • 1999 – testing/refinement
  • 2000 – implementation
  • 2001 – post implementation and wind-down

SOCOG organisational design

The internal organisation of SOCOG evolved over the phases of the project and changed, sometimes radically, several times.

In late 1998 the design was principally functional. The top two tiers below the CEO Sandy Hollway consisted of five groups (managed by Group General Managers and the Deputy CEO) and twenty divisions (managed by divisional General Managers), which in turn were further broken up into programmes and sub-programmes or projects.

In 1999 functional areas (FAs) broke up into geographic precinct and venue teams (managed by Precinct Managers and Venue Managers) with functional area staff reporting to both the FA manager and the venue manager. Ie, SOCOG moved to a matrix structure. The Interstate Football division extant in 1998 was the first of these geographically based venue teams.

Volunteer programme

The origins of the volunteer programme for Sydney 2000 dates back to the bid, as early as 1992.

On 17 December 1992, a group of Sydney citizens, interested in the prospect of hosting the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, gathered for a meeting at Sports House, at Wentworth Park in Sydney.

In the period leading up to 1999, after Sydney had won the bid, the small group of volunteers grew from approximately 42 to around 500. These volunteers became known as Pioneer Volunteers. The Pioneer Volunteer programme was managed internally by SOCOG's Volunteer Services Department in consultation with prominent peak groups like The Centre for Volunteering (Volunteering NSW) and TAFE. Some of the Pioneer Volunteers still meet every four months, an unseen legacy of the games which brought together a community spirit not seen before.

During the Olympic games tens of thousands of volunteers, the official figure was placed at 46,967,[21] helped everywhere at the Olympic venues and elsewhere in the city. They were honoured with a parade like the athletes had a few days before.

The bid logo featured a stylised image of the Sydney Opera House, whilst the official logo featured the stylised image of a runner in motion and was designed by leading Melbourne graphic design firm, FHA Image Design.

The bid logo was designed by Michael Bryce, an architect and graphic designer, whose wife Quentin Bryce became Governor of Queensland in 2003 and Governor-General of Australia in 2008.[22]

The Mascots

The official mascots

The official mascots chosen for the 2000 Summer Olympics were:[23]

  • Syd the Platypus — 'Syd' was named for 'Sydney', the host city for the Games. Syd represented water.
  • Millie the Echidna — 'Millie' was named for 'Millennium'. Millie represented land.
  • Olly the Kookaburra — 'Olly' was named for 'Olympics' Olly represented air.

They were designed by Matt Hatton and Jozef Szekeres.

An unofficial mascot

There was also an unofficial mascot, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat, which was popularised by comedy team The Dream with Roy and HG. Roy and HG also frequently disparaged the official mascots on their television program.[24][25][26]

The Bronze Medals

Until the end of 1991,[27] Australia minted both a:

  • 1 cent coin — featuring a Feathertail Glider on the reverse side of the coin
  • 2 cent coin — featuring a Frill-necked Lizard on the reverse side of the coin


In 1992, these coins began to be removed from circulation. People were urged to exchange them for coins still in circulation.

Both the 1 cent coins and 2 cent coins were melted down and turned into bronze medals for the 2000 Olympics.[28][29]

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Bouquets

The bouquets handed to medal recipients incorporated foliage from the Grevillea baileyana, also known as the white oak.[30]

Award

The International Olympic Committee awarded Sydney and its inhabitants with the "Pierre de Coubertin Trophy" in recognition of the collaboration and happiness shown by the people of Sydney during the event to all the athletes and visitors around the world.[31]

NSWPF Olympic Commendation and Citation

  • The New South Wales Police Force was granted use of the Olympic Rings in the New South Wales Police Force Olympic Commendation and the New South Wales Police Force Olympic Citation for having staged the "safest" games ever.

See also

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  • Use of performance-enhancing drugs in the Olympic Games — 2000 Sydney
  • The Games of the XXVII Olympiad 2000: Music from the Opening Ceremony
  • Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
  • John Coates

Notes

  1. IOC Vote History
  2. GamesBids.com Past Olympic Host Cities List
  3. Sydney 2000 – Auditor Slams Costs liebreich.com, 23 April 2003
  4. Auditor-General’s Report to Parliament 2002 Volume Two archived Auditor's report, pages 10–11. 'Olympic Co-ordination Authority ... OCA’s current report on the actual result ... Total net impact in A$$ million: ... 1,326.1'
  5. Saulwick, Jacob. "No medals for economic benefits of the Games", Business Day, 12 April 2008. Retrieved on 16 April 2008. The article is based largely on a recent study by James Giesecke and John Madden from the Centre of Policy Studies at Monash University.
  6. Commentary on the official DVD of the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics
  7. Information given by Ric Birch, Director of Ceremonies, during an interview at the end of the official DVD of the 2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
  8. Hurst, Mike. "Peter Norman's Olympic statement", http://www.news.com.au/couriermail The Courier-Mail, 7 October 2006. Retrieved on 17 January 2009.
  9. Martin Flanagan. Tell your Kids About Peter Norman. The Age. 10 October 2006.http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/tell-your-kids-about-peter-norman/2006/10/09/1160246071527.html accessed 27 Jan 2011
  10. Joesephine Tovey. Last stand for Newtown's 'three proud people'. 27 July 2010, Sydney Morning Herald
  11. Patrick Mboma. Retrieved on 9 July 2010.
  12. Longman, Jere. "SYDNEY 2000: CLOSING CEREMONY; A FOND FAREWELL FROM AUSTRALIA", 2 October 2000. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
  13. Reflections on the Olympic Wheelchair Racing Exhibition Races. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved on 15 June 2009.
  14. Chessdom – Anand wants chess as Olympic Sport. Accessed 2009-06-15. Archived 17 June 2009.
  15. 2000 Summer Games. Database Olympics. Retrieved on 5 March 2011.
  16. Jones Returns 2000 Olympic Medals. Channel4.com. Retrieved on 8 October 2007.
  17. 17.0 17.1 "IOC strips Jones of all 5 Olympic medals", MSNBC, 12 December 2007. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
  18. Dunbar, Graham. "US relay runners win Olympic medals appeal", Yahoo! Sports, 16 July 2010. Retrieved on 16 July 2010.Template:Dead link
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Wilson, Stephen. "IOC strips gold from 2000 US relay team", 2 August 2008.
  20. "IOC strips 2000 Games bronze medal from China", USA Today, 28 April 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
  21. Sydney 2000 International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved on 8 July 2009.
  22. ABC Queensland Stories
  23. A Brief History of the Olympic and Paralympic Mascots. Beijing2008 (5 August 2004). Retrieved on 25 October 2006.
  24. The Rise of Fatso – The Fat Arsed Sydney Olympics Wombat. Strategic Resources International (February 2001). Retrieved on 10 October 2008.
  25. Template:Cite journal
  26. Amply-rumped wombat was real darling of the Games. Sports Illustrated (1 October 2000). Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved on 10 October 2008.
  27. Australian Decimal CoinsTemplate:Dead link
  28. "Other Olympic and Paralympic Products" — on page 17 (just before page 18) of the Gold Corporation — 2001 Annual Report — Publication by the Parliament of Western Australia
  29. Australians add local color to medals for Olympic Games — Publication date: 28 August 2000
  30. Template:Cite journal
  31. Olympic History. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved on 8 July 2009.

References

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  • Template:IOC medals
  • Official Report Vol. 1 – Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles

External links

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See Also

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Preceded by
Nagano 1998
Olympics
2000
Succeeded by
Salt Lake City 2002
Preceded by
Atlanta 1996
Summer Olympics
2000
Succeeded by
Athens 2004
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