Sydney 2000 Olympics Quiz

2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

• The 2000 Summer Olympics, also known as Sydney 2000, were held in Sydney, Australia, from September 15 to October 1, 2000.

• The event featured at least 300 official events, with teams from 199 countries participating.

• The cost of the games was estimated to be A$6.6 billion, with a net cost to the public between A$1.7 and A$2.4 billion.

• The United States led the medal tally, followed by Russia and China, with Australia in fourth place overall.

• Several countries won their first gold medal in their Olympic history, while others won their first-ever Olympic medal.

• The 2000 Games received universal acclaim for the organization, volunteers, sportsmanship, and Australian public.

• The opening ceremony featured a tribute to Australian pastoral heritage and the importance of the stock horse in Australia's heritage.

• The ceremony also celebrated the indigenous occupation of the land, the coming of the First Fleet, and the continued immigration from many nations.

• The Olympic Flame was lit by Cathy Freeman, an Aboriginal woman, notable given the history of human rights abuses against Aboriginal people in Australia.

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

• Canadian Simon Whitfield won the inaugural men's triathlon event, while Brigitte McMahon won the women's race.

• The Games featured several new world records, including those set by Ian Thorpe, Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel, Tom Dolan, and Inge de Bruijn.Summary of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney

• The Women's Gymnastics All-Around had improperly installed equipment, causing athletes to suffer damning scores and injuries.

• Steve Redgrave became a member of the select group who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics.

• The swimming 4 x 100-metre medley relay of the United States became the first women's relay under 4-minutes, setting a world record.

• Rulon Gardner became the first person to defeat Alexander Karelin of Russia in international competition.

• Cathy Freeman won the 400-meter final in front of a record-breaking crowd of 112,524, becoming the first competitor in Olympic Games history to light the Olympic Flame and then win a Gold Medal.

• Cameroon won a historic gold medal over Spain in the Men's Olympic Football Final.

• The last event of the games was the Men's Marathon, contested on a course that started in North Sydney, and was won by Ethiopian Gezahegne Abera.

• The closing ceremony featured Christine Anu performing her version of the Warumpi Band's song "My Island Home."

• The 2000 Summer Olympic programme featured 300 events in the following 28 sports.

• A total of 750 gold, 750 silver, and 780 bronze medals were minted for the Games.

• The International Olympic Committee awarded Sydney and its inhabitants with the "Pierre de Coubertin Trophy."

• The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards were held annually to recognize achievements in live entertainment from 1975 to 2016.