Spain at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeESP
NOCSpanish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors321 (216 men and 105 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearer Manuel Estiarte
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
11
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 321 competitors, 216 men and 105 women, took part in 165 events in 27 sports.[1]

Medalists

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Spain again sent only one archer to the Olympics. She was defeated by one point in the first round, despite being tied for the 10th highest score in the round.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Almudena Gallardo Women's individual 625 36  Karaseva (BLR)
L 162-163 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's competition

Men's 100 m

  • Round 1 – 10.36
  • Round 2 – 10.53 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m

  • Round 1 – 20.95
  • Round 2 – 20.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m

  • Round 1 – 45.53
  • Round 2 – 45.54 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 m

  • Round 1 – 01:48.11 (→ did not advance)
  • Round 1 – 01:48.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500 m

  • Round 1 – 03:38.54
  • Semifinal – 03:38.41
  • Final – 03:37.27 (→ 7th place)
  • Round 1 – 03:38.66
  • Semifinal – 03:45.46 (→ did not advance)
  • Round 1 – 03:40.60
  • Semifinal – 03:38.37
  • Final – 03:38.91 (→ 8th place)

Men's 5.000 m

  • Round 1 – 14:11.65 (→ did not advance)
  • Round 1 – 13:34.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 m

  • Round 1 – 27:51.40
  • Final – 28:50.31 (→ 18th place)
  • Round 1 – 28:09.76
  • Final – DNF
  • Round 1 – 29:10.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m hurdles

  • Round 1 – 51.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m

  • Round 1 – 03:06.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 m steeplechase

  • Round 1 – 08:24.04
  • Final – 08:22.75 (→ 5th place)
  • Round 1 – 08:24.97
  • Final – 08:23.00 (→ 6th place)
  • Round 1 – 08:40.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's shot put

  • Qualifying – 19.94
  • Final – 20.55 (→ 6th place)

Men's discus

  • Qualifying – 61.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's long jump

  • Qualifying – 7.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's triple jump

  • Qualifying – NM (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km walk

  • Final – 1:21:01 (→ 7th place)
  • Final – 1:24:36 (→ 20th place)
  • Final – 0:01:28 (→ 35th place)

Men's 50 km walk

  • Final – 3:46:01 (→ 4th place)
  • Final – 3:49:31 (→ 12th place)
  • Final – 3:59:50 (→ 24th place)

Men's marathon

  • Final – 2:13:06 (→ 6th place)
  • Final – 2:21:18 (→ 42nd place)
  • Final – 2:24:04 (→ 53rd place)

Men's decathlon

  • 100 m – 11.42
  • Long jump – 6.32
  • Shot put – DNS

Women's competition

Women's 400 m

  • Round 1 – 52.36
  • Round 2 – 52.63 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 m

  • Round 1 – 01:59.60
  • Semifinal – 02:03.27 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1.500 m

  • Round 1 – 04:11.46
  • Semifinal – 04:10.92 (→ did not advance)
  • Round 1 – 04:22.82 (→ did not advance)

Women's 5.000 m

  • Round 1 – 15:45.07 (→ did not advance)
  • Round 1 – 15:31.94 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 m

  • Round 1 – 33:36.44 (→ did not advance)
  • Round 1 – 34:05.44 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m

  • Round 1 – 03:32.45 (→ did not advance)

Women's shot put

  • Qualifying – 16.30 (→ did not advance)

Women's discus

  • Qualifying – 54.19 (→ did not advance)

Women's javelin throw

  • Qualifying – 55.52 (→ did not advance)

Women's long jump

  • Qualifying – NM (→ did not advance)

Women's triple jump

  • Qualifying – 13.76 (→ did not advance)

Women's high jump

  • Qualifying – 1.89 (did not advance)

Women's pole vault

  • Qualifying – 4.25 (did not advance)

Women's 20 km walk

  • Final – 1:30:23 (→ Bronze medal)
  • Final – 1:35:06 (→ 20th place)
  • Final – 1:36:35 (→ 27th place)

Women's marathon

  • Final – 2:36:45 (→ 30th place)
  • Final – 2:38:28 (→ 33rd place)
  • Final – 2:45:40 (→ 39th place)

Women's heptathlon

  • 100 m hurdles – 14.20
  • High jump – 1.66
  • Shot put – 12.70
  • 200 m – 26.25
  • Long jump – NM
  • Javelin throw – DNS

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

  • Defeated Angola (64-45)
  • Lost to Russia (63-71)
  • Lost to Canada (77-91)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (65-78)
  • Lost to Australia (80-91)
  • 9th-10th place: defeated China (84-64) → 9th place

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Flatwater

Men's competition

Men's kayak singles 500 m

  • Qualifying heat – 01:40.761
  • Semifinal – 01:41.168
  • Final – 02:03.889 (→ 6th place)

Men's kayak singles 1.000 m

  • Qualifying heat – 03:36.591
  • Semifinal – 03:40.263
  • Final – 03:39.965 (→ 9th place)

Men's canoe singles 500 m

  • Qualifying heat – 01:53.862
  • Semifinal – 01:54.765 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe singles 1.000 m

  • Qualifying heat – 04:04.528
  • Semifinal – 04:04.042 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe doubles 500 m

  • Qualifying heat – 01:44.973
  • Semifinal – 01:45.677
  • Final – 01:56.600 (→ 4th place)

Men's canoe doubles 1.000 m

  • Qualifying heat – 03:37.697
  • Semifinal – bye
  • Final – 03:54.053 (→ 9th place)

Women's competition

Women's kayak singles 500 m

  • Qualifying heat – 01:59.153
  • Semifinal – 01:58.932 (→ did not advance)

Women's kayak doubles 500 m

  • Qualifying heat – 01:45.527
  • Semifinal – 01:45.144
  • Final – 02:04.208 (→ 7th place)

Women's kayak fours 500 m

  • Qualifying heat – 01:35.298
  • Semifinal – bye
  • Final – 01:38.654 (→ 8th place)

Slalom

Men's competition

Men's kayak singles

  • Qualifying – 267.75 (→ did not advance)
  • Qualifying – 275.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe singles

  • Qualifying – 362.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe doubles

  • Qualifying – 344.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's competition

Women's kayak singles

  • Qualifying – 311.17
  • Final – 276.55 (→ 14th place)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cross-country mountain bike

Men's competition

  • Final – 2:11:42.91 (→ 4th place)
  • Final – 2:15:56.99 (→ 15th place)

Women's competition

  • Final – 1:49:57.39 (→ Bronze medal)
  • Final – 1:58:59.37 (→ 14th place)

Road cycling

Men's individual time trial

  • Final – 0:58:31 (→ 4th place)
  • Final – 0:59:03 (→ 8th place)

Men's road race

  • Final – 5:30:46 (→ 17th place)
  • Final – 5:30:46 (→ 60th place)
  • Final – DNF (→ no ranking)
  • Final – DNF (→ no ranking)
  • Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

Women's individual time trial

  • Final – 0:43:06 (→ 5th place)
  • Final – 0:44:37.36 (→ 18th place)

Women's road race

  • Final – 3:06:31 (→ 14th place)
  • Final – 3:10:33 (→ 33rd place)
  • Final – 3:28:29 (→ 48th place)

Track cycling

Men's sprint

Men's individual pursuit

Men's 1 km time trial

Men's point race

Men's keirin

Men's Olympic sprint

Men's team pursuit

Men's Madison

Women's point pace

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 3 metre springboard

  • Preliminary – 377.55
  • Semifinal – 201.06 – 578.61 (17th place, did not advance)

Men's 3 metre springboard

  • Preliminary – 318.72 (33rd place, did not advance)

Men's 10 metre platform

  • Preliminary – 300.9 (36th place, did not advance)

Women's 10 metre platform

  • Preliminary – 271.41 (27th place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

  • Preliminary – 283.41
  • Semifinal – 163.11 – 446.52 (14th place, did not advance)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Four male fencers represented Spain in 2000.

Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Football

Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Group play
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea 0–3 Spain
Report Velamazán 10'
José Mari 26'
Xavi 37'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 14,060
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Spain 1–3 Chile
Lacruz 54' Report Olarra 24'
Navia 41', 90'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 58,061
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Spain 2–0 Morocco
José Mari 33'
Gabri 90'		 Report
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 24,623
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Quarter-finals
Italy 0–1 Spain
Report Gabri 86'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 38,134
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Semi-finals
Spain 3–1 United States
Tamudo 16'
Angulo 25'
José Mari 87'		 Report Vagenas 42' (pen.)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 39,800
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Gold medal match
2000 Summer Olympics Football Final
Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Xavi 2'
Gabri 45+2'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Amaya 53' (o.g.)
Eto'o 58'
Penalties
Xavi soccer ball with check mark
Capdevila soccer ball with check mark
Amaya soccer ball with red X
Albelda soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark M'Boma
soccer ball with check mark Eto'o
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with check mark Lauren
soccer ball with check mark Womé
Olympic Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 104,098[2]
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Team details
Spain
Cameroon

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Artistic
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PM R V PB HB
Alejandro Barrenechea All-around      8.162 8.612 9.575 9.237 9.587 9.237 54.410 34
Víctor Cano 9.087 9.650 9.462 8.825 8.875 9.662 55.561 31
Omar Cortes 8.112 9.675 9.550 9.325 9.537 9.650 55.849 26
Gervasio Deferr Vault — 9.712 — 9.712 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women

Artistic
Team
Individual events
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Laura Martinez All-around      9.518 9.612 9.062 9.637 37.829 12
Vault 9.612 — 9.612 5
Sara Moro All-around 9.318 9.637 8.725 9.650 37.330 21
Esther Moya All-around 9.631 9.550 9.187 9.712 38.080 9
Floor — 9.700 9.700 4
Vault 9.612 — 9.612 4

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

  • 9th-12th place: Spain — Malaysia 1-0
  • 9th-10th place: Spain — Canada 3-0 → Ninth place

Women's team competition

  • Spain — South Korea 0-0
  • Spain — Australia 1-1
  • Spain — Argentina 1-1
  • Spain — Great Britain 0-2
  • Spain — Netherlands 0-2 → Fourth place

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mauricio Monteserín
Jaime Ríos 		Men's double sculls 6:42.69 6 R 6:46.50 5 FC BYE 6:40.17 16
Juan Zunzunegui
Rubén Álvarez 		Men's lightweight double sculls 6:34.89 2 R 6:39.20 1 Q 6:39.49 6 FB 6:31.49 9

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Spain competed in nine events in the Sailing competition at the Sydney Olympics. In seven of the events, they finished in the top 10 but were unable to win a medal. This was the first time since 1972 that Spain failed to win an Olympic medal in sailing.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Jorge Maciel Mistral One Design 16 17 25 8 25 22 20 20 DNF 15 19 162.0 22
Gustavo Martínez
Kiko Sánchez 		470 17 11 15 9 18 3 12 2 8 4 21 76.0 10
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
María del Carmen Vaz Mistral One Design 4 5 14 9 19 11 8 9 6 14 6 72.0 8
Neus Garriga Europe 10 2 11 13 5 1 17 3 11 5 OCS 61.0 4
Natalia Via Dufresne
Sandra Azon 		470 14 18 5 2 19 3 11 2 4 9 5 55.0 6
Open
Fleet racing
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Luis Martínez Laser 3 23 16 8 44 23 5 3 16 13 10 — 97.0 11
Santiago López-Vázquez
Javier de la Plaza 		49er 1 8 11 8 4 3 1 11 11 OCS 5 1 1 12 10 4 79.0 4
Fernando León Boissier
José Luis Ballester 		Tornado 7 9 9 14 6 12 9 3 9 4 2 — 58.0 9
José van der Ploeg
Rafael Trujillo 		Star 2 4 DSQ 3 11 7 4 10 3 11 OCS — 55.0 8
Match racing
Athlete Event Qualification races Total Rank Round robin Rank Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5
Manuel Doreste
Domingo Manrique
Juan Luis Wood 		Soling 15 12 16 15 8 6 58.0 16 —

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Four Spanish shooters (two men and two women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jorge González 50 m rifle three positions 1150 33 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 593 19 Did not advance
10 m air rifle DNS Did not advance
Sergio Piñero Double trap 129 17 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Marina Pons 50 m rifle three positions 565 34 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 388 36 Did not advance
Maria Pilar Fernandez 10 m air pistol 379 16 Did not advance
25 m pistol 575 20 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 22.96 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 50.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 15:14.37 (→ did not advance)
  • Preliminary heat – 15:32.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m butterfly

  • Preliminary heat – 02:00.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m backstroke

  • Preliminary heat – 55.8
  • Semifinal – 56.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m backstroke

  • Preliminary heat – 02:03.45 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m individual medley

  • Preliminary heat – 02:02.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m individual medley

  • Preliminary heat – 04:21.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 03:22.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

  • Preliminary heat – 03:42.76 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 25.96 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 02:03.37 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m freestyle

  • Preliminary heat – 04:17.55 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m butterfly

  • Preliminary heat – 01:01.47 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m butterfly

  • Preliminary heat – 02:10.96
  • Semifinal – 02:10.24 (→ did not advance)
  • Preliminary heat – 02:14.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m breaststroke

  • Preliminary heat – DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m backstroke

  • Preliminary heat – 01:01.97
  • Semifinal – 01:01.41
  • Final – 01:00.89 (→ Bronze medal)

Women's 200m backstroke

  • Preliminary heat – 02:11.60
  • Semifinal – 02:11.93
  • Final – 02:12.75 (→ 6th place)
  • Preliminary heat – 02:14.78
  • Semifinal – 02:15.11 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m individual medley

  • Preliminary heat – 04:47.50 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

  • Preliminary heat – 08:13.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

  • Preliminary heat – 04:15.54 (→ did not advance)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Duet

  • Technical routine – 32.9
  • Free routine – 61.62
  • Final – 94.52 (8th place)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Three of Spain's four triathletes finished the inaugural Olympic triathlon. Ivan Rana was the only one to place in the top eight, with a fifth-place finish in the men's event.

Women's competition:

Men's competition:

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

Preliminary round (Group A)

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000 415 331 1.254 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 9 12 5 2.400 417 360 1.158
3  Cuba 5 3 2 8 9 7 1.286 383 335 1.143
4  Australia 5 2 3 7 6 10 0.600 327 374 0.874
5  Spain 5 1 4 6 7 12 0.583 404 444 0.910
6  Egypt 5 0 5 5 1 15 0.067 309 411 0.752
Source: [citation needed]

Team roster

Head coach: Raúl Lozano

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 5 4 1 0 51 28 +23 9 Quarter Finals
2  Italy 5 4 1 0 43 32 +11 9
3  Spain 5 2 1 2 32 34 −2 5
4  Australia (H) 5 1 2 2 38 36 +2 4
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 1 3 41 46 −5 3
6  Slovakia 5 0 0 5 30 59 −29 0
Source: LA84
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Jon Tecedor + 105 kg 170.0 175.0 180.0 210.0 215.0 220.0 395.0 13


Women

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Josefa Pérez – 63 kg 80.0 82.5 85.0 95.0 100.0 102.5 187.5 7
Mónica Carrio – 75 kg 92.5 95.0 95.0 110.0 110.0 115.0 205.0 9

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Spain at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ Higham 2012, p. 99.

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