Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Barbados
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, Australia
.
The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
Athletics
Men's 100 m
Men's 200 m
Men's 400 m
Men's 800 m
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Men's 4x100 m
Women's 100 m
Women's 200 m
Women's 400 m
Women's 400 m Hurdles
Women's 4x400 m
Boxing
Men's 81 kg
Sailing
Men's Mistral
Swimming
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
Bronze
- Obadele ThompsonObadele ThompsonObadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
, Men's 100 m
AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
Men's 100 m
- Obadele ThompsonObadele ThompsonObadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...
- Round 1 – 10.23
- Round 2 – 10.04
- Semifinal – 10.15
- Final – 10.04 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 200 m
- Obadele ThompsonObadele ThompsonObadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...
- Round 1 – 20.69
- Round 2 – 20.16
- Semifinal – 20.21
- Final – 20.2 (→ 4th place)
Men's 400 m
- Fabian Rollins
- Round 1 – 46.85 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 m
- Milton O. Browne
- Round 1 – 01:47.63 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Victor HoustonVictor Houston (athlete)Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and...
- Round 1 – 14.06 (→ did not advance)
- Gabriel Burnett
- Round 1 – 14.23 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Victor HoustonVictor Houston (athlete)Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and...
- Round 1 – 51.51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 m
- Gabriel Burnett, Victor HoustonVictor Houston (athlete)Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and...
, Wilan Louis, Fabian Rollins - Round 1 – 40.38 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m
- Joanne DurantJoanne DurantJoanne Durant is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1999 Pan American Games, alongside Melissa Straker, Andrea Blackett, and...
- Round 1 – 11.82 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m
- Joanne DurantJoanne DurantJoanne Durant is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1999 Pan American Games, alongside Melissa Straker, Andrea Blackett, and...
- Round 1 – 23.90 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m
- Tanya OxleyTanya OxleyTanya Oxley is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
- Round 1 – 54.22 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Andrea BlackettAndrea BlackettAndrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...
- Round 1 – 56.31
- Semifinal – 55.30 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4x400 m
- Andrea BlackettAndrea BlackettAndrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...
, Tanya OxleyTanya OxleyTanya Oxley is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
, Melissa Straker-TaylorMelissa StrakerMelissa Straker-Taylor is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1999 Pan American Games, alongside Joanne Durant, Andrea Blackett, and...
, Sherlene Williams - Round 1 – 03:30.83 (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe 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 81 kg
- Shawn Terry CoxShawn Terry CoxShawn Terry Cox is a boxer from Barbados best known for participating in the 2000 Olympics and for winning gold 2002 and silver at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games at light heavyweight.-Amateur career:...
- Round 1 – Lost to John DoviJohn DoviJohn Dovi is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.-Career:He was 7 times French light-heavy champ from 1999 to 2005....
of France (→ did not advance)
- Round 1 – Lost to John Dovi
SailingSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/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....
Men's Mistral
- Oneal Ricardo Marshall
- Race 1 – (37) DNF
- Race 2 – 32
- Race 3 – 32
- Race 4 – (34)
- Race 5 – 31
- Race 6 – 34
- Race 7 – 42
- Race 8 – 31
- Race 9 – 31
- Race 10 – 31
- Race 11 – 33
- Final – 287 (→ 34th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt 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 200 m Freestyle
- Damien Alleyne
- Heat – 01:52.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Damien Alleyne
- Heat – 03:58.12 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Nicholas NecklesNicholas NecklesNicholas Alfred Neckles is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics...
- Heat – 01:00.19 (→ did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Leah Martindale
- Heat – 26.05 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Leah Martindale
- Heat – 57.21 (→ did not advance)