Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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...

.
After getting the best results ever in 1996

Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.- Gold:* Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva — Volleyball, Women's Beach Volleyball* Marcelo Ferreira and Torben Grael — Sailing, Men's Star class...

, with fifteen medals, including three golds, the Brazilian athletes were disappointing in 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...

, winning twelve medals, but no golds.

Medalists

Men's competition

Men's 100m

• Vicente Lima
  1. Round 1 – 10.31
  2. Round 2 – 10.28 (→ did not advance)
• Cláudio Roberto
  1. Round 1 – 10.31
  2. Round 2 – 10.47 (→ did not advance)
• Raphael Oliveira
  1. Round 1 – 10.44 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Claudinei da Silva
  Claudinei da Silva
  Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 20.7
  2. Round 2 – 20.24
  3. Semifinal – 20.3
  4. Final – 20.28 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200m

• André Domingos
  1. Round 1 – 20.95 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Sanderlei Claro Parrela
  1. Round 1 – 45.55
  2. Round 2 – 45.55
  3. Semifinal – 45.17
  4. Final – 45.01 (→ 4th place)

Men's 800m

• Osmar dos Santos
  Osmar dos Santos
  Osmar Barbosa dos Santos is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 800 metres. He started competing internationally around year 2000, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships....
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 01:47.05
  2. Semifinal – 01:47.68 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500m

• Hudson de Souza
  Hudson de Souza
  Hudson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 1500 metres. He has broken a number of South American records in middle-distance events....
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 03:39.70
  2. Semifinal – 03:41.00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Márcio Simão de Souza
  1. Round 1 – 13.7
  2. Round 2 – 13.71 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Eronilde de Araújo
  Eronilde de Araújo
  Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  1. Round 1 – 50.06
  2. Semifinal – 48.76
  3. Final – 48.34 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x100m

• Claudinei da Silva
  Claudinei da Silva
  Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....
  
  , Vicente Lima, Edson Ribeiro
  Édson Ribeiro
  Édson Luciano Ribeiro is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....
  
  , André Domingos, Claudio Sousa
  1. Round 1 – 38.32
  2. Semifinal – 38.27
  3. Final – 37.9 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Long Jump

• Nelson Carlos Ferreira
  1. Qualifying – 7.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Vanderlei de Lima
  Vanderlei de Lima
  Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a former long-distance runner who specialised in marathons. He received international renown after a spectator, a laicized Irish priest, attacked him at the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon while he was leading the race at 35 km...
  
  
  1. Final – 2:37:08 (→ 75th place)
• Éder Fialho
  Éder Fialho
  Éder Moreno Fialho is a long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia). He won the bronze medal in the same event, a year earlier at the 1999 Pan American Games...
  
  
  1. Final – DNF
• Osmiro Silva
  Osmiro Silva
  Osmiro de Souza Silva is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1992 and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the 1991 edition of the Marrakesh Marathon....
  
  
  1. Final – DNF

Women's Competition

Women's Javelin Throw

• Sueli dos Santos
  Sueli dos Santos
  Sueli Pereira dos Santos is a retired female javelin thrower from Brazil. She set her personal best on May 6, 2000 in Bogotá.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 56.27 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Maurren Higa Maggi
  1. Qualifying – 6.35 (→ did not advance)
• Luciana Santos
  1. Qualifying – NM (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

• Luciana Santos
  1. Qualifying – 13.48 (→ did not advance)

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• Defeated Slovakia (76-60)
• Lost to Australia (70-81)
• Defeated Senegal (82-48)
• Lost to France (70-73)
• Lost to Canada (60-61)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Russia (68-67)
• Semi Finals
• Lost to Australia (52-64)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated South Korea (84-73) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Adriana Aparecida dos Santos
• Adrianinha
• Alessandra Santos de Oliveira
• Cíntia Tuiú
• Claudinha
• Helen Cristina Santos Luz
• Zaine
• Janeth dos Santos Arcain
• Kelly da Silva Santos
• Lílian Cristina Lopes Gonçalves
• Marta de Souza Sobral
• Silvinha
  Silvinha
  Silvia Andrea Santos Luz nicknamed Silvinha is a Brazilian women's basketball player. She represented her country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 , and won a silver and a bronze medal with the Brazil women's national basketball team.-References:...
  
  

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 Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• José Albuquerque
  José Albuquerque
  José Anastácio de Albuquerque is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country in the flyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round by Ukraine's Valeriy Sydorenko.-References:*...
  
  
  • Round 1 – Lost to Valeriy Sydorenko
    Valeriy Sydorenko
    Valeriy Petrovych Sydorenko is a retired male boxer from Ukraine, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
    
     of Ukraine (did not advance)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Valdemir Pereira
  Valdemir Pereira
  Valdemir dos Santos Pereira is a Brazilian boxer in the Featherweight division. -Amateur career:...
  
  
  • Round 1 – Defeated James Swan of Australia
  • Round 2 – Lost to Ramazan Palyani of Turkey (→ did not advance)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Agnaldo Nunes
  Agnaldo Nunes
  Agnaldo Nunes Magalhães is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country twice in the lightweight division at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-Reference:*...
  
  
  • Round 1 – Lost to Michael Katsidis
    Michael Katsidis
    Michael Alan Katsidis is an Australian professional boxer of Greek descent. He is a former two-time WBO interim lightweight titleholder whose crowd-pleasing, all-action fighting style has often drawn comparisons with the late Arturo Gatti.-Amateur career:In an amateur career which began at the...
    
     of Australia (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Kelson Santos
  • Round 1 – Defeated Ghulam Shabbir of Pakistan
  • Round 2 – Lost to Mahamadkadyz Abdullaev of Uzbekistan (→ did not advance)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Cleiton Conceição
  Cleiton Conceição
  Cleiton Conceição is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country in the middleweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round by Jeff Lacy of the United States.-References:*...
  
  
  • Round 1 – Lost to Jeff Lacy
    Jeff Lacy
    Jeffrey Scott Lacy is an American boxer. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.-Amateur career:...
    
     of United States (→ did not advance)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Laudelino Barros
  Laudelino Barros
  Laudelino José "Lino" de Barros is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country in the light heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the first round by Australia's Danny Green...
  
  
  • Round 1 – Lost to Danny Green
    Danny Green
    Daniel "Danny" Green is an Australian professional boxer and the former IBO cruiserweight champion.- Amateur boxing career and the Olympics :...
    
     of Australia (→ did not advance)

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500m

• Roger Caumo
  Roger Caumo
  Roger Caumo is a Brazilian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying Heat – 01:49.955 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

• Roger Caumo
  Roger Caumo
  Roger Caumo is a Brazilian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying Heat – 03:52.082 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Doubles 500m

• Sebastian Cuattrin
  Sebastián Cuattrin
  Sebastián Cuattrin is a Brazilian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...
  
  , Carlos Augusto Campos
  1. Qualifying Heat – 01:35.662
  2. Semifinal – 01:34.868 (did not advance)

Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m

• Carlos Augusto Campos, Sebastian Cuattrin
  Sebastián Cuattrin
  Sebastián Cuattrin is a Brazilian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying Heat – 03:21.228
  2. Semifinal – 03:22.496 (did not advance)

Men's competition

Men's Canoe Singles

• Cassio Petry
  Cássio Petry
  Cássio Petry is a Brazilian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...
  
  
  1. Qualifying – 293.72 (did not advance)

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Renato Seabra
  1. Final – DNF

Road Cycling

Men's Road Race

• Murilo Fischer
  Murilo Fischer
  Murilo Antonio Fischer is a Brazilian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Prior to moving to Garmin, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before moving to UCI Professional Continental team...
  
  
• Final — 5:52:47 (→ 89th place)

Women's Road Race

• Claudia Saintagne
• Final — 3:24:19 (→ 44th place)
• Janildes Silva
• Final — 3:35:12 (→ 49th place)

Men's Competition

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Cassius Duran Cassius Duran Cassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...	3 m springboard Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard The men's 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.The competition was split into three phases:...	382.08	14	216.06	14	did not advance
	10 m platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform The men's 10 metre platform was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.The competition was split into three phases:...	331.86	28	did not advance

Women's Competition

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Juliana Veloso Juliana Veloso Juliana Rodrigues Veloso is a female diver from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000. She claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...	3 m springboard Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard The women's 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.The competition was split into three phases:...	220.62	35	did not advance
	10 m platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform The women's 10 metre platform was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.The competition was split into three phases:...	266.04	19	did not advance

Men's Team Competition

• Group D
• Brazil – Slovakia 3-1
• Brazil – South Africa 1-3
• Brazil – Japan 1-0
• Quarter Finals
• Brazil – Cameroon 1-2 [asdet]
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Helton
  Helton da Silva Arruda
  Helton da Silva Arruda , simply Helton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a goalkeeper.-Vasco:...
  
  
• ( 2.) Baiano
  Dermival Almeida Lima
  Dermival Almeida Lima nickname Baiano is a Brazilian right back.-Career:He left Russia on 18 April 2007, for Náutico, but left for Santos on 1 August 2007, signed a deal until the end of 2007....
  
  
• ( 3.) Fábio Bilica
  Fábio Bilica
  Fábio Alves da Silva , commonly known as Bilica, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Fenerbahçe.-Club career:...
  
  
• ( 4.) Álvaro
  Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino
  Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino, simply Álvaro , is a professional Brazilian footballer who plays for Vila Nova Futebol Clube....
  
  
• ( 5.) Marcos Paulo
  Marcos Paulo Alves
  Marcos Paulo Alves is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Fortaleza Esporte Clube and had represented Brazil national football team.-Career:...
  
  
• ( 6.) Fábio Aurélio
  Fábio Aurélio
  Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liverpool of the Premier League, having previously played for São Paulo and Valencia. He plays as either a left back or left winger and has represented Brazil at Under-17 and Under-20 levels and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
  
  
• ( 7.) Ronaldinho
  Ronaldinho
  Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
  
  
• ( 8.) Fabiano Pereira
  Fabiano Pereira
  Fabiano Pereira da Costa is an association football player who played midfielder plays for Avaí.- Career :...
  
  
• ( 9.) Edu
  Luís Eduardo Schmidt
  Luís Eduardo Schmidt, aka Edu , is a Brazilian footballer.A versatile midfielder and forward, he played most of his professional career in Spain - helping both Celta and Betis to their first-ever UEFA Champions League participation, amassing La Liga totals of 253 matches and 63 goals in nine years...
  
  
• (10.) Alex
  Alexsandro de Souza
  Alexsandro de Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.He is a former captain of the Brazilian national team, he has also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil and Parma in Serie A.-In Brazil:Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a...
  
  
• (11.) Geovanni
• (12.) Roger
  Roger Galera Flores
  Roger Galera Flores or simply Roger , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.-Career:...
  
  
• (13.) André Luís
• (14.) Lúcio
• (15.) Mozart
  Mozart Santos Batista Júnior
  Mozart Santos Batista Júnior, usually known simply as Mozart is an association footballer. He can play both defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder positions and currently is playing for Livorno in Italy.He is a midfield maestro and pulls the strings from a deep position...
  
  
• (16.) Athirson
  Athirson Mazzoli e Oliveira
  Athirson Mazolli e Oliveira, or simply Athirson is a Brazilian footballer who plays as left back.-Position:Usually a left back, Athirson could also play on the left wing and as an attacking midfielder. He was useful there because of his attacking skills.-Club career:He was born in Rio de Janeiro...
  
  
• (17.) Lucas
  Lucas Severino
  Lucas Severino is a former Brazilian U-23 international football striker. He played for the Brazilian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. In 2000, he moved to French side Stade Rennais FC with the transfer fee of 21 million euros. In 2004, after an unsuccessful period in...
  
  
• (18.) Fábio Costa
  Fábio Costa
  Fábio Costa is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Clube Atlético Mineiro reserves on loan from Santos....
  
  
• (19.) Flávio
  Flávio Pinto de Souza
  Flávio Pinto de Souza or simply Flávio , is a Brazilian football player.-Honours:*Rio de Janeiro State League: 2000*Brazilian League: 2004*Santa Catarina State League: 2006-External links:**...
  
  
• (20.) Alexandre
• (21.) Leandro
• (22.) Júlio César
  Júlio César Soares Espíndola
  Júlio César Soares de Espíndola , commonly known as simply Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Group E
• Brazil – Sweden 2-0
• Brazil – Germany 1-2
• Brazil – Australia 2-1
• Semi Finals
• Brazil – United States 0-1
• Team Roster
• Maycon
• Andréia Suntaque
• Daniela Alves
• Pretinha
• Elissandra Cavalcante
• Kátia Cilene Teixeira
• Juliana Ribeiro Cabral
• Cidinha
• Maravilha
• Miraildes Maciel Mota
  Miraildes Maciel Mota
  Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...
  
  
• Mônica Angélica de Paula
  Mônica Angélica de Paula
  Mônica Angélica de Paula, or simply Mônica is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's Botucatu FC. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Mônica only began playing soccer in 1999...
  
  
• Raquel de Souza
• Rosana dos Santos
• Roseli de Belo
• Simone Gomes
• Sissi
  Sissi (footballer)
  Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...
  
  
• Suzana Ferreira
• Tânia Maria Pereira

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....

Nine men and three women competed in the in eight events in the Sailing competition in Sydney.

Men's Mistral

• Ricardo Santos
  Ricardo Santos
  Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....
  
  
  1. Race 1 – 5
  2. Race 2 – 10
  3. Race 3 – 21
  4. Race 4 – 12
  5. Race 5 – 22
  6. Race 6 – 4
  7. Race 7 – 8
  8. Race 8 – 14
  9. Race 9 – (37) OCS
  10. Race 10 – 21
  11. Race 11 – 26
  12. Final – 117 (15th place)

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• Christoph Bergmann
  1. Race 1 – 10
  2. Race 2 – 8
  3. Race 3 – 3
  4. Race 4 – (21)
  5. Race 5 – 11
  6. Race 6 – 13
  7. Race 7 – 9
  8. Race 8 – 2
  9. Race 9 – 18
  10. Race 10 – (20)
  11. Race 11 – 10
  12. Final – 84 (11th place)

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Andre Fonseca and Alexandre Paradeda
  1. Race 1 – 14
  2. Race 2 – (24)
  3. Race 3 – 11
  4. Race 4 – 21
  5. Race 5 – 15
  6. Race 6 – 20
  7. Race 7 – (27)
  8. Race 8 – 24
  9. Race 9 – 22
  10. Race 10 – 21
  11. Race 11 – 23
  12. Final – 171 (26th place)

Men's Laser

• Robert Scheidt
  Robert Scheidt
  Robert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals and two silver medals from four Olympic Games...
  
  
  1. Race 1 – 1
  2. Race 2 – 2
  3. Race 3 – (22)
  4. Race 4 – 1
  5. Race 5 – 12
  6. Race 6 – 1
  7. Race 7 – 20
  8. Race 8 – 5
  9. Race 9 – 1
  10. Race 10 – 1
  11. Race 11 – (44) DSQ
  12. Final – 44 (Silver medal)

Men's Tornado

• Henrique Pellicano and Mauricio Santa Cruz
  1. Race 1 – (17) OCS
  2. Race 2 – 7
  3. Race 3 – 6
  4. Race 4 – 9
  5. Race 5 – 16
  6. Race 6 – 13
  7. Race 7 – (17) OCS
  8. Race 8 – 5
  9. Race 9 – 6
  10. Race 10 – 5
  11. Race 11 – 11
  12. Final – 78 (11th place)

Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

• Marcelo Ferreira
  Marcelo Ferreira
  Marcelo Ferreira is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael...
  
   and Torben Grael
  Torben Grael
  Torben Schmidt Grael is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at five years old on the sailboat Aileen, of the extinct 6 meter class, which was the boat used by the silver medal winning...
  
  
  1. Race 1 – 3
  2. Race 2 – (13)
  3. Race 3 – 1
  4. Race 4 – 2
  5. Race 5 – 1
  6. Race 6 – 6
  7. Race 7 – 7
  8. Race 8 – 4
  9. Race 9 – 12
  10. Race 10 – 3
  11. Race 11 – (17) OCS
  12. Final – 39 (Bronze medal)

Women's Mistral

• Christina Forte
  1. Race 1 – 24
  2. Race 2 – 22
  3. Race 3 – (27)
  4. Race 4 – 26
  5. Race 5 – 24
  6. Race 6 – (30) OCS
  7. Race 7 – 26
  8. Race 8 – 25
  9. Race 9 – 24
  10. Race 10 – 25
  11. Race 11 – 27
  12. Final – 223 (26th place)

Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Maria Krahe and Fernanda Oliveira
  Fernanda Oliveira
  Fernanda Oliveira is a Brazilian sailor. She won a bronze medal in 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Oliveira also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and 2004 Olympics in Athina.- References :...
  
  
  1. Race 1 – 16
  2. Race 2 – 17
  3. Race 3 – 14
  4. Race 4 – 14
  5. Race 5 – 13
  6. Race 6 – (20) DSQ
  7. Race 7 – 17
  8. Race 8 – 15
  9. Race 9 – (20) OCS
  10. Race 10 – 19
  11. Race 11 – 18
  12. Final – 143 (19th place)

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 50m Freestyle

• Fernando Scherer
  Fernando Scherer
  Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 22.88 (did not advance)
• Edvaldo Valério
  Edvaldo Valério
  Edvaldo Valério Silva Filho is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 22.96 (did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Fernando Scherer
  Fernando Scherer
  Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – DNS (did not advance)
• Gustavo Borges
  Gustavo Borges
  Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 49.76
  2. Semi-final – 49.93 (did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Rodrigo Castro
  Rodrigo Castro
  Rodrigo Rocha Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He twice won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games: in 1999 and 2003.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 1:53.65 (did not advance)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Luiz Lima
  Luiz Lima
  Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1997 Universiade.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:53.87 (did not advance)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Luiz Lima
  Luiz Lima
  Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1997 Universiade.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 15:23.15 (did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Eduardo Fischer
  Eduardo Fischer
  Eduardo Aquiles Fischer is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at the 2002 Short Course Worlds....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 01:03.72 (did not advance)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Alexandre Massura
  Alexandre Massura
  Alexandre Massura Neto is a retired male freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 55.58
  2. Semi-final – 56.07 (did not advance)
• Rogério Romero
  Rogério Romero
  Rogério Aoki Romero is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold medal in the 200 m Backstroke at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 56.44 (did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Rogério Romero
  Rogério Romero
  Rogério Aoki Romero is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold medal in the 200 m Backstroke at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:00.48
  2. Semi-final – 01:59.69
  3. Final – 01:59.27 (7th place)
• Leonardo Costa
  Leonardo Costa
  Leonardo Jorge Costa is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 02:01.08
  2. Semi-final – 02:02.26 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle

• Fernando Scherer
  Fernando Scherer
  Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Edvaldo Valério
  Edvaldo Valério
  Edvaldo Valério Silva Filho is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Carlos Jayme
  Carlos Jayme
  Carlos Alberto Borges Jayme is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. Jayme was freestyle specialist who was an Olympic bronze medalist.- International career :...
  
  , Gustavo Borges
  Gustavo Borges
  Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:19.29
  2. Final – 03:17.40 (Bronze medal)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle

• Edvaldo Valério
  Edvaldo Valério
  Edvaldo Valério Silva Filho is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Leonardo Costa
  Leonardo Costa
  Leonardo Jorge Costa is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
  
  , Luiz Lima
  Luiz Lima
  Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1997 Universiade.-References:*...
  
  , Rodrigo Castro
  Rodrigo Castro
  Rodrigo Rocha Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He twice won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4×200 m freestyle at the Pan American Games: in 1999 and 2003.-References:*...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 07:26.42 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Medley

• Alexandre Massura
  Alexandre Massura
  Alexandre Massura Neto is a retired male freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996...
  
  , Eduardo Fischer
  Eduardo Fischer
  Eduardo Aquiles Fischer is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at the 2002 Short Course Worlds....
  
  , Fernando Scherer
  Fernando Scherer
  Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Gustavo Borges
  Gustavo Borges
  Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 03:42.31 (did not advance)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Fabíola Molina
  Fabíola Molina
  Fabíola Pulga Molina is a butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 01:02.77 (did not advance)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Fabíola Molina
  Fabíola Molina
  Fabíola Pulga Molina is a butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics....
  
  
  1. Preliminary Heat – 01:03.68 (did not advance)

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:...

At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, Brazil was represented by three men and three women. Two of the Brazilian women did not finish, giving Brazil the distinction of being one of only two nations (along with Great Britain to have multiple competitors not finish the race.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Leandro Macedo
  Leandro Macedo
  Leandro Corrieri de Macedo is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon. He won the inaugural event at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata....
  
   – 1:49:50.69 (→ 14th place)
• Juraci Moreira
  Juraci Moreira
  Juraci Moreira is a triathlete from Brazil.Moreira competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took 22nd place with a total time of 1:50:44.79. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Moreira competed again. He fell to 41st in the ranking with a time of 2:02:35.99...
  
   – 1:50:44.79 (→ 22nd place)
• Armando Barcellos
  Armando Barcellos
  Armando Luís Barcellos da Silva is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon. Barcellos competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He ended up in thirty-ninth place, with a total time of 1:53:42.63.-References:*...
  
   – 1:53:42.63 (→ 39th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Sandra Soldan
  Sandra Soldan
  Sandra Soldan is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon.Soldan competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took eleventh place with a total time of 2:03:19.86. Four years later, Soldan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This time, she did not finish the...
  
   – 2:03:19.86 (→ 11th place)
• Mariana Ohata
  Mariana Ohata
  Mariana Ohata is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon.A former member of the Brazilian National Swim Team, Ohata competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
   – DNF (→ no ranking)
• Carla Moreno
  Carla Moreno
  Carla Moreno is an athlete from Brazil, who competes in triathlon. She won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada....
  
   – DNF (→ no ranking)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated Australia (3-0)
• Defeated Egypt (3-0)
• Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
• Defeated Spain (3-1)
• Defeated Cuba (3-0)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Argentina (1-3)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Defeated Cuba (3-2)
• 5th/6th place: Lost to Netherlands (0-3) → Sixth place
• Team Roster
• André Heller
  André Heller (volleyball)
  André Heller is a volleyball player from Brazil. A three-time Olympian , he played as a middle-blocker...
  
  
• Dante Amaral
  Dante Amaral
  Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring 2,01 m and 86 kg, he plays in the position of outside hitter.-Career:...
  
  
• Douglas Chiarotti
  Douglas Chiarotti
  Douglas Chiarotti known as Douglas is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cuba....
  
  
• Gilberto Godoy Filho
  Giba
  Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba , is a Brazilian professional volleyball player.-Biography:...
  
  
• Giovane Gávio
  Giovane Gavio
  Giovane Farinazzo Gavio is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final.Playing as an outside hitter, Gavio...
  
  
• Gustavo Endres
  Gustavo Endres
  Gustavo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.With the Brazil national team he won for World Leagues , two World Cups , two World Championships and one Olympic gold medal...
  
  
• Gilmar Teixeira
• Marcelo Elgarten
  Marcelo Elgarten
  Marcelo Elgarten is a Brazilian volleyball player. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Individual awards:* 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Setter"* Men's World Cup 2007; Rated 3rd best setter....
  
  
• Maurício Lima
  Maurício Lima
  Maurício Lima is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He participated in both Olympic gold medals of the Brazil men's national volleyball team , against The Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, GreeceLima and Italy's...
  
  
• Max Pereira
• Nalbert Bitencourt
• Alexandre Samuel
• Head Coach: Radamés Lattari Filho

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated Kenya (3-0)
• Defeated Australia (3-0)
• Defeated PR China (3-0)
• Defeated Croatia (3-0)
• Defeated United States (3-1)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Germany (3-0)
• Semifinals
• Lost to Cuba (2-3)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated United States (3-0) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Elisângela Oliveira
  Elisângela Oliveira
  Elisângela Almeida de Oliveira is a female volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal. She claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1999 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-...
  
  
• Erika Coimbra
  Erika Coimbra
  Erika Kelly Pereira "Kiki" Coimbra is a volleyball player who competed for Brazil in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games...
  
  
• Hélia Souza
  Hélia Souza
  Hélia Rogério de Souza , nicknamed Fofão, is a Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for the her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal in 1996 and 2000...
  
  
• Janina Conceição
  Janina Conceição
  Janina Déia Chagas da Conceição is a female volleyball player who competed for Brazil in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. She won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1999 Pan American Games....
  
  
• Karin Rodrigues
  Karin Rodrigues
  Karin Rodrigues is a female volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There, she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. Rodrigues also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.-References:...
  
  
• Kátia Lopes
  Kátia Lopes
  Kátia Andréia Caldeira Fonseca is a female volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There, she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team.-References:...
  
  
• Kely Fraga
• Leila Barros
  Leila Barros
  Leila Gomes de Barros is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker...
  
  
• Raquel Silva
  Raquel Silva
  Raquel Peluci Xavier da Silva is a female volleyball player who competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. Rodrigues also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.-References:...
  
  
• Ricarda Lima
  Ricarda Lima
  Ricarda Barbosa Lima is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  
• Virna Dias
  Virna Dias
  Virna Cristine Dantas Dias is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Walewska Oliveira
  Walewska Oliveira
  Walewska Oliveira is a female volleyball player who has competed for Brazil in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing...
  
  
• Head Coach: Bernardo Rezende

Men's Beach Competition

• Zé Marco de Melo
  Zé Marco de Melo
  José Marco Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, partnering Ricardo Santos. He also represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...
  
   and Ricardo Santos
  Ricardo Santos
  Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, with partner Zé Marco de Melo....
  
   — Silver Medal
• José Loiola
  José Loiola
  José Geraldo Loiola is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partnering Emanuel Rego....
  
   and Emanuel Rego
  Emanuel Rego
  Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...
  
  — 9th place (tied)