Chile at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Tapia Cristián Álvarez Claudio Maldonado David Henríquez David Henríquez David Andrés Henríquez Espinoza is a Chilean footballer. He currently plays for Universidad Católica.-Career:... Pablo Contreras Pablo Contreras Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica is a Chilean footballer who plays for PAOK F.C. in Greece. Primarily a central defender, he can also operate as a right back.... Pedro Reyes Pedro Reyes See also, Pedro Reyes Pedro Antonio Reyes González is a former Chilean football defender.... Sebastián González Sebastián González Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés , is a Chilean football striker who currently plays for The Strongest. His nickname is "Chamagol".- Career :... David Pizarro David Pizarro David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés is a Chilean football Midfielder. Pizarro. He also plays for the Chile national team, for which he won the Bronze medal at 2000 Summer Olympics, at Sydney... Iván Zamorano Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with former world-class forward Marcelo Salas and former world player of the year Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers.He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998... Francisco Arrué Francisco Arrué Francisco Esteban Arrué Pardo is a Chilean footballer, who plays as an Attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Santiago Morning of the Chilean Primera División. Arrué also is one of six Chilean players that play in the three giant clubs: Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica... Reinaldo Navia Reinaldo Navia Reinaldo Marcelino Navia Amador is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Ñublense as Striker.... Héctor Tapia Hector Tapia Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile or just "Tito Tapia" is a former football player from Chile.- Career :In 2004 and 2005 he played for Cruzeiro of Brazil... Rodrigo Núñez Rodrigo Núñez Rodrigo Fabián Núñez Ortiz is a Chilean football midfielder, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 2000-02-09... Rodrigo Tello Rodrigo Tello Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela is a Chilean footballer who plays with Eskişehirspor in Turkey.Left-footed, he usually operates as a left midfielder, but can also appear in the middle, and as an offensive left back... Manuel Ibarra Manuel Ibarra Manuel Ibarra is a Chilean footballer. He has played on Chilean clubs Coquimbo Unido, Santiago Morning, Cobresal, Everton, Magallanes, Unión Española, and Universidad de Chile. He played in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... Rafael Olarra Rafael Olarra Rafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero is a footballer. He plays as a defender, currently in Unión Española.-Career:Olarra began his career in Audax Italiano... Patricio Ormazábal Patricio Ormazábal Luis Patricio Ormazábal Mozó is a Chilean football midfielder, who plays for Huachipato in Chile.He started to alternate with the starting lineup ever since his debut in 1997. He played all over the midfield either as a defensive or double 5, side-half or even as an attacking midfielder... Javier di Gregorio Javier di Gregorio Javier di Gregorio is a Chilean football goalkeeper. He was born in the city of Mendoza in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. He plays for Deportes Melipilla.Javier di Gregorio was born in Argentina to Chilean parents... Mauricio Rojas Mauricio Rojas Toro Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro is a Chilean football midfielder, who also can play as a defender. He was a member of the bronze winning Chile national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia... Andrés Oroz Andrés Oroz Andrés Patricio Oroz is a Chilean football midfielder currently playing for Ñublense in Chile.Professional debut in July 1998 by playing a match against Santiago Morning Deportes Antofagasta... Milovan Mirosevic Milovan Mirosevic Milovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as an Attacking midfielder.-Club carrer:... Johnny Herrera |
Football Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra... |
Men's team competition |
ArcheryArchery at the 2000 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...
Chile sent one archer to its debut Olympic archery competition. She lost her first match.| Women's individual | |||
| Denisse Astrid van Lamoen | |||
| 1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Sayoko Kawauchi Sayoko Kawauchi is an athlete from Japan. She competes in archery.Kawauchi represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 53rd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 601. In the first round of elimination, she faced 12th-ranked Nataliya Burdeyna of Ukraine. Kawauchi... Japan |
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Men's competition
Men's 200m- Ricardo Roach
- Round 1 — 21.20 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000m
- Mauricio DíazMauricio DíazMauricio Hernán Díaz Castro is a retired long-distance runner from Chile. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. On September 22, he achieved his personal best performance there in the men's 10,000 metres, finishing at a time of...
- Round 1 — 28:05.61 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m hurdles
- Carlos Zbinden
- Round 1 — 51.36 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m
- Juan Pablo Faundez, Ricardo Roach, Rodrigo Roach and Diego Valdes
- Round 1 — 40.20 (→ did not advance)
Women's competition
Women's marathon- Erika OliveraÉrika OliveraÉrika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente is a female marathon runner from Chile. She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. She won a bronze at the following edition in 2003...
- Final — 2:35:07 (→ 27th place)
Road cycling
Men's individual road race- José MedinaJosé Medina (cyclist)José Alfredo Medina Andrade is a male track and road cyclist from Chile. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Career:1997...
- Final — (→ 82nd place)
- Luis Fernando SepúlvedaLuis Fernando SepúlvedaLuis Fernando Sepúlveda Villar is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Chile. He won a gold medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:1998...
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Morocco – Chile 1-4
- Spain – Chile 1-3
- South Korea – Chile 1-0
- Quarterfinals
- Chile – Nigeria 4-1
- Semifinals
- Chile – Cameroon 1-2
- Third place match
- Chile – United States 2-0
- Team roster
- ( 1.) Nelson Tapia
- ( 2.) Cristián Álvarez
- ( 3.) Claudio Maldonado
- ( 4.) David HenriquezDavid HenríquezDavid Andrés Henríquez Espinoza is a Chilean footballer. He currently plays for Universidad Católica.-Career:...
- ( 5.) Pablo ContrerasPablo ContrerasPablo Andrés Contreras Fica is a Chilean footballer who plays for PAOK F.C. in Greece. Primarily a central defender, he can also operate as a right back....
- ( 6.) Pedro ReyesPedro ReyesSee also, Pedro Reyes Pedro Antonio Reyes González is a former Chilean football defender....
- ( 7.) Sebastian GonzalezSebastián GonzálezSebastián Ignacio González Valdés , is a Chilean football striker who currently plays for The Strongest. His nickname is "Chamagol".- Career :...
- ( 8.) David PizarroDavid PizarroDavid Marcelo Pizarro Cortés is a Chilean football Midfielder. Pizarro. He also plays for the Chile national team, for which he won the Bronze medal at 2000 Summer Olympics, at Sydney...
- ( 9.) Iván ZamoranoIván ZamoranoIván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with former world-class forward Marcelo Salas and former world player of the year Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers.He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998...
- (10.) Francisco ArruéFrancisco ArruéFrancisco Esteban Arrué Pardo is a Chilean footballer, who plays as an Attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Santiago Morning of the Chilean Primera División. Arrué also is one of six Chilean players that play in the three giant clubs: Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica...
- (11.) Reinaldo NaviaReinaldo NaviaReinaldo Marcelino Navia Amador is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Ñublense as Striker....
- (12.) Hector TapiaHector TapiaHéctor Santiago Tapia Urdile or just "Tito Tapia" is a former football player from Chile.- Career :In 2004 and 2005 he played for Cruzeiro of Brazil...
- (13.) Rodrigo NúñezRodrigo NúñezRodrigo Fabián Núñez Ortiz is a Chilean football midfielder, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 2000-02-09...
- (14.) Rodrigo TelloRodrigo TelloRodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela is a Chilean footballer who plays with Eskişehirspor in Turkey.Left-footed, he usually operates as a left midfielder, but can also appear in the middle, and as an offensive left back...
- (15.) Manuel IbarraManuel IbarraManuel Ibarra is a Chilean footballer. He has played on Chilean clubs Coquimbo Unido, Santiago Morning, Cobresal, Everton, Magallanes, Unión Española, and Universidad de Chile. He played in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
- (16.) Rafael OlarraRafael OlarraRafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero is a footballer. He plays as a defender, currently in Unión Española.-Career:Olarra began his career in Audax Italiano...
- (17.) Patricio OrmazabalPatricio OrmazábalLuis Patricio Ormazábal Mozó is a Chilean football midfielder, who plays for Huachipato in Chile.He started to alternate with the starting lineup ever since his debut in 1997. He played all over the midfield either as a defensive or double 5, side-half or even as an attacking midfielder...
- (18.) Javier di GregorioJavier di GregorioJavier di Gregorio is a Chilean football goalkeeper. He was born in the city of Mendoza in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. He plays for Deportes Melipilla.Javier di Gregorio was born in Argentina to Chilean parents...
- (19.) Mauricio RojasMauricio Rojas ToroMauricio Javier Rojas Toro is a Chilean football midfielder, who also can play as a defender. He was a member of the bronze winning Chile national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
- (20.) Andrés OrozAndrés OrozAndrés Patricio Oroz is a Chilean football midfielder currently playing for Ñublense in Chile.Professional debut in July 1998 by playing a match against Santiago Morning Deportes Antofagasta...
- (21.) Milovan MirosevicMilovan MirosevicMilovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as an Attacking midfielder.-Club carrer:...
- (22.) Johnny Herrera
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 50m freestyle
- Rodrigo Olivares
- Preliminary heat — 24.50 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m freestyle
- Rodrigo Olivares
- Preliminary heat — 53.50 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m freestyle
- Giancarlo Zolezzi
- Preliminary heat — 03:59.44 (→ did not advance)
TennisTennis at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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| Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Rank | ||
| Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No... |
Singles | L 7-6(8), 4-6, 5-7 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Nicolas Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
Singles | W 6-2, 7-6(5) | L 4-6, 6-7(6) | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Nicolás Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No... |
Doubles | L 3-6, 4-6 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
TriathlonTriathlon at the 2000 Summer OlympicsTriathlon 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:...
Men's individual competition:
- Matias BrainMatias BrainMatias "Mati" Brain Peña is Chilean triathlete. Nicknamed "Mati", Brain competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-first place with a total time of 1:53:44.90.-References:*...
– 1:53:44.90 (→ 41st place)