Philippines at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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The Philippines
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, Australia
.
Archery
After a 12 year absence from Olympic archery, the Philippines sent one woman to the 2000 edition of the tournament. She lost her first match.
Athletics
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
Women's 100m
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg)
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg)
Diving
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
Equestrian
Mixed Jumping Individual
Rowing
Men’s Single Sculls
Shooting
Women's Air Rifle - 10m
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Women's 100m Backstroke
Taekwondo
Men's Flyweight
Men's Featherweight
Women's Flyweight
Women's Featherweight
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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...
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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...
After a 12 year absence from Olympic archery, the Philippines sent one woman to the 2000 edition of the tournament. She lost her first match.Women's individual | |||
Jennifer Chan | |||
1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Elif Altinkaynak Turkey |
160-143 |
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 3,000m Steeplechase
- Eduardo BuenavistaEduardo BuenavistaEduardo Buenavista is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long distance events.His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours...
- Round 1 - 09:13.71 (did not advance)
Women's 100m
- Lerma Elmira BulauitanLerma GabitoLerma Elmira Bulauitan-Gabito is a Filipino long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.56 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Colombo....
- Round 1 - 12.08 (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 Light Flyweight (-48 kg)
- Danilo Lerio
- Round 1 - Bye
- Round 2 - Lost to Rafael Lozano Munoz of Spain (did not advance)
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)
- Arlan Lerio
- Round 1 - Defeated Jackson Asiku of Uganda
- Round 2 - Lost to Andrzej RzanyAndrzej RzanyAndrzej Rżany is a boxer from Poland.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country...
of Poland (did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
- Larry Semillano
- Round 1 - Lost to Andriy KotelnykAndriy KotelnykAndriy "Andreas" Kotelnyk is a Ukrainian boxer who won the Lightweight Silver Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
of Ukraine (did not advance)
- Round 1 - Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk
Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg)
- Romeo Brin
- Round 1 - Lost to Sergey BykovskySergey BykovskySergey Bykovsky is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov....
of Belarus (did not advance)
- Round 1 - Lost to Sergey Bykovsky
DivingDiving at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Zardo Domenios
- Preliminary - 300.42 (44th place, did not advance)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Sheila Mae PerezSheila Mae PerezSheila Mae Perez, born in 1986, is a Filipina Olympic diver. Reuters describes her as "one of the best divers in Southeast Asia".Perez was brought up in a poor family in Davao City...
- Preliminary - 223.65 (32nd place, did not advance)
EquestrianEquestrian at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe Equestrian Events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Event Summary:-Riders:*Imtiaz Anees*David O'Connor *Andrew Hoy*Mark Todd...
Mixed Jumping Individual
- Toni LevisteToni LevisteMarie Antoinette Sarangaya "Toni" Leviste , is a Filipina equestrian athlete. Leviste represented the Philippines in international competitions, such as the FEI World Cup Show, the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian games and the Summer Olympics...
- ranked 61st of 71
RowingRowing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single...
Men’s Single Sculls
- Benjamin Tolentino
- 18th out of 23
ShootingShooting at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....
Women's Air Rifle - 10m
- Jasmin Luis
- tied for 44th of 49
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 400m Freestyle
- Miguel Mendoza
- Preliminary Heat - 04:00.66 (did not advance)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Juan Carlos Piccio
- Preliminary Heat - 15:51.57 (did not advance)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Juan Carlos Piccio
- Preliminary Heat - 04:30.17 (did not advance)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Jenny Rose Guerrero
- Preliminary Heat - 01:15.14 (did not advance)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Jenny Rose Guerrero
- Preliminary Heat - 02:38.10 (did not advance)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Marie-Lizza Danila
- Preliminary Heat - 01:06.48 (did not advance)
TaekwondoTaekwondo at the 2000 Summer OlympicsTaekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women...
Men's Flyweight
- Roberto CruzRoberto CruzRoberto de la Cruz is a former Filipino professional boxer. Cruz won the WBA World Light Welterweight title in a career that spanned from 1955 to 1968.-Professional career:...
- won preliminary match 4-(minus-1) vs. Guatemala; lost quarterfinals 7-5 vs. Argentina
Men's Featherweight
- Donald GeislerDonald GeislerDonald David Geisler III is a Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Olympics in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist. He is now officially retired from playing taekwondo...
- lost first round via superiority (after 4-4 score) vs. Sweden
Women's Flyweight
- Eva Marie Ditan
- lost preliminary match 6-1 vs. Turkey
Women's Featherweight
- Jennifer Strachan
- bye, preliminary match; lost quarterfinals 8-3 vs. Vietnam; lost repechage 9-3 vs. Turkey