Swaziland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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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 Marathon
- Lucky Willie Bhembe
- Final - 2:23:38 (51st place)
Women's 5,000m
- Priscilla MambaPriscilla MambaPriscilla Mamba is a Swaziland athlete. She competed for Swaziland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Women's 5000 metres event. She finished 16th of 17 competitors in her heat and did not advance to the final. She also competed at the 1991, 1999 and the 2003 World Championships.-External links:...
- Round 1 - 17:30.04 (→ did not advance, 37th place out of 38)
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 Featherweight (57kg)
- Musa SimelaneMusa SimelaneMusa Simelane is a Swazi boxer. Representing Swaziland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Simelane was defeated in his only bout against Argentine Israel Héctor Perez.-References:...
- Round 1 – Bye
- Round 2 – Lost to Israel Héctor PerezIsrael Héctor PerezIsrael Héctor Enrique Perez is a featherweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed "Cachito" he made his professional debut in 2003. He won eight professional bouts in a row, before being losing by split decision John...
of Argentina (did not advance)