Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	321 (216 men and 105 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearer	Manuel Estiarte
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 5 Total 11
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Spain competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 321 competitors, 216 men and 105 women, took part in 165 events in 27 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Isabel Fernández Judo Women's Lightweight (57 kg) 18 September  Gold Joan Llaneras Cycling Men's points race 20 September  Gold Gervasio Deferr Gymnastics Men's vault 25 September  Silver Gabriel Esparza Taekwondo Men's Flyweight (58 kg) 27 September  Silver Rafael Lozano Boxing Light Flyweight (48 kg) 30 September  Silver Spain national under-23 football team David Albelda Iván Amaya Miguel Angulo Daniel Aranzubia Joan Capdevila Jordi Ferrón Gabriel García de la Torre Xavier Hernández Jesús María Lacruz Alberto Luque Carlos Marchena Felip Ortiz Carles Puyol José María Romero Ismael Ruiz Raúl Tamudo Antonio Velamazán Unai Vergara Football Men's tournament 30 September  Bronze Nina Zhivanevskaya Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 18 September  Bronze Margarita Fullana Cycling Women's cross-country 23 September  Bronze Àlex Corretja Albert Costa Tennis Men's doubles 27 September  Bronze María Vasco Athletics Women's 20 km walk 28 September  Bronze Spain men's national handball team Iñaki Urdangarín Alberto Urdiales Andriy Xepkin Antonio Ortega Juan Pérez Antonio Ugalde Jordi Núñez Xavier O'Callaghan Jesús Olalla Rafael Guijosa Demetrio Lozano Enric Masip David Barrufet Talant Dujshebaev Mateo Garralda Handball Men's tournament 30 September

Medals by sport Sport Total Cycling 1 0 1 2 Gymnastics 1 0 0 1 Judo 1 0 0 1 Boxing 0 1 0 1 Football 0 1 0 1 Taekwondo 0 1 0 1 Athletics 0 0 1 1 Handball 0 0 1 1 Swimming 0 0 1 1 Tennis 0 0 1 1 Total 3 3 5 11

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Spain again sent only one archer to the Olympics. She was defeated by one point in the first round, despite being tied for the 10th highest score in the round.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Almudena Gallardo	Women's individual	625	36	Karaseva  (BLR) L 162-163	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's competition

Men's 100 m

• Venancio Jose

• Round 1 – 10.36
• Round 2 – 10.53 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m

• Venancio Jose

• Round 1 – 20.95
• Round 2 – 20.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m

• David Canal

• Round 1 – 45.53
• Round 2 – 45.54 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 m

• José Manuel Cerezo

• Round 1 – 01:48.11 (→ did not advance)

• Roberto Parra

• Round 1 – 01:48.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500 m

• Andrés Manuel Díaz

• Round 1 – 03:38.54
• Semifinal – 03:38.41
• Final – 03:37.27 (→ 7th place)

• José Antonio Redolat

• Round 1 – 03:38.66
• Semifinal – 03:45.46 (→ did not advance)

• Juan Carlos Higuero

• Round 1 – 03:40.60
• Semifinal – 03:38.37
• Final – 03:38.91 (→ 8th place)

Men's 5.000 m

• Alberto García

• Round 1 – 14:11.65 (→ did not advance)

• Yousef El Nasri

• Round 1 – 13:34.49 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 m

• José Ríos

• Round 1 – 27:51.40
• Final – 28:50.31 (→ 18th place)

• Enrique Molina

• Round 1 – 28:09.76
• Final – DNF

• Teodoro Cunado

• Round 1 – 29:10.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m hurdles

• Iñigo Monreal

• Round 1 – 51.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m

• Antonio Andres, David Canal, Inigo Monreal, Eduardo Iván Rodríguez

• Round 1 – 03:06.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 m steeplechase

• Luis Miguel Martín

• Round 1 – 08:24.04
• Final – 08:22.75 (→ 5th place)

• Eliseo Martín

• Round 1 – 08:24.97
• Final – 08:23.00 (→ 6th place)

• Marco Cepeda

• Round 1 – 08:40.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's shot put

• Manuel Martínez

• Qualifying – 19.94
• Final – 20.55 (→ 6th place)

Men's discus

• David Martinez

• Qualifying – 61.50 (→ did not advance)

Men's long jump

• Yago Lamela

• Qualifying – 7.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's triple jump

• Raul Chapado

• Qualifying – NM (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km walk

• Paquillo Fernández

• Final – 1:21:01 (→ 7th place)

• David Márquez

• Final – 1:24:36 (→ 20th place)

• José David Domínguez

• Final – 0:01:28 (→ 35th place)

Men's 50 km walk

• Valentí Massana

• Final – 3:46:01 (→ 4th place)

• Jesús Ángel García

• Final – 3:49:31 (→ 12th place)

• Mikel Odriozola

• Final – 3:59:50 (→ 24th place)

Men's marathon

• Martín Fiz

• Final – 2:13:06 (→ 6th place)

• Alberto Juzdado

• Final – 2:21:18 (→ 42nd place)

• Abel Antón

• Final – 2:24:04 (→ 53rd place)

Men's decathlon

• Francisco Javier Benet

• 100 m – 11.42
• Long jump – 6.32
• Shot put – DNS

Women's competition

Women's 400 m

• Norfalia Carabalí

• Round 1 – 52.36
• Round 2 – 52.63 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 m

• Mayte Martínez

• Round 1 – 01:59.60
• Semifinal – 02:03.27 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1.500 m

• Nuria Fernández

• Round 1 – 04:11.46
• Semifinal – 04:10.92 (→ did not advance)

• Natalia Rodríguez

• Round 1 – 04:22.82 (→ did not advance)

Women's 5.000 m

• Marta Domínguez

• Round 1 – 15:45.07 (→ did not advance)

• Beatriz Santiago

• Round 1 – 15:31.94 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 m

• Maria Teresa Recio

• Round 1 – 33:36.44 (→ did not advance)

• Maria Abel

• Round 1 – 34:05.44 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 400 m

• Julia Alba, Miriam Bravo, Norfalia Carabalí and Mayte Martínez

• Round 1 – 03:32.45 (→ did not advance)

Women's shot put

• Martina de la Puente

• Qualifying – 16.30 (→ did not advance)

Women's discus

• Alice Matějková

• Qualifying – 54.19 (→ did not advance)

Women's javelin throw

• Marta Míguez

• Qualifying – 55.52 (→ did not advance)

Women's long jump

• Concepción Montaner

• Qualifying – NM (→ did not advance)

Women's triple jump

• Carlota Castrejana

• Qualifying – 13.76 (→ did not advance)

Women's high jump

• Marta Mendía

• Qualifying – 1.89 (did not advance)

Women's pole vault

• Mari Mar Sanchez

• Qualifying – 4.25 (did not advance)

Women's 20 km walk

• María Vasco

• Final – 1:30:23 (→ Bronze medal)

• Encarnacion Granados

• Final – 1:35:06 (→ 20th place)

• Eva Perez

• Final – 1:36:35 (→ 27th place)

Women's marathon

• Ana Isabel Alonso

• Final – 2:36:45 (→ 30th place)

• Griselda González

• Final – 2:38:28 (→ 33rd place)

• Maria Luisa Munoz

• Final – 2:45:40 (→ 39th place)

Women's heptathlon

• Inma Clopés

• 100 m hurdles – 14.20
• High jump – 1.66
• Shot put – 12.70
• 200 m – 26.25
• Long jump – NM
• Javelin throw – DNS

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminaries (1-4)

• Defeated Angola (64-45)
• Lost to Russia (63-71)
• Lost to Canada (77-91)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (65-78)
• Lost to Australia (80-91)

• Classification matches

• 9th-10th place: defeated China (84-64) → 9th place

• Team roster

• Alberto Herreros
• Alfonso Reyes
• Carlos Jiménez
• Francisco Alberto Angulo
• Ignacio de Miguel
• Ignacio Rodríguez
• John Bernard Rogers
• Jorge Garbajosa
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Raúl López
• Roberto Dueñas
• Rodrigo De la Fuente

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

• Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez — 5th place (tied)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Rafael Lozano
  • Round 1 – bye
  • Round 2 – defeated Danilo Lerio of Philippines
  • Quarterfinal – defeated Suleiman Wanjau Bilali of Kenya
  • Semifinal – defeated Un Chol Kim of DPR of Korea
  • Final – lost to Brahim Asloum of France → Silver medal

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Flatwater

Men's competition

Men's kayak singles 500 m

• Jovino Gonzalez

• Qualifying heat – 01:40.761
• Semifinal – 01:41.168
• Final – 02:03.889 (→ 6th place)

Men's kayak singles 1.000 m

• Emilio Merchán

• Qualifying heat – 03:36.591
• Semifinal – 03:40.263
• Final – 03:39.965 (→ 9th place)

Men's canoe singles 500 m

• Jose Manuel Crespo

• Qualifying heat – 01:53.862
• Semifinal – 01:54.765 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe singles 1.000 m

• Jose Manuel Crespo

• Qualifying heat – 04:04.528
• Semifinal – 04:04.042 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe doubles 500 m

• José Alfredo Bea, David Mascató

• Qualifying heat – 01:44.973
• Semifinal – 01:45.677
• Final – 01:56.600 (→ 4th place)

Men's canoe doubles 1.000 m

• José Alfredo Bea, David Mascató

• Qualifying heat – 03:37.697
• Semifinal – bye
• Final – 03:54.053 (→ 9th place)

Women's competition

Women's kayak singles 500 m

• Teresa Portela

• Qualifying heat – 01:59.153
• Semifinal – 01:58.932 (→ did not advance)

Women's kayak doubles 500 m

• Maria Isabel Garcia Suarez, Belen Sanchez

• Qualifying heat – 01:45.527
• Semifinal – 01:45.144
• Final – 02:04.208 (→ 7th place)

Women's kayak fours 500 m

• Izaskun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchon, Ana María Penas, Belen Sanchez

• Qualifying heat – 01:35.298
• Semifinal – bye
• Final – 01:38.654 (→ 8th place)

Slalom

Men's competition

Men's kayak singles

• Esteban Arakama

• Qualifying – 267.75 (→ did not advance)

• Carles Juanmartí

• Qualifying – 275.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe singles

• Jon Erguin

• Qualifying – 362.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's canoe doubles

• Antonio Herreros, Marc Vicente

• Qualifying – 344.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's competition

Women's kayak singles

• María Eizmendi

• Qualifying – 311.17
• Final – 276.55 (→ 14th place)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cross-country mountain bike

Men's competition

• José Antonio Hermida

• Final – 2:11:42.91 (→ 4th place)

• Roberto Lezaun

• Final – 2:15:56.99 (→ 15th place)

Women's competition

• Margarita Fullana

• Final – 1:49:57.39 (→ Bronze medal)

• Silvia Rovira

• Final – 1:58:59.37 (→ 14th place)

Road cycling

Men's individual time trial

• Abraham Olano

• Final – 0:58:31 (→ 4th place)

• Santos González Capilla

• Final – 0:59:03 (→ 8th place)

Men's road race

• Óscar Freire

• Final – 5:30:46 (→ 17th place)

• Abraham Olano

• Final – 5:30:46 (→ 60th place)

• Juan Carlos Domínguez

• Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

• Santos González Capilla

• Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

• Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero

• Final – DNF (→ no ranking)

Women's individual time trial

• Joane Somarriba Arrola

• Final – 0:43:06 (→ 5th place)

• Teodora Ruano

• Final – 0:44:37.36 (→ 18th place)

Women's road race

• Joane Somarriba Arrola

• Final – 3:06:31 (→ 14th place)

• Fatima Blazquez Lozano

• Final – 3:10:33 (→ 33rd place)

• Mercedes Cagigas Amed

• Final – 3:28:29 (→ 48th place)

Track cycling

Men's sprint

• José Antonio Villanueva
  • Qualifying – 10.556
  • First round – defeated Craig MacLean of Great Britain
  • 1/8 finals – defeated Pavel Buráň of Czech Republic
  • Quarterfinal – lost to Florian Rousseau of France
  • Final 5-8 – 6th place

Men's individual pursuit

• Antonio Tauler
  • Qualifying – 04:34.415 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1 km time trial

• David Cabrero
  • Final – 01:07.710 (→ 15th place)

Men's point race

• Juan Llaneras
  • Points – 14
  • Laps down – 0 (→ Gold medal')

Men's keirin

• David Cabrero
  • First round – heat – 3; place – 3
  • Repechage – heat – 3; place – 1
  • Second round – heat – 2; place – 4 (→ did not advance)

Men's Olympic sprint

• José Antonio Escuredo, José Antonio Villanueva and Salvador Meliá
  • Qualifying – 45.799 (→ did not advance)

Men's team pursuit

• Miguel Alzamora, Isaac Gálvez, Antonio Tauler and José Francisco Jarque
  • Qualifying – 04:15.547 (did not advance)

Men's Madison

• Juan Llaneras and Isaac Gálvez
  • Final – 3 (→ 13th place)

Women's point pace

• Teodora Ruano
  • Points – 10 (→ 7th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 3 metre springboard

• Rafael Álvarez

• Preliminary – 377.55
• Semifinal – 201.06 – 578.61 (17th place, did not advance)

Men's 3 metre springboard

• Jose-Miguel Gil

• Preliminary – 318.72 (33rd place, did not advance)

Men's 10 metre platform

• Ruben Santos

• Preliminary – 300.9 (36th place, did not advance)

Women's 10 metre platform

• Santos Leire

• Preliminary – 271.41 (27th place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Dolores Sáez de Ibarra

• Preliminary – 283.41
• Semifinal – 163.11 – 446.52 (14th place, did not advance)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Four male fencers represented Spain in 2000.

Men's sabre

• Fernando Medina
• Jorge Pina
• Alberto Falcón

Men's team sabre

• Jorge Pina, Antonio García, Fernando Medina

Football

Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Group play

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chile	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
Spain	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
South Korea	3	2	0	1	2	3	−1	6
Morocco	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

14 September 2000

18:30

South Korea	0–3	Spain
	Report	Velamazán 10' José Mari 26' Xavi 37'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 14,060

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

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17 September 2000

20:00

Spain	1–3	Chile
Lacruz 54'	Report	Olarra 24' Navia 41', 90'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Attendance: 58,061

Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

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20 September 2000

20:00

Spain	2–0	Morocco
José Mari 33' Gabri 90'	Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Attendance: 24,623

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Quarter-finals

23 September 2000

20:00

Italy	0–1	Spain
	Report	Gabri 86'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 38,134

Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Semi-finals

26 September 2000

20:00

Spain	3–1	United States
Tamudo 16' Angulo 25' José Mari 87'	Report	Vagenas 42' (pen.)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 39,800

Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Gold medal match

2000 Summer Olympics Football Final

30 September 2000

12:00

Spain	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Cameroon
Xavi 2' Gabri 45+2'	Report 1 Report 2	Amaya 53' (o.g.) Eto'o 58'
Penalties
Xavi Capdevila Amaya Albelda	3–5	M'Boma Eto'o Geremi Lauren Womé

Olympic Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 104,098 ^[2]

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Team details

Spain Cameroon GK 1 Daniel Aranzubia DF 2 Jesús Lacruz DF 4 Carlos Marchena DF 12 Carles Puyol DF 14 Iván Amaya MF 6 David Albelda MF 8 Xavi MF 16 Toni Velamazán  26' FW 7 Miguel Ángel Angulo  75' FW 9 José Mari FW 17 Raúl Tamudo  49' Substitutes: MF 10 Gabri  26' MF 11 Jordi Ferrón  49' DF 3 Joan Capdevila  75' Manager: Iñaki Sáez GK 18 Carlos Kameni DF 3 Pierre Womé DF 5 Patrice Abanda DF 13 Aaron Nguimbat  46' DF 17 Serge Branco  91' MF 4 Serge Mimpo MF 7 Nicolas Alnoudji  111' MF 8 Geremi MF 12 Lauren FW 10 Patrick M'Boma FW 9 Samuel Eto'o Substitutes: MF 11 Daniel Kome  46' MF 15 Joël Epalle  91' FW 2 Albert Meyong  111' Manager: Jean-Paul Akono

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Artistic

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PM	R	V	PB	HB
Alejandro Barrenechea	All-around	8.162	8.612	9.575	9.237	9.587	9.237	54.410	34
Víctor Cano		9.087	9.650	9.462	8.825	8.875	9.662	55.561	31
Omar Cortes		8.112	9.675	9.550	9.325	9.537	9.650	55.849	26
Gervasio Deferr	Vault	—			9.712	—		9.712

Women

Artistic

Team

Individual events

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F
Laura Martinez	All-around	9.518	9.612	9.062	9.637	37.829	12
	Vault	9.612	—			9.612	5
Sara Moro	All-around	9.318	9.637	8.725	9.650	37.330	21
Esther Moya	All-around	9.631	9.550	9.187	9.712	38.080	9
	Floor	—			9.700	9.700	4
	Vault	9.612	—			9.612	4

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary round (Group B):

• Spain — South Korea 1-1
• Spain — Poland 1-4
• Spain — Australia 2-2
• Spain — India 2-3
• Spain — Argentina 1-5

• Classification matches:

• 9th-12th place: Spain — Malaysia 1-0
• 9th-10th place: Spain — Canada 3-0 → Ninth place

• Team roster

• Jaime Amat
• Pablo Amat
• Javier Arnau
• Jordi Casas
• Juan Dinarés
• Juan Escarré
• Francisco "Kiko" Fábregas
• Rodrigo Garza
• Bernardino Herrera
• Ramón Jufresa
• Joaquín Malgosa
• Xavier Ribas
• Josep Sánchez
• Ramón Sala
• Eduardo Tubau
• Pablo Usoz

• Head coach: Antonio Forrellat

Women's team competition

• Preliminary round (Group A):

• Spain — South Korea 0-0
• Spain — Australia 1-1
• Spain — Argentina 1-1
• Spain — Great Britain 0-2

• Medal round:

• Spain — China 0-0
• Spain — New Zealand 2-2
• Spain — Netherlands 1-2

• Bronze medal game:

• Spain — Netherlands 0-2 → Fourth place

• Team roster

• Amanda González
• Begoña Larzabal
• Cibeles Romero
• Elena Carrión
• Elena Urkizu
• Erdoitza Goikoetxea
• Lucía López
• María Carmen Barea
• Maider Tellería
• María del Carmen Martín
• María del Mar Feito
• Núria Camón
• Nuria Moreno
• Silvia Muñoz
• Sonia Barrio
• Sonia de Ignacio

• Head coach: Marc Lammers

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mauricio Monteserín Jaime Ríos	Men's double sculls	6:42.69	6 R	6:46.50	5 FC	BYE		6:40.17	16
Juan Zunzunegui Rubén Álvarez	Men's lightweight double sculls	6:34.89	2 R	6:39.20	1 Q	6:39.49	6 FB	6:31.49	9

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Spain competed in nine events in the Sailing competition at the Sydney Olympics. In seven of the events, they finished in the top 10 but were unable to win a medal. This was the first time since 1972 that Spain failed to win an Olympic medal in sailing.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jorge Maciel	Mistral One Design	16	17	25	8	25	22	20	20	DNF	15	19	162.0	22
Gustavo Martínez Kiko Sánchez	470	17	11	15	9	18	3	12	2	8	4	21	76.0	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
María del Carmen Vaz	Mistral One Design	4	5	14	9	19	11	8	9	6	14	6	72.0	8
Neus Garriga	Europe	10	2	11	13	5	1	17	3	11	5	OCS	61.0	4
Natalia Via Dufresne Sandra Azon	470	14	18	5	2	19	3	11	2	4	9	5	55.0	6

Open

Fleet racing

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Luis Martínez	Laser	3	23	16	8	44	23	5	3	16	13	10	—					97.0	11
Santiago López-Vázquez Javier de la Plaza	49er	1	8	11	8	4	3	1	11	11	OCS	5	1	1	12	10	4	79.0	4
Fernando León Boissier José Luis Ballester	Tornado	7	9	9	14	6	12	9	3	9	4	2	—					58.0	9
José van der Ploeg Rafael Trujillo	Star	2	4	DSQ	3	11	7	4	10	3	11	OCS	—					55.0	8

Match racing

Athlete	Event	Qualification races						Total	Rank	Round robin					Rank	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6			1	2	3	4	5
Manuel Doreste Domingo Manrique Juan Luis Wood	Soling	15	12	16	15	8	6	58.0	16	—

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Four Spanish shooters (two men and two women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jorge González	50 m rifle three positions	1150	33	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	593	19	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	DNS		Did not advance
Sergio Piñero	Double trap	129	17	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Marina Pons	50 m rifle three positions	565	34	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	388	36	Did not advance
Maria Pilar Fernandez	10 m air pistol	379	16	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	575	20	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m freestyle

• Eduardo Lorente

• Preliminary heat – 22.96 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m freestyle

• Javier Botello

• Preliminary heat – 50.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500m freestyle

• Frederik Hviid

• Preliminary heat – 15:14.37 (→ did not advance)

• Teo Edo

• Preliminary heat – 15:32.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m butterfly

• Jorge Pérez

• Preliminary heat – 02:00.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m backstroke

• David Ortega

• Preliminary heat – 55.8
• Semifinal – 56.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m backstroke

• Guillermo Mediano

• Preliminary heat – 02:03.45 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m individual medley

• Jordi Carrasco

• Preliminary heat – 02:02.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m individual medley

• Frederik Hviid

• Preliminary heat – 04:21.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle

• Jorge Luis Ulibarri, Eduardo Lorente, Juan Benavides and Javier Botello

• Preliminary heat – 03:22.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

• David Ortega, Santiago Castellanos, Daniel Morales and Javier Botello

• Preliminary heat – 03:42.76 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50m freestyle

• Ana Belén Palomo

• Preliminary heat – 25.96 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m freestyle

• Laura Roca

• Preliminary heat – 02:03.37 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m freestyle

• Angels Bardina

• Preliminary heat – 04:17.55 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m butterfly

• María Peláez

• Preliminary heat – 01:01.47 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m butterfly

• Mireia García

• Preliminary heat – 02:10.96
• Semifinal – 02:10.24 (→ did not advance)

• María Peláez

• Preliminary heat – 02:14.66 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m breaststroke

• Lourdes Becerra

• Preliminary heat – DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m backstroke

• Nina Zhivanevskaya

• Preliminary heat – 01:01.97
• Semifinal – 01:01.41
• Final – 01:00.89 (→ Bronze medal)

Women's 200m backstroke

• Nina Zhivanevskaya

• Preliminary heat – 02:11.60
• Semifinal – 02:11.93
• Final – 02:12.75 (→ 6th place)

• Ivette María

• Preliminary heat – 02:14.78
• Semifinal – 02:15.11 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m individual medley

• Lourdes Becerra

• Preliminary heat – 04:47.50 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

• Angels Bardina, Natalia Cabrerizo, Paula Carballido and Laura Roca

• Preliminary heat – 08:13.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

• María Carmen Collado, Mireia García, Ivette María and Laura Roca

• Preliminary heat – 04:15.54 (→ did not advance)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Duet

• Gemma Mengual, Paola Tirados

• Technical routine – 32.9
• Free routine – 61.62
• Final – 94.52 (8th place)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Three of Spain's four triathletes finished the inaugural Olympic triathlon. Ivan Rana was the only one to place in the top eight, with a fifth-place finish in the men's event.

Women's competition:

• Maribel Blanco — 2:06:37.84 (24th place)

Men's competition:

• Iván Raña — 1:49:10.88 (5th place)
• Eneko Llanos — 1:50:48.35 (23rd place)
• Jose Maria Merchan — did not finish

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

Preliminary round (Group A)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	5	0	10	15	1	15.000	415	331	1.254	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	5	4	1	9	12	5	2.400	417	360	1.158
3	Cuba	5	3	2	8	9	7	1.286	383	335	1.143
4	Australia	5	2	3	7	6	10	0.600	327	374	0.874
5	Spain	5	1	4	6	7	12	0.583	404	444	0.910
6	Egypt	5	0	5	5	1	15	0.067	309	411	0.752

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• Defeated Egypt (3-0)
• Lost to Cuba (1-3)
• Lost to Australia (1-3)
• Lost to Brazil (1-3)
• Lost to the Netherlands (1-3) → did not advance, ninth place overall

Team roster

• Carlos Carreño
• José Antonio Casilla
• Enrique de la Fuente
• Miguel Angel Falasca
• José Luis Moltó
• Rafael Pascual
• Cosme Prenafeta
• Juan Carlos Robles
• Ernesto Rodríguez
• Juan José Salvador
• Luis Pedro Suela
• Alexis Valido

Head coach: Raúl Lozano

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	4	1	0	51	28	+23	9	Quarter Finals
2	Italy	5	4	1	0	43	32	+11	9
3	Spain	5	2	1	2	32	34	−2	5
4	Australia (H)	5	1	2	2	38	36	+2	4
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	1	3	41	46	−5	3
6	Slovakia	5	0	0	5	30	59	−29	0

Source: LA84
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

• Preliminary round: 2-2-1
• Quarterfinal: defeated Croatia, 9-8
• Semifinal: lost to Russia, 8-7
• Bronze medal game: Lost to Yugoslavia, 8-3 → 4th place
• Team roster

• Ángel Andreo
• Daniel Ballart
• Daniel Moro
• Gabriel Hernández Paz
• Gustavo Marcos
• Iván Moro
• Javier Sánchez-Toril
• Jesús Rollán
• Jordi Sans
• Manuel Estiarte
• Pedro Francisco García
• Salvador Gómez
• Sergi Pedrerol

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Jon Tecedor	+ 105 kg	170.0	175.0	180.0	210.0	215.0	220.0	395.0	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Josefa Pérez	– 63 kg	80.0	82.5	85.0	95.0	100.0	102.5	187.5	7
Mónica Carrio	– 75 kg	92.5	95.0	95.0	110.0	110.0	115.0	205.0	9

Notes

• Spanish Olympic Committee
• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN .
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee website

References

1. "Spain at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
2. Higham 2012, p. 99.

Bibliography

• Higham, James (2012). Sport Tourism Destinations. Routledge. ISBN   978-0-7506-5937-6.