2000 Summer Olympics
Games of the XXVII Olympiad, in Sydney, Australia
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Summary
2000 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 10,469 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #11 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Australia[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Home venue: Accor Stadium[5]
- Follows: 1996 Summer Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 2004 Summer Olympics[7]
- Location: Accor Stadium[8], Sydney[9]
- Commons category: 2000 Summer Olympics[10]
- Edition number: 27[11]
- Has part(s): badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics[12], handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics[13], beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics[14], football at the 2000 Summer Olympics[15], wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics[16], baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics[17], field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics[18], diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics[19], boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics[20], equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics[21], shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics[22], gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics[23], softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics[24], cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics[25]
- Officially opened by: William Deane[26]
- Oath made by: Rechelle Hawkes[27], Peter Kerr[28]
- Torch lit by: Cathy Freeman[29]
- Start time: September 15, 2000[30]
- End time: October 1, 2000[31]
- Point in time: 2000[32]
- Sport: Olympic sport[33]
- Mascot: Olly, Sid and Millie[34]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:2000 Summer Olympics[36]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/[37]
- Number of participants: 199[38], 10,651[39]
- Official name: Spiller vun der XXVII. Olympiad[40]
- Motto text: Share the Spirit[41], Deel de Geescht[42]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[43]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[44]
Why It Matters
2000 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]