Macedonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Macedonia at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Macedonia at the; 2000 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
IOC code	MKD
NOC	Olympic Committee of North Macedonia
Website	www.mok.org.mk (in Macedonian)
in Sydney
Competitors	10 (6 men, 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Lazar Popovski
Medals; Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1920–1988); Independent Olympic Participants (1992)

The Republic of Macedonia^[1] competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, officially under the name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Macedonia won its first ever Olympic medal on the final day of competition. Magomed Ibragimov won a bronze medal in wrestling. It was Macedonia's only medal of the 2000 Olympics.

The at-the-time president of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski, was in Sydney during the Olympic Games and attended the Opening Ceremony.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Mogamed Ibragimov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 85 kg	1 October

Athletics

Men
Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vančo Stojanov	800 m	1:47.71	5	did not advance

Women
Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Daniela Kuleska	1500 m	4:33.50	13	did not advance

Canoeing

Athlete	Event	First round		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lazar Popovski	Men's slalom K–1 500 m	2:66.60	17 Q	did not advance

Shooting

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Position	Score	Position
Divna Pešić	Women's 50 m rifle three positions	561	36	did not advance
Divna Pešić	Women's 10 m air rifle	384	44	did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aleksandar Miladinovski	100 m butterfly	55.62	41	did not advance
Aleksandar Miladinovski	200 m individual medley	2:07.45	38	did not advance
Zoran Lazarovski	200 m butterfly	2:01.30	29	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mirjana Boševska	800 m freestyle	8:46.39	18	n/a		did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:12.59	20	did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:48.08	17	n/a		did not advance
Vesna Stojanovska	200 m freestyle	2:05.58	29	did not advance
Vesna Stojanovska	400 m freestyle	4:19.69	31	n/a		did not advance

Wrestling

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Pool Matches			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nasir Gadžihanov	−76 kg	Kertanti (SVK) W 3–2	Romero (CUB) W 3–0	Leipold (GER) L 2–5	did not advance			7
Magomed Ibragimov	−85 kg	Bichinashvili (UKR) W 1–1	Kawai (JPN) W 6–5	n/a	Burton (USA) W 4–2	Saitiev (RUS) L 0–3	Khadem (IRI) W 4–1

Notes

^ Officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", short "FYR Macedonia"

References

Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
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 Web Site

[1] Officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", short "FYR Macedonia"

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