Macedonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMKD
NOCOlympic Committee of North Macedonia
Websitewww.mok.org.mk (in Macedonian)
in Sydney
Competitors10 (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)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992)

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

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

Athletics

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Men
Track
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Vančo Stojanov 800 m 1:47.71 5 did not advance
Women
Track
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Daniela Kuleska 1500 m 4:33.50 13 did not advance

Canoeing

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

Shooting

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

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aleksandar Miladinovski 100 m butterfly 55.62 41 did not advance
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
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
400 m freestyle 4:19.69 31 n/a did not advance

Wrestling

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Freestyle
Athlete Event Pool Matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
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

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

References

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  • 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