The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000.[1]
| Shooting at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
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 Pictogram for Shooting | |
| Dates | 16–23 September |
While the rifle, pistol and running target rules were largely unchanged from the Atlanta Games, two new events were added, raising the number of individual Olympic shooting events to an all-time high of seventeen.
Medal summary
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 FR Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Men's events
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 50 metre rifle three positions |
Rajmond Debevec Slovenia
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Juha Hirvi Finland
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Harald Stenvaag Norway
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| 50 metre rifle prone |
Jonas Edman Sweden
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Torben Grimmel Denmark
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Sergei Martynov Belarus
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| 10 metre air rifle |
Cai Yalin China
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Artem Khadjibekov Russia
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Yevgeni Aleinikov Russia
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| 50 metre pistol |
Tanyu Kiryakov Bulgaria
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Igor Basinski Belarus
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Martin Tenk Czech Republic
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| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Sergei Alifirenko Russia
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Michel Ansermet Switzerland
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Iulian Raicea Romania
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| 10 metre air pistol |
Franck Dumoulin France
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Wang Yifu China
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Igor Basinski Belarus
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| Trap |
Michael Diamond Australia
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Ian Peel Great Britain
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Giovanni Pellielo Italy
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| Double trap |
Richard Faulds Great Britain
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Russell Mark Australia
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Fehaid Al Deehani Kuwait
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| Skeet |
Mykola Milchev Ukraine
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Petr Málek Czech Republic
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James Graves United States
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| 10 metre running target |
Yang Ling China
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Oleg Moldovan Moldova
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Niu Zhiyuan China
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Women's events
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre rifle three positions |
Renata Mauer Poland
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Tatiana Goldobina Russia
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Maria Feklistova Russia
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| 10 metre air rifle |
Nancy Johnson United States
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Kang Cho-hyun South Korea
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Gao Jing China
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| 25 metre pistol |
Mariya Grozdeva Bulgaria
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Tao Luna China
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Lalita Yauhleuskaya Belarus
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| 10 metre air pistol |
Tao Luna China
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Jasna Šekarić FR Yugoslavia
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Annemarie Forder Australia
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| Trap |
Daina Gudzinevičiūtė Lithuania
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Delphine Racinet France
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Gao E China
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| Double trap |
Pia Hansen Sweden
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Deborah Gelisio Italy
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Kim Rhode United States
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| Skeet |
Zemfira Meftahatdinova Azerbaijan
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Svetlana Demina Russia
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Diána Igaly Hungary
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Participating nations
editA total of 408 shooters, 262 men and 146 women, from 103 nations competed at the Sydney Games:[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Shooting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
External links
edit- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad – Shooting (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2008.