Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Isabel Fernández | Judo | Women's Lightweight | ||
Joan Llaneras | Cycling | Men's points race | ||
Gervasio Deferr | Gymnastics | Men's vault | ||
Gabriel Esparza | Taekwondo | Men's Flyweight | ||
Rafael Lozano | Boxing | Light Flyweight | ||
Football | Men's tournament | |||
Nina Zhivanevskaya | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | ||
Margarita Fullana | Cycling | Women's Mountainbike | ||
Àlex Corretja Albert Costa | Tennis | Men's doubles | ||
María Vasco | Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | ||
Handball | Men's tournament |
Archery
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.Athletics
Men's competition
Men's 100 m- Venancio Jose
- Venancio Jose
- David Canal
- José Manuel Cerezo
- Roberto Parra
- Andrés Manuel Díaz
- José Antonio Redolat
- Juan Carlos Higuero
- Alberto Garcia
- Yousef El Nasri
- José Ríos
- Enrique Molina
- Teodoro Cunado
- Iñigo Monreal
- Antonio Andres, David Canal, Inigo Monreal, Eduardo Iván Rodríguez
- Luis Miguel Martín
- Eliseo Martín
- Marco Cepeda
- Manuel Martínez
- David Martinez
- Yago Lamela
- Raul Chapado
- Paquillo Fernández
- David Márquez
- José David Domínguez
- Valentí Massana
- Jesús Ángel García
- Mikel Odriozola
- Martín Fiz
- Alberto Juzdado
- Abel Antón
- Francisco Javier Benet
Women's competition
- Norfalia Carabali
- Mayte Martínez
- Nuria Fernández
- Natalia Rodríguez
- Marta Domínguez
- Beatriz Santiago
- Maria Teresa Recio
- Maria Abel
- Julia Alba, Miriam Bravo, Norfalia Carabali and Mayte Martinez
- Martina de la Puente
- Alice Matejkova
- Marta Míguez
- Concepción Montaner
- Carlota Castrejana
- Marta Mendía
- Mari Mar Sanchez
- María Vasco
- Encarnacion Granados
- Eva Perez
- Ana Isabel Alonso
- Griselda González
- Maria Luisa Munoz
- Inma Clopés
Basketball
Men's team competition
- Preliminaries
- Classification matches
- Team roster
Beach volleyball
- Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez — 5th place
Boxing
- 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
Flatwater
Men's competition
Men's kayak singles 500 m- Jovino Gonzalez
- Emilio Merchan
- Jose Manuel Crespo
- Jose Manuel Crespo
- José Alfredo Bea, David Mascató
- José Alfredo Bea, David Mascató
Women's competition
- Teresa Portela
- Maria Isabel Garcia Suarez, Belen Sanchez
- Izaskun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchon, Ana María Penas, Belen Sanchez
Slalom
Men's competition
Men's kayak singles- Esteban Arakama
- Carles Juanmartí
- Jon Erguin
- Antonio Herreros, Marc Vicente
Women's competition
- María Eizmendi
Cycling
Cross-country mountain bike
Men's competition- José Antonio Hermida
- Roberto Lezaun
- Margarita Fullana
- Silvia Rovira
Road cycling
- Abraham Olano
- Santos Gonzalez Capilla
- Óscar Freire
- Abraham Olano
- Juan Carlos Domínguez
- Santos Gonzalez Capilla
- Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- Joane Somarriba Arrola
- Teodora Ruano
- Joane Somarriba Arrola
- Fatima Blazquez Lozano
- Mercedes Cagigas Amed
Track cycling
- José Antonio Villanueva
- *Qualifying — 10.556
- *First round — defeated Craig MacLean of Great Britain
- *1/8 finals — defeated Pavel Buran of Czech Republic
- *Quarterfinal — lost to Florian Rousseau of France
- *Final 5-8 — 6th place
- Antonio Tauler
- *Qualifying — 04:34.415
- David Cabrero
- *Final — 01:07.710
- Juan Llaneras
- *Points — 14
- *Laps down — 0
- David Cabrero
- *First round — heat — 3; place — 3
- *Repechage — heat — 3; place — 1
- *Second round — heat — 2; place — 4
- José Antonio Escuredo, José Antonio Villanueva and Slavador Melia
- *Qualifying — 45.799
- Miguel Alzamora, Isaac Gálvez, Antonio Tauler and José Francisco Jarque
- *Qualifying — 04:15.547
- Juan Llaneras and Isaac Gálvez
- *Final — 3
- Teodora Ruano
- *Points — 10
Diving
- Rafael Álvarez
- Jose-Miguel Gil
- Ruben Santos
- Santos Leire
- Dolores Saez de Ibarra
Equestrianism
Fencing
Four male fencers represented Spain in 2000.;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
- Jorge Pina, Antonio García, Fernando Medina
Football
Gymnastics
Men
;ArtisticWomen
;Artistic;Team
;Individual events
Handball
Field hockey
Men's team competition
- Preliminary round :
- Classification matches:
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Antonio Forrellat
Women's team competition
- Preliminary round :
- Medal round:
- Bronze medal game:
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Marc Lammers
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
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.Men's Mistral
- Jorge Maciel Andres
- Gustavo Martinez and Tunte Cantero
- Luis Martínez
- Fernando Leon and José Luis Ballester
- José Maria van der Ploeg and Rafael Trujillo
- Maria del Carmen Vaz
- Neus Garriga
- Natalia Vía Dufresne and Sandra Azón
- Santiago Lopez-Vazquez and Javier de La Plaza
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
Men's 50m freestyle- Eduardo Lorente
- Javier Botello
- Frederik Hviid
- Teo Edo
- Jorge Pérez
- David Ortega
- Guillermo Mediano
- Jordi Carrasco
- Frederik Hviid
- Jorge Luis Ulibarri, Eduardo Lorente, Juan Benavides and Javier Botello
- David Ortega, Santiago Castellanos, Daniel Morales and Javier Botello
- Ana Belén Palomo
- Laura Roca
- Angels Bardina
- María Peláez
- Mireia García
- María Peláez
- Lourdes Becerra
- Nina Zhivanevskaya
- Nina Zhivanevskaya
- Ivette María
- Lourdes Becerra
- Angels Bardina, Natalia Cabrerizo, Paula Carballido and Laura Roca
- María Carmen Collado, Mireia García, Ivette María and Laura Roca
Synchronized swimming
- Gemma Mengual, Paola Tirados
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
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
- Iván Raña — 1:49:10.88
- Eneko Llanos — 1:50:48.35
- Jose Maria Merchan — did not finish
Volleyball
Men's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Raúl Lozano
Water polo
Men's tournament
- 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
Weightlifting
Women