In 2000, Australia became the host country for the second time in history. Olympic Games. Unlike 1956, when the Games were held in Melbourne, this time the largest city of the continent-state, Sydney, became the host city. In addition to Sydney, Beijing, Manchester, Berlin and Istanbul claimed to host the 2000 Games. But the IOC decided to give the right to host recent Games 20th century Australian metropolis.

Opening ceremonies The Games were preceded by the Olympic torch relay, which started in Athens on June 8. olympic fire delivered 10 thousand Australians. The torchbearers transported the flame on foot, by train, by bicycle, on horseback, by ship, by plane, by kayak, canoe, ferry.

September 15, 2000 The Olympic Games were officially opened. The main theme of the theatrical part of the ceremony was the history of Australia. A separate place in the presentation was given to water, which is associated with the geographical location of the country. The Olympic flame was lit by the future triumphant of the Games, Cathy Freeman.

Games mascots became Platypus Sid, Kookaburra Ollie and Echidna Milli. These animals are found only in Australia. Three in this case is a symbolic number, since the Games were held on the eve of the third millennium.

The organizers of the Games for the first time in history Olympic movement paid great attention to environmental issues. In water supply systems Olympic Stadium rainwater was collected, which was used to irrigate the lawns, the Olympic Village was powered by solar panels installed on the roofs of houses. At the end of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, the apartments of the Olympic Village were converted into apartments and put up for sale.

10,651 athletes from 199 countries came to Sydney. For the first time in 50 years, the teams of North and South Korea marched under the same flag with a map of the peninsula. symbolizing sports association countries, the banner of their delegation was carried by two people at once.

The number of participating countries could have been exactly 200 if not for the boycott of Afghanistan. The theocratic Taliban regime banned sports, liquidated the state's NOC, and ignored the IOC's invitation.

At the Sydney Games it was played 300 sets of medals in 28 sports . For the first time, triathlon, taekwondo and trampolining were included in the Olympic program.

Traditionally, the largest number of medals were played in athletics - 46 sets (24 for men, 22 for women).

The main stars of the athletics tournament were American sprinters Michael Johnson, who won two gold medals in Sydney and who won five Olympic awards. However, a few years later, the athlete was stripped of all Sydney awards. The reason, as always, is banal - doping. by the most fast man Maurice Green became the planet, his result at the hundred meters was 9.87 seconds.

Huge attention of Australians was riveted to one of the most favorite sports - swimming. The famous athlete can rightfully be called the hero of the Sydney pool, who finished first three times and second twice. Dutch swimmer Pieter van Hoogenband won two gold and two bronze medals. Ukrainian "goldfish" Yana Klochkova won two gold and one silver awards in Australia. The swan song was the Olympics for the famous Russian athletes- swimmer Alexander Popov, who ended his excellent sports career with a silver medal in the 100-meter crawl; and three-time Olympic wrestling champion Alexander Karelin, who managed to reach the final of the Olympic tournament.

AT gymnastics brilliantly performed by another Russian famous athlete. In Sydney, the gymnast won 6 medals, two of which are of the highest value. In total, the athlete won twelve Olympic medals during his career.

The English rower Stephen Redgrave, having won gold in the coxless four, became the owner of a unique achievement - he won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics (1984-2000).

Two gold medals won by the owner of nine Olympic medals in fencing Italian Valentina Vezzali. In the competition for trap shooting on a round stand, Ukrainian Nikolai Milchev set an eternal world record by hitting 150 targets out of 150.

The unofficial team event was won by the United States team with 97 medals (37-24-33). The second place with 89 medals was won by the Russian Olympians (32-28-29). The third were Chinese athletes - 58 medals (28-16-14).

A real curiosity Games was the performance of a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, Eric Musambani. The athlete swam the 100-meter freestyle for the longest time in history Olympic sports(1 min 52 sec). But most interestingly, he won his swim, as the other two participants were disqualified for false starts. Eric had never seen a 50-meter pool before in his life, and learned to swim nine months before the Games. Alas, his time did not meet the qualifying standards, and he dropped out of the competition.

The official closing ceremony of the Olympic Games took place on October 1, 2000. One of the brightest guest stars was the world famous Australian singer Kylie Minogue.

By tradition, the organizers of the Olympic Games handed over the Olympic flag to the city hosting the next Olympics.

The Sydney Olympic Games were the most representative in the history of the modern Olympic movement. About 11,000 athletes and 5,100 officials from 199 countries took part in them, 300 sets of medals in 28 sports were played.

September 15th. The torch of the Sydney Olympics is one of the longest in the history of the modern Olympics. The torch was delivered by 10,000 Australians. Each moved a distance of about a kilometer. It was delivered on foot, by train, by bicycle, on horseback, by ship, by plane, by kayak, canoe, by the Sydney ferry.

The Olympic Village is located in the Newington residential area adjacent to Sydney. Olympic park and occupies 100 hectares. The Olympic Village was designed and built to accommodate 10,200 competitors and 5,100 delegation officials at the same time. It consists of 1150 modular buildings. Carefully thought out and taken into account environmental issues. Solar energy is used to the maximum. The equipment of the buildings was made taking into account the complexion of participants and delegates, as well as national cultures. Meals are provided in complex, in restaurants. Apartments for athletes and delegates are not equipped with kitchen sets. After the end of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, the apartments were equipped with kitchen utensils and put up for sale.

Based on the experience of previous Olympic Games, participants and delegates are provided with ample opportunities for free time and leisure directly in the Olympic Village. The Village's location provided residents with easy access to the Sydney Olympic Park and access to Sydney City. About 220 countries of the world - 3.5 billion viewers - could watch the Olympic Games. Up to 6,000 journalists were accredited to the Olympics and lived in a special Media Village - Leadcombe.

The first stars of the XXVII Olympiad were athletes who carried the flags of their countries. Among them, of course, stood out the teams of North and South Korea, for the first time in 50 years marching under the same flag, which featured a map of the peninsula.

Another politically significant moment in this sporting event was the emergence of boxer Victor Ramos from East Timor, recently gained independence. Ramos walked under the white Olympic flag.

Very touching was the appearance under the Stars and Stripes of the American flag of the athlete Cliff Meidl, who once competed in kayak races. 14 years ago, he suffered an accident - he received an electric shock of 30 thousand volts. Doctors fought for his life, and now, years later, he returned to the Olympic arena, solemnly carrying the flag of his country.

The flag of Russia was entrusted to the goalkeeper of the handball team Andrey Lavrov- two-time Olympic champion, two-time world champion, European champion. Before him, the flag of Russia and Soviet Union in Seoul, in Barcelona and in Atlanta, Alexander Karelin wore it.

The US national team won the unofficial team standings with 97 medals - 39 gold, 25 silver and 33 bronze. The second place was taken by the Russian team, having won 88 medals - 32 gold and 28 silver and bronze medals each. Third place China won 57 medals - 28 gold, 16 silver, 13 bronze.

The heroes of the Olympics were: (USA), who won two gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters, Peter van Hoogenband(Netherlands), who won two gold and two bronze medals in swimming and set three world records, (Australia) in swimming, Steve Redgrave(Great Britain), who won the gold medal - the fifth in a row in five Olympics in a row, in rowing.

In 1998 he was named "Australian of the Year" among young people. They wrote about him: "He's confident, smart, ambitious and extremely articulate.". Yen became a national hero in Australia. Not bad for a 16 year old boy who started swimming to overcome boredom!
In connection with the preparation for the Olympics, Ian was forced to leave for a while the school where he studied in the tenth grade.
In Jena's hometown of Sydney, the 17-year-old Australian swimmer was definitely the favourite. Olympic Committee allowed the use of special swimming suits. Ian's suit was made from "fast leather" material, designed specifically for American waterborne assault. Yi Yen lived up to the expectations of his fans, he won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle and broke his own world record.
He then competed in the 4 x 100 meter relay at final stage and won again, slightly overtaking American Gary Hall at the finish line. Finally, he received another silver medal in the 200m freestyle and a gold medal in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay with the Australian team.

American track and field athlete - became the first woman to earn five medals in track and field during a single Olympics.
When she was only 16 years old, she qualified for the 4 x 100 micro relay with the American team in the 1992 Olympics. However, she missed this opportunity to participate in the Games. She also did not compete in the 1996 Atlanta Games as she had not yet recovered from her injury when she broke her leg. After winning the 100 meters at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships, she was finally ready to compete in the Olympics.

She started with her undisputed victory in the 100m, by a wide margin. Then, five days later, she won the 200m very easily. She also earned bronze medals in the long jump and 4 x 100 meter relay in the last leg of the relay. Finally, Marion ran in the 4 x 400m relay (third stage) and earned her third gold medal.

American Angelo Taylor won the Sydney Olympics in the 400m hurdles with a personal best of 47.50, and a second gold Olympic medal he got it after Team USA won the 4x400m relay (Angelo ran for the team in the first two preliminary rounds). Taylor was also the overall winner of the 2000 Grand Prix and won the Grand Prix Final in Doha (Qatar). At the end of the season, Angelo Taylor received the 2000 Jesse Owens Award.

When receiving the Owens Prize, he said: "I am honored to receive this award. Jesse Owens is the epitome of athletics. In 1936, winning four gold medals was a great achievement. Get one high award really honorable at such a young age. For me it was an absolute surprise. I go out and train every day and consider myself an ordinary guy".

Despite the fact that at the 2000 Olympics at the last moment Russian athletes still managed to get ahead of the Chinese in terms of the number of gold medals and break into an honorable second place in the unofficial team standings, the performance of the Russian team left an ambiguous impression. There was only one step from jubilation to despair in Sydney. The Russians did not win at all where they expected, and failed in those forms where they should have won for sure. Yesterday's heroes disappointed, and " dark horses" suddenly turned into victors. As a result, these Games turned everything upside down.

Perhaps it was the lack of a burden of responsibility on his shoulders that helped the insanely talented, but very unstable tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov win - after all, after Marat Safin's recent successes, many have already written him off.
Just as suddenly won the race with separate start our cyclist Vyacheslav Ekimov, which did not shine at the last competitions of professional racers.

The victory of the high jumper was also a revelation. Sergei Klyugin with a result of 2.35 m, which until recently was in the shadow of our world champion Vyacheslav Voronin. Unexpectedly successful for us were the starts in team events - in recent years, here, as a rule, only disappointments awaited us.

Russian fans, of course, will remember the feat of the gymnast Svetlana Khorkina, which fell off the bars twice, but in the end still won Olympic gold on this projectile.
The courage of the saber fencer will also be remembered Sergei Sharikov- in team competition he was injured, but, overcoming the pain, brought the fight to the end (thanks to which the Russians won major victory over the Romanians).

Among the Russian athletes also achieved the highest results: gymnast Alexey Nemov- six medals, including gold in the absolute championship, - gold medal in the 400m hurdles, Dmitry Sautin- four medals in diving - gold, silver and two bronze, Evgeny Kafelnikov- gold medal singles in tennis, the saber team is a gold medal, and the men's handball team is a gold medal.
Masters synchronized swimming Olga Brusnikina and Maria Kiseleva became double Olympic champions Games in Sydney.

AT athletics hit almost by accident. On the eve of the Moscow Olympics, in 1979, not far from the house where the family lived, a athletics arena. Once Irina went to see how the athletes were training there. At the entrance to the gym, the coach saw her and thought that the girl was late for training. He commanded displeasedly: "Let's quickly change clothes and into the hall!" Irina was wearing a training suit, and she got to training. She enjoyed it so much that evening that she came back the next day. Coach M. Belyakov did not raise his voice this time...

During the year, Irina Privalova combined daily training in skating and athletics. However, over time, the comfort and warmth of the arena, especially in winter, "broke" her, and she left her skates. Continuing to engage in athletics, Irina soon fulfilled the standard of the USSR Master of Sports in the 100-meter run and long jump, and showed good results in the high jump. Her subsequent achievements did not go unnoticed by the sports leadership. In 1985, the young athlete was included in the USSR youth team, and in 1989, after winning the national championship, she was included in the national team of the country.

In 1986, Irina Privalova entered the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, then became a graduate student of the department of periodicals. As a student, she competed for the university team at various competitions, became a master of sports of international class.

Since 1989, Privalova has become a permanent participant in all major world competitions. After the first serious successes on the treadmill, she gained a reputation as the leader of the USSR national team (since 1992 - Russia) and the best sprinter in the country. She was the only white athlete who could beat black sprinters.

Many sporting achievements of Irina Privalova, by coincidence, were accompanied by injuries. At the 1997 World Championships in Paris, Irina suffered a tear in the back of her thigh muscles, and as a great sprinter, she stepped into the shadows. Then she was close to leaving big sport. Especially after Marion Jones reigned in the sprint, with whom Privalova, perhaps, could argue, but only in an absolutely healthy state. It seemed to many that a dead end had come in her sports career.

However, Irina herself and her husband and permanent coach Vladimir Parashchuk thought differently. After weighing all the options for the future sports career, not only the capabilities of Privalova herself, but also her future rivals in a particular discipline, the couple came to a sensational decision: Irina must run 400 meters hurdles! The history of athletics has not yet known such a thing.

To many specialists and sports fans, this transition seemed adventurous. There were more skeptics of such retraining than supporters. And the age of the athlete - 31 years old - did not inspire much optimism. Nevertheless, the Privalov-Parashchuk marital tandem came to the conclusion that they have prospects. Moreover, in 1995, Irina already won the "smooth" 400 meters at the winter world championship, and later ran the same four hundred meters in the relay for 48.40. Hence the conclusion: if she manages to master the barrier technique, then she will be quite capable of showing the result of the international level.

Irina Privalova walked for a long time to the main (as it turned out later) start in her life. After all, hurdling was an experiment for her and a huge risk. The result exceeded all expectations. At the Olympics in Sydney (Australia), she won gold (September 27 - in the 400 m hurdles) and bronze (September 30 - in the 4x400 m relay) medals. At a new distance for herself, and even with previously unknown obstacles, Irina Privalova was ahead of many representatives of the world sprint elite. And this despite the fact that in the finals the champion ran the "official" four hundred meters only for the eighth time (!) in her career and the fourth time (!) in official competitions.

At the same time, the Sydney Games were overshadowed by many doping scandals. And involved in them were mainly athletes from former socialist countries. In this regard, the fact that the athlete Svetlana Pospelova was the only one disqualified for the use of illegal drugs in our team can also be considered a success to some extent.

At the closing ceremony of the last Olympic Games of the Millennium, the President of the IOC Juan Antonio Samaranch declared Sydney 2000 the best Olympics ever. But has Sydney become the best Games in modern history Russian sports- it's hard to say. Too many contradictory things happened to our compatriots on the green continent. For some, Sydney 2000 was full unfulfilled hopes and scandals, for others - great victories and holidays. Everyone who followed the Olympics made his impression from the mosaic of thousands of events. And we, apparently, will be able to draw up some objective picture of our performance in Sydney only in four years, comparing the current results and emotions with those that will give us the first games of the new millennium in Athens.

199 countries. 10651 athletes (4069 women). 28 sports. Leaders in the unofficial team standings: 1. USA (37-24-31); 2. Russia (32-28-28); 3. China (28-16-15)

The opening ceremony of the XXVII Olympic Games took place on September 15, 2000 at the Australia Stadium in the presence of 110,000 spectators. The performance was directed by Australian Rick Birch. The ceremony was attended by 12,600 performers, the total weight of lighting and sound equipment exceeded 99 tons. The main motives of the performance were the stages of the history of Australia, the colorful show included elements of a water extravaganza, symbolizing the close connection of the Australian people with the sea.

The traditional parade of nations consisted of 198 delegations with 199 countries participating in the Olympics, North and South Korea marched in the parade as a single delegation under a flag depicting the contours of the Korean Peninsula. The only IOC member who refused to come to the Games was Afghanistan - a ban was imposed ruling movement Taliban.

Following solemn speeches delivered by Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Games Michael Knight and IOC President H. A. Samaranch, Governor General of Australia William Dean declared the Games open.

The Olympic flag was raised to the sound of the Olympic anthem. The final chord of the ceremony was the lighting of the Olympic flame. The honor of lighting was given to Australian track and field athlete Kathy Freeman.

For the first time in Olympic program included triathlon, taekwondo and trampolining.

The first set of Olympic medals was played in bullet shooting, in women's shooting from air rifle. American Nancy Johnson won gold.

The flag of Russia at the opening ceremony of the Games was carried for the first time by a representative game look sports - handball goalkeeper Andrey Lavrov. In the history of Soviet Olympism, representatives of team sports were also not honored with this honor. Handball players did not disappoint - the Russian team won gold, largely due to the phenomenal performance of Lavrov in the final against the Swedes.

The most titled Russian athlete at the Games was the gymnast Alexei Nemov - 2 gold, 1 silver and three bronze medals.

Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe became the main star of the men's swimming program - he won three gold medals (400m freestyle, 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays) and two silver medals (200m freestyle, medley relay). Three gold medals on account of the American Lenny Kreizelburg. Two golds were won by Italian Domenico Fioravanti, Australian Michael Klim and Dutchman Peter van den Hoogenband, with the latter winning both golds (100m and 200m freestyle), overtaking great swimmers Alexander Popov and Jan Thorp both times. In women, the Dutchwoman Inge de Bruyne scored 3 gold (50 and 100 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly) and the American Jenny Thompson - 3 gold in the relay races won by the Americans.

Having won gold in the coxless four rowing, English rower Stephen Redgrave became the owner of a unique achievement - he won gold medals at five Olympics in a row.

Australian runner Cathy Freeman won the 400m, making her the first athlete in history to win the same Olympics where the flame was lit.

The gold of the Cameroon football team became the first Olympic gold medal in the history of this country.

The Dutchwoman Leontjen van Morsel won three golds in cycling, and winning both road races (group and individual), she won the third gold on the track - in the individual pursuit.

American Marion Jones, having won three golds in the 100 and 200 meters, as well as in the 4x400 meters relay, had a real chance to win the fourth gold in the 4x100 meters relay, but the US team unexpectedly lost to the teams of the Bahamas and Jamaica. However, in 2007, a scandal erupted over her doping. M. Jones was stripped of all medals, the gold in the 100 and 200 meters was left vacant, the gold medal in the 4x400 relay and the bronze medal in the 4x100 meters were left for the American team.

At the skeet shooting competition on a round stand, Ukrainian athlete Nikolay Milchev set an eternal world record by hitting 150 targets out of 150. This record can only be repeated, but not surpassed.

During the Olympics, the wife of Juan Antonio Samaranch died, after a four-day absence, the head of the IOC returned to Sydney. The Olympic flag was flown at half mast in mourning.

Favorite of the competition rhythmic gymnastics Alina Kabaeva made a gross mistake in her performance with a hoop and took only third place.

The closing ceremony took place on October 1 at the same stadium as the opening ceremony and again with a full house. The musical part of the ceremony was attended by such famous performers as Yvonne Kenny (soprano), who sang the Olympic anthem, Kylie Minogue, Nikki Webster, Savage Garden duet and others.

By tradition, the athletes took part in another parade, but this time they were not divided by countries, but all together, symbolizing Olympic unity.

IOC President J. A. Samaranch congratulated Sydney and all of Australia on the successful hosting of the Games and traditionally called them the best in history.

The Olympic flag was lowered from the flagpole, and the challenge Olympic banner was solemnly presented to the mayor of Athens, the capital of the next Games.

After the official announcement of the Games as closed, the Olympic flame was extinguished. The ceremony ended with a grandiose fireworks display.

September 15 - October 1, 2000 in Sydney, Australia, the Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held. The Games were attended by 10,651 athletes from 199 countries. 300 sets of medals were played in 28 sports. For the first time, triathlon, taekwondo and trampolining are included in the Olympic program.

The flag of Russia at the opening ceremony of the Games was carried for the first time by a representative of a game sport - handball goalkeeper Andrei Lavrov. The handball players did not disappoint - the Russian team won gold, largely due to the phenomenal performance of Lavrov in the final against the Swedes.

The most titled Russian athlete at the Games was the gymnast Alexei Nemov - 2 gold, 1 silver and three bronze medals. Most medals in the piggy bank Russian team the wrestlers brought sports gymnasts and athletes.

Among Russian athletes, the highest results were also achieved by: Irina Privalova - a gold medal in the 400 m hurdles, Dmitry Sautin - four medals in diving - gold, silver and two bronze, Evgeny Kafelnikov - a gold medal in singles in tennis, the saber team - a gold medal, and the men's handball team - a gold medal.
Masters of synchronized swimming Olga Brusnikina and Maria Kiseleva became two-time Olympic champions of the Games in Sydney.

At the Games in Sydney, for the first time, they were allowed to perform in special swimming suits. 17-year-old Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, wearing a fast leather suit, became the main star of the men's swimming program - he won three gold medals (400m freestyle, 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays) and two silver medals (200m freestyle, medley). relay race).

For the first time, mandatory doping tests for the content of erythropoietin (EPO) in the blood were introduced.

Summer Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney

Preparing for the Sydney Olympics

The election of the capital of the XVII Summer Olympic Games in 2000 took place on September 23, 1993 in Monte Carlo. The Australian city of Sydney was chosen as the venue. The Games were held from September 15 to October 1, 2000.

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Preparations for the Olympics lasted more than two years. The official mascots of the games are the rare animals of Australia: Ollie the kookaburra (a bird from the kingfisher family, known for its cry, reminiscent of human laughter), Sid the platypus and Millie the echidna.

The opening ceremony

Opening Ceremony of the XXVII Olympic Games took place on September 15, 2000 at Australia Stadium. More than 110 thousand spectators attended the opening. The main motives of the script were the stages of the history of Australia. The highlight of the performance was a water show that symbolized the close connection of the Australian people with the sea.

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony

Opening of the Sydney Olympics

The traditional parade of nations consisted of 198 delegations with 199 countries participating in the Olympics and included 12,600 athletes and officials. For the first time at the Olympic Games, North and South Korea marched in the parade as a single delegation under a flag depicting the contours of the Korean Peninsula. The Olympic flame was lit by Australian athlete Kathy Freeman.

Olympic achievements

300 sets of medals in 28 sports were played at the Games. For the first time, triathlon, taekwondo and trampolining were included in the Olympic program. The largest number of medals were won by athletes from the USA (92), Russia (89), China (58), Australia (58), Germany (56), France (38), Italy (34), the Netherlands (25), Cuba (29), Great Britain (28).

The most titled athletes at the Games were gymnast A. Nemov (Russia, won 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals) and swimmer J. Thorp (Australia, won 3 gold and 2 silver medals).

High results were achieved by swimmers L. Krayzelburg (USA, 3 gold medals), D. Fioravanti (Italy, 2 gold medals), M. Klim (Australia, 2 gold medals), P. van den Hoogenband (Netherlands, 2 gold medals), And de Bruin (Netherlands, 3 gold), J. Thompson (USA, 3 gold medals).

The English rower S. Redgrave became the owner of a unique achievement - he won gold medals at five Olympics in a row.

Australian runner K. Freeman won the 400m, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.

Cameroon football team won the first Olympic gold medal in the history of this country.

At competitions in skeet shooting on a round stand, the Ukrainian athlete N. Milchev set a world record by hitting 150 targets out of 150.

In addition to outstanding sports achievements Games 2000 known for the number of doping scandals.

The Russian runner I. Pospelova, the Romanian gymnast A. Radukan, the German stayer D. Bauman were convicted of doping. The analysis showed the presence of doping in the body of the Bulgarian and Romanian weightlifters. Already in 2007, a scandal broke out related to the use of doping during Games in Sydney American athlete M. Jones. She was stripped of three gold medals.

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony took place on October 1, 2000. The ceremony was attended by famous Australian performers: Yvonne Kenny, who sang the Olympic anthem, Kylie Minogue, Nikki Webster and others.

A parade of athletes took place, in which they walked not divided by countries, but all together, symbolizing Olympic unity.

The Olympic banner was solemnly presented to the mayor of Athens, the capital of the next Olympic Games.

The ceremony ended with a grandiose fireworks display.