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	Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
		Russia was third (27, 27, 38, 92) and Australia hung on to fourth place - the same as Sydney in 2000 - with 17 gold medals, 16 silver and 16 bronze for a total of 49 - nine shy of the record 58, won four years ago.
		Australia was riding for an unprecedented third straight gold medal in the three-day eventing in Athens.
		Australia has a modest record in Olympic football tournaments so it was an outstanding effort for both the men (the Olyroos) and the women (the Matildas) to make the quarter-finals.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics/default.htm (2755 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics showing fireworks in the background and the lighting of the Olympic Flame by Cathy Freeman (who subsequently won the 400 m title).
		During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung by the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics (2426 words)

	BBQHQ - Grill Events: 2000 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Olympic flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a sacred flame burned at the altar of Zeus throughout competition.
		Olympic medals must be at least 60 millimeters in diameter and at least three millimeters thick.
		The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay will pass within one hour's drive of 85 per cent of the Australian population, travel over 27,000 kilometers and be carried by 10,000 Torchbearers in what is the longest Torch Relay in Olympic history.
	www.bbqhq.com /eventures/2000_summer_olympics_4.html (368 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Australia's 'Thorpedo' swimming for gold
		He also will swim on Australia's 800-meter freestyle relay, which holds the world record, and on the 400-meter relay that is a medal contender.
		The Olympic pool wasn't available for the New South Wales short course championships in early August, so Thorpe and hundreds of other teen-agers competed at the Warringah Aquatic Center in suburban Sydney.
		He is just happy to be swimming in his first Olympics and hopes he can live up to the expectations of Australian fans.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/swimming/s/2000/0816/688228.html (939 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Australia's Mark misses mark in end
		After breaking his Olympic record with 143 points in the qualifying round, Mark missed both targets in the last round of the finals to allow Faulds to tie at 187.
		Australia's Michael Diamond, who won his second successive Olympic gold in the single trap, failed to make the qualify for the final Wednesday.
		Mauer-Rozanska, the 1996 Olympic champion in the 10-meter air rifle, won the 50 meter with 684.6 points.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0919/759401.html (308 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004
		Fittingly for an Olympic Games that was, more than most, about beginnings and endings, the honour of carrying the Australian flag and leading the team at the closing ceremony was given to veteran swimmer Petria Thomas.
		As is the fate of many Olympic athletes, the members of the men's hockey team who won perhaps the most thrilling of Australia's 17 gold medals will return to relative obscurity once the celebrations have died down.
		Olympic historian Harry Gordon speaks to Roy Masters about his impression of how the Games will be remembered.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics (464 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.shtml (670 words)

	Amazon.ca: 2000 Complete Book Of The Summer Olympics Sydney: Books: David Wallechinsky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The bible of the Olympics and the ultimate companion for Sydney 2000 with more than 1,750 of the greatest Olympic stories, as well as stats and rules for all the summer Games.
		The summer 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, is shaping up to be the most watched and most highly attended Olympics of all time.
		The 2000 edition is my third and I do not have any doubt: this is the most complete guide about the Olympic History.
	www.amazon.ca /Complete-Book-Summer-Olympics-Sydney/dp/1585670332 (758 words)

	Press Release Archive: GW Business Students Headed to Sydney, Austraila to Study 2000 Summer Olympics
		The 10-day trip is part of Delpy Neirotti’s course, "2000 Summer Olympic Experience in Sydney, Australia: Behind the Scenes." The course includes class time and coursework covering the history and organization of the Olympic Games.
		She says that students come to her course fascinated by the Olympics, yet without a broad understanding of what is involved.
		Delpy Neirotti began her involvement with the Olympics in 1983 as a student intern at the U.S. Olympic training facility in Colorado Springs, CO. Since then, she has gone to every staging of the Olympic Games as a volunteer or researcher.
	www.gwu.edu /~media/pressreleases/08-29-00-Olympics.htm (393 words)

	Olympics2000 \| ARCHIVE
		Australian Olympian Cathy Freeman, an Aborigine, carried the Olympic torch for its last leg — up four sets of glowing white stairs — and walked through a shallow pond of gleaming water toward a vast waterfall before she ignited the cauldron.
		His first position with the Sydney Olympic Organizing Committee, in 1997, was to assist in the planning of venues and operations for rowing, equestrian, mountain biking, softball and shooting.
		It sits near the massive track and field stadium and is within walking distance of the baseball stadium and the gymnastics center at the core of the Olympic village.
	www.azstarnet.com /sydney2000/archive0915.shtml (2379 words)

	Yun Mi Jin (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		She holds the Olympic record for a womens 18-arrow match, at 173 out of a possible 180.
		Yun set the record in Sydney, Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and matched it in Athens, Greece.
		Yun represented Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
	read-and-go.hopto.org.cob-web.org:8888 /South-Korean-athletes/Yun-Mi-Jin.html (216 words)

	Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
		Australia competed in all of the sailing events at the 2000 Olympics.
		The 2000 Olympics also saw the emergence of Ian Thorpe as an Olympic champion in the Men's 400 m Freestyle.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Australia_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics (1327 words)

	NCDC: Climate of 2000 - Annual Review
		The first six to seven months of 2000 were abnormally cool across much of the continent, but unusual warmth developed in August and continued into the Southern Hemisphere spring.
		Although many areas of the world experienced devastating drought in 2000, for the globe as a whole, 2000 was the 3rd wettest year on record, 41.9mm (1.65 inches) above normal.
		One-fifth of the island of Samos, Greece was consumed by fire brought on by excessive heat and drought, and one of the worst wildfire seasons in fifty years destroyed more than 7.3 million acres of forest and grasslands in southern and western regions of the United States.
	www.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/research/2000/ann/ann.html (1165 words)

	ThinkQuest : Library : Olympic Games
		Though the Olympics are known to many all over the world, but at the same time, many does not know what exactly is the "Olympics", the word of which has many stories left untold behind it, and the organizations running it.
		Our entry to thinkquest is called "Olympic Fever" which all of the team members have experienced at some point in the lead up to Sydney 2000.
		We chose this because the olympics are an example of global economies supporting atheletes and because we wanted to learn about some sports played all over the world.
	www.thinkquest.org /library/cat_show.html?cat_id=99 (1209 words)

	Australia Accommodation.net (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In close proximity too, is the Olympic Stadium, Exhibition Halls, and sports complexes at Homebush Bay, Ryde TAFE college, and Macquarie University.
		From the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland to the bountiful recreational activities of the Central Coast and the rich culture and history of Western Australia, Australia is home to some of the world's favorite adventure frontiers.
		Australia is an exciting country full of spirit, colour and contrast.
	australiaaccommodation.net.cob-web.org:8888 (739 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Olympics Sydney 2000 Unit - These are integrated lessons and step by step instructions from Erica Shadiac, a Computing Teacher from Pembroke Junior School, Adelaide, South Australia.Units of work and links to great web sites.
		The Great Virtual Olympic Adventure - This project is designed to acquaint students with the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and to generate excitement about the forthcoming Games.
		Participation is not dependant on Internet access: tasks may be completed in a manner suitable to the user.he premise of 'The Great Virtual Olympic Adventure' is that Spike (a virtual Thorny Devil) and Eddie (a virtual Frilled-Neck Lizard) have won a competition, the prize being a virtual trip to the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
	www.northcanton.sparcc.org /~greentown/olympics.htm (750 words)

	Marion Jones (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Marion was in Sydney, Australia when she received a surprise message from Prime Minister Said Musa, inviting her to become Belize's Ambassador at Large and conferring on her the high honour of the Order of Belize.
		Australia's Cathy Freeman, who set the hearts of a whole nation racing when she won the 400 metres on Monday, failed to make an impact, finishing back in seventh in 22.53.
		In fact, Olympic organizers have already arranged the event schedules to allow Jones the opportunity to compete in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, the 4x100 and 4x400 relays and the long jump.
	www.belizeans.com.cob-web.org:8888 /mjones.htm (3350 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The Sydney 2000 Games were the largest yet, with 10,651 athletes competing in 300 events.
		Despite their size, they were well organised, renewing faith in the Olympic Movement.
		He finally gained another gold medal with the 4x200m freestyle Australian relay team and a silver medal in the 200m freestyle.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000 (257 words)

	ALFY - TLC - Thematic Units
		The 2000 Summer Olympics will be held in Sydney from September 15 through October 1.
		After reading about Millie, one of the mascots of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, kids can ask her a question about the Olympics.
		Kids can experience the Olympic spirit by becoming a companion on their journey.
	www.alfy.com /Teachers/teach/Thematic_Units/Olympics/OLYMPICS_2.asp (250 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Australia comes to terms with the fact that reports of Ian Thorpe's divinity were slightly exaggerated.
		On the first full day of the Olympics, our reporter comes upon world records, racial healing, a very nervous, very famous dad and a woman crying inconsolably in the stands.
		Sydney blasts off the first Olympics of the millennium with an opening ceremony to end all opening ceremonies.
	dir.salon.com /topics/2000_summer_olympics/index.html?ti=14 (309 words)

	Time for Kids \| News \| Going for Gold Down Under
		Opening ceremonies for the 2000 Summer Olympics are just two days away in the Land Down Under.
		Four months after the Olympic flame was lit in Olympia, Greece - where the Games began 2,800 years ago - the torch has made its way to Sydney, Australia, home of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
		Members of the U.S. women's Olympic soccer team are aiming for their second gold medal in a row after their 1996 victory during Atlanta's Olympic Games.
	www.timeforkids.com /TFK/news/story/0,6260,54742,00.html (461 words)

	000731SArmgard.HTML (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Placing fifth at the July 17 Olympic long jump trials in California, the rising Ole Miss senior did not make the cut for the United States track and field team.
		He was informed by U.S. Olympic coach Dick Booth Thursday night, according to The Clarion-Ledger.
		Acco-rding to The Clarion-Ledger, Howard and Walter are being advised to drop the long jump because the events are on the same day and it would be hard to compete in both.
	www.olemiss.edu /news/dm/archives/00/0007/0031/000731SArmgard.HTML (301 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - - Friday September 15, 2000 11:43 AM
		Latest: Friday September 15, 2000 11:43 AM Australian Cathy Freeman, who is a favorite in the 400 meters, lighted the Olympic cauldron.
		Australia opened the 2000 Summer Olympics Friday night with Australian sprinter and Aborigine Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic cauldron.
		SI's Leigh Montville says now that Freeman has made history there is even more pressure on her to win gold.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/09/15/ceremony_tease (141 words)

	Category:Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
		Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2000 Summer Olympics
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Category:Nations_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics (236 words)

	Salon.com Directory \| 2000 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Olympics: Wednesday Marion Jones breezes as the drug scandal deepens, and Venus Williams, the baseball team and an unheralded wrestler lead the U.S. to gold.
		The Olympics: Monday Drug scandals dominate with tales of a doped-up Romanian pixie and and a failed test by Marion Jones' shot-putter husband.
		Olympic colors It's obvious that fls dominate certain sports while whites dominate others.
	archive.salon.com /directory/topics/2000_summer_olympics/index.html (365 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		But while Australia's baseballers didn't win gold, their silver was akin to Australia having a medallist in the 100 metres sprint on the track.
		Somewhere between a Cuban outfielder's fumbled catch, a Dominican umpire's botched call and an Australian coach's ejection, an Olympic gold medal was lost in translation.
		In the most monumental moment in Australian baseball history, the Olympic team has produced a stunning performance to qualify for the gold-medal game with a 1-0 semi-final victory over Japan on Tuesday.
	www.olympics.smh.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 /baseball (289 words)

	Salon.com Directory \| 2000 Summer Olympics
		The morning after Australia comes to terms with the fact that reports of Ian Thorpe's divinity were slightly exaggerated.
		The Olympics: Tuesday The "Thorpedo" returns, there's no gold-medal repeat for U.S. women gymnasts and the top American rival to Marion Jones is out.
		Already gold Sydney blasts off the first Olympics of the millennium with an opening ceremony to end all opening ceremonies.
	www.salon.com /directory/topics/2000_summer_olympics/index1.html (372 words)

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