Uzbekistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Uzbekistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Uzbekistan sent athletes to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The country was represented by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

A total of 70 athletes from Uzbekistan took part. There were 52 men and 18 women. They competed in 11 different sports. These sports were athletics, boxing, canoeing, fencing, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Uzbekistan won four medals at the games. Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev won a gold medal. Sergey Mihaylov and Rustam Saidov each won a bronze medal in boxing. In wrestling, Artur Taymazov won a silver medal.

Competitors

Seventy athletes from Uzbekistan took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They competed in twelve different sports.

Medalists

Uzbekistan won four medals at the games. They got one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev won gold in the boxing light welterweight category. Artur Taymazov won silver in the wrestling freestyle –130 kg. Sergey Mihaylov and Rustam Saidov won bronze in their boxing categories – light heavyweight and super heavyweight.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Twenty-two athletes from Uzbekistan competed in running and field events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Both men and women took part.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ten athletes from Uzbekistan competed in boxing. They fought in different weight groups. Two of them, Sergey Mihaylov and Rustam Saidov, won bronze medals for Uzbekistan.

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One athlete from Uzbekistan took part in canoeing. His name was Anton Ryakhov. He raced in the men's K-1 500 m and the men's K-1 1,000 m.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One athlete from Uzbekistan, Anisa Petrova, competed in fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took part in the women's épée competition.

Gymnastics

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Two athletes from Uzbekistan competed in gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Oksana Chusovitina took part in several women's events, like the individual all-around, floor, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam. Ekaterina Khilko competed in the women's trampoline event.

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Seven athletes from Uzbekistan joined the judo events. They fought in different weight groups for men.

Shooting

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Three athletes from Uzbekistan took part in the shooting events. Alyona Aksyonova and Yuliya Shakhova competed in the women's 10 m air rifle and women's 50 m rifle events. Dilshod Mukhtarov competed in the men's 10 m air rifle and men's 50 m pistol events.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ten swimmers from Uzbekistan joined in the swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They were Aleksandr Agafonov, Mariya Bugakova, Saida Iskandarova, Anastasiya Korolyova, Ravil Nachaev, Oleg Pukhnatiy, Dmitry Tsutskarev, Oleg Tsvetkovskiy, Petr Vasiliev and Sergey Voytsekhovich.

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One athlete from Uzbekistan, Iroda Tulyaganova, played in the tennis events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's singles competition.

Weightlifting

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Two athletes from Uzbekistan took part in the weightlifting events. Bakhtiyor Nurullaev competed in the men’s –85 kg group, and Igor Khalilov competed in the men’s +105 kg group.

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Eleven athletes from Uzbekistan competed in wrestling. They wrestled in different weight groups, some in freestyle and others in Greco-Roman. One athlete, Artur Taymazov, won a silver medal.