China at the 2000 Summer Olympics

China at the
2000 Summer Olympics
China at the; 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CHN
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cn (in Chinese and English)
in Sydney
Competitors	271 (91 men and 180 women) in 28 sports
Flag bearer	Liu Yudong
Medals; Ranked 3rd	Gold 28 Silver 16 Bronze 14 Total 58
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1952; 1956–1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Republic of China (1924–1948)

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, after the territory's return to Chinese rule in 1997, and which competed separately as Hong Kong, China.

271 competitors, 91 men and 180 women, took part in 163 events in 28 sports.^[1] China finished for the first time in the top 3 with 28 gold medals.^[2] China also broke the record for the most gold medals won by Asian countries at a single Summer Olympics (28), which was previously set by Japan in 1964 (16) and by China in 1992 (16) and 1996 (16).

^ "China at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad – Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[sports-reference-1] "China at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[Results-2] Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad – Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

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