SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Sep 2000 - 01 Oct, 2000

India: Ranked 71

1 Medals - Gold: 0,Silver: 0, Bronze: 1


Name Medal Sports Discipline
Karnam Malleswari Bronze  Bronze Weightlifting Women's 69KG

2000 Sydney was another landmark Summer Olympic Games appearance for India, as it participated with a contingent of 65 athletes. Athletics saw an increased participation by athletes while other sports disciplines competed in by Indian athletes were Boxing, Badminton, Hockey, Judo, Tennis and Swimming. Team India registered its first medal won by a Woman and a first in Weightlifting when Karnam Malleswari won a Bronze in Women’s 69 kg Weightlifting event. Athletics The 2000 Sydney Olympians for India were:

Name Sports Discipline
Paramjit Singh Athletics Men's 400M
Rajeev Bala Krishnan Athletics Men's 4 × 100M
C. Thirugnana Durai Athletics Men's 4 × 100M
Anil Kumar Athletics Men's 4 × 100M
Raj Singh Ajay Athletics Men's 4 × 100M
Lijo David Thottan Athletics Men's 4 × 400M
Purukottam Athletics Men's 4 × 400M
Ramachandran Athletics Men's 4 × 400M
Jata Shankar Athletics Men's 4 × 400M
Paramjit Singh Athletics Men's 4 × 400M
Bahadur Singh Sagoo Athletics Men's Shot put
Shakti Singh Athletics Men's Shot put
Jagdish Bishnoi Athletics Men's Javelin Throw
Sanjay K. Rai Athletics Men's Long Jump
Beena Mol K. M. Athletics Women's 400M
Saraswati Dey Athletics Women's 4 × 100M
Rachita Mistry Athletics Women's 4 × 100M
Vinita Tripathi Athletics Women's 4 × 100M
Jayalakshmi V. Athletics Women's 4 × 100M
Mol K. M. Beena Athletics Women's 4 × 400M
Paramjit Kaur Athletics Women's 4 × 400M
Rosa Kutty Athletics Women's 4 × 400M
Jincy Phillip Athletics Women's 4 × 400M
Neelam Jaswant Singh Athletics Women's Discus Throw
Gurmeet Kaur Athletics Women's Javelin Throw
Pramila Ganapathy Athletics Women's Heptathlon
Soma Biswas Athletics Women's Heptathlon
Pullela Gopichand Badminton Men's Singles
Aparna Popat Badminton Women's Singles
Jude Menezes Hockey Men’s Hockey
Devesh Chauhan Hockey Men’s Hockey
Dilip Tirkey Hockey Men’s Hockey
Dinesh Nayak Hockey Men’s Hockey
Lazarus Barla Hockey Men’s Hockey
Baljit Singh Saini Hockey Men’s Hockey
Sukhbir Singh Gill Hockey Men’s Hockey
Mohammed Riaz Hockey Men’s Hockey
Thirumal Valavan Hockey Men’s Hockey
Ramandeep Singh Hockey Men’s Hockey
Mukesh Kumar Hockey Men’s Hockey
Dhanraj Pillay Hockey Men’s Hockey
Baljit Singh Dhillon Hockey Men’s Hockey
Sameer Dad Hockey Men’s Hockey
Deepak Thakur Hockey Men’s Hockey
Gagan Ajit Singh Hockey Men’s Hockey
Lourembam Brojeshori Devi judo Women's Half-Lightweight
Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla S Swimming Men's 200M Freestyle
Nisha Millet Swimming Women's 200M Freestyle
Leander Paes Tennis Men's Singles
Mahesh Bhupathi , Leander Paes Tennis Men's Doubles
Manisha Malhotra Nirupama Vaidyanathan Tennis Women's Doubles
Thandava Murthy Muthu Weightlifting Men's Bantamweight
Sanamacha Chanu Weightlifting Women's Featherweight

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