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Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 628 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports.
Video Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists
Maps Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Archery
Australia won its first Olympic gold medal in the sport of archery in Sydney. Simon Fairweather defeated all six archers he faced, including a comfortable seven-point victory in the final.
Men
Women
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Athletics
- Key
- Note-Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track and road events
- Field events
- Combined events - Decathlon
- Women
- Track and road events
- Field events
- Combined events - Heptathlon
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Badminton
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
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Baseball
Men's Team Competition
The Australians' second appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in the team moving up one place in the rankings, from seventh to sixth. They defeated Korea and South Africa but lost to the five other teams in competition to finish outside the top four and find themselves eliminated after the preliminaries.
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Lost to Netherlands (4-6)
- Defeated Korea (5-3)
- Lost to Japan (3-7)
- Defeated South Africa (10-4)
- Lost to Cuba (0-1)
- Lost to Italy (7-8)
- Lost to United States (1-12) -> did not advance
- Team Roster
- Craig Anderson
- Grant Balfour
- Tom Becker
- Shayne Bennett
- Mathew Buckley
- Adam Burton
- Clayton Byrne
- Mark Ettles
- Paul Gonzalez
- Mark Hutton
- Ronny Johnson
- Grant McDonald
- Adrian Meagher
- Michael Moyle
- Michael Nakamura
- David Nilsson
- Glenn Reeves
- Brett Roneberg
- Chris Snelling
- Brad Thomas
- Rodney van Buizen
- David White
- Gary White
- Glenn Williams
- Head Coach: Jon Deeble
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Basketball
Men's team competition
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to Canada (90-101)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (66-80)
- Defeated Russia (75-71)
- Defeated Angola (86-75)
- Defeated Spain (91-80)
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Italy (65-62)
- Semi-finals
- Lost to France (52-76)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to Lithuania (71-89)
- Team Roster
- Andrew Gaze (captain)
- Chris Anstey
- Mark Bradtke
- Martin Cattalini
- Ricky Grace
- Shane Heal
- Luc Longley
- Sam Mackinnon
- Brett Maher
- Paul Rogers
- Jason Smith
- Andrew Vlahov
- Head Coach: Barry Barnes
Women's team competition
- Preliminary Round
- Defeated Canada (76-48)
- Defeated Brazil (81-70)
- Defeated Slovakia (70-47)
- Defeated Senegal (96-39)
- Defeated France (69-62)
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Poland (76-48)
- Semi-finals
- Defeated Brazil (64-52)
- Final
- Lost to United States (54-76) -> Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Sandy Brondello
- Michelle Brogan
- Carla Boyd
- Jo Hill
- Kristi Harrower
- Shelly Sandle
- Annie la Fleur
- Trisha Fallon
- Lauren Jackson
- Rachael Sporn
- Michele Timms
- Jenny Whittle
- Head Coach: Tom Maher
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Beach volleyball
- Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst Gold Medal
- Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser -- 5th place (tied)
- Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton -- 19th place (tied)
- Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner -- 9th place (tied)
- Matthew Grinlaubs and Josh Slack -- 17th place (tied)
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Boxing
Men's Flyweight (-- 51 kg)
- Erle Wiltshire
- Round 1 -- Lost to Jérôme Thomas of France (-> did not advance)
Men's Bantamweight (-- 54 kg)
- Justin Kane
- Round 1 -- Bye
- Round 2 -- Defeated Sontaya Wongprates of Thailand
- Quarterfinal -- Lost to Sergey Danilchenko of Ukraine (-> did not advance)
Men's Featherweight (-- 57 kg)
- James Swan
- Round 1 -- Lost to Vlademir dos Santos of Brazil (-> did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (-- 60 kg)
- Michael Katsidis
- Round 1 -- Defeated Agnaldo Magalhaes of Brazil
- Round 2 -- Lost to Nurzhan Karimzhanov of Kazakhstan (-> did not advance)
Men's Light Welterweight (-- 63.5 kg)
- Henry Collins
- Round 1 -- Lost to Ricardo Williams of United States (-> did not advance)
Men's Welterweight (-- 67 kg)
- Daniel Geale
- Round 1 -- Lost to Leonard Bundu of Italy (-> did not advance)
Men's Light Middleweight (-- 71 kg)
- Richard Rowles
- Round 1 -- Defeated Juan José Ubaldo of Dominica
- Round 2 -- Lost to Adnan Catic of Germany (-> did not advance)
Men's Middleweight (-- 75 kg)
- Paul Miller
- Round 1 -- Defeated Jerson Ravelo of Dominica
- Round 2 -- Lost to Vugar Alekperov of Azerbaijan (-> did not advance)
Men's Light Heavyweight (-- 81 kg)
- Danny Green
- Round 1 -- Defeated Laudelino Barros of Brazil
- Round 2 -- Lost to Alexander Lebziak of Russia (-> did not advance)
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Canoeing
Flatwater
Men's Competition
Men's Kayak Singles 500m
- Nathan Baggaley
- Qualifying Heat -- 01:41.854
- Semifinal -- 01:40.884 (-> did not advance)
Men's Kayak Singles 1.000m
- Clint Robinson
- Qualifying Heat -- 03:40.197
- Semifinal -- 03:40.745 (-> did not advance)
Men's Kayak Doubles 500m
- Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins
- Qualifying Heat -- 01:30.393
- Semifinal -- 01:31.475
- Final -- 01:47.895 (-> Silver Medal)
Men's Kayak Doubles 1.000m
- Brian Morton and Luke Young
- Qualifying Heat -- 03:20.934
- Semifinal -- 03:25.046 (-> did not advance)
Men's Kayak Fours 1.000m
- Ross Chaffer, Cameron McFadzean, Peter Scott, and Shane Suska
- Qualifying Heat -- 03:05.893
- Semifinal -- 03:05.527 (-> did not advance)
Women's Competition
Women's Kayak Singles 500 m
- Katrin Borchert
- Qualifying Heat -- 01:52.187
- Semifinal -- 01:53.070
- Final -- 02:15.138 (-> Bronze Medal)
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m
- Katrin Borchert and Anna Wood
- Qualifying Heat -- 01:45.250
- Semifinal -- 01:44.682
- Final -- 02:01.472 (-> 6th place)
Women's Kayak Fours 500 m
- Yanda Nossiter, Shelley Oates-Wilding, and Kerri Randle, Amanda Simper
- Qualifying Heat -- 01:37.081
- Semifinal -- 01:38.580 (-> did not advance)
Slalom
Men's Competition
Men's Kayak Singles
- John Wilkie
- Qualifying -- 320.84 (-> did not advance)
Men's Canoe Singles
- Robin Bell l
- Qualifying -- 268.74
- Final -- 244.48 (-> 9th place)
Men's Canoe Doubles
- Andrew Farrance and Kai Swoboda
- Qualifying -- 347.33 (-> did not advance)
Women's Competition
Women's Kayak Singles
- Danielle Woodward
- Qualifying -- 313.80
- Final -- 261.89 (-> 8th place)
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Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
- Cadel Evans
- Final -- 2:13:31.65 (7th place)
- Paul Rowney
- Final -- 2:14:22.44 (10th place)
- Rob Woods
- Final -- 2:14:42.20 (13th place)
Women's Mountain Bike
- Mary Grigson
- Final -- 1:53:22.57 (6th place)
- Anna Baylis
- Final -- 2:00:53.20 (21st place)
Road Cycling
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Nathan O'Neill
- Final -- 1:00:32 (-> 19th place)
Men's Road Race
- Robbie McEwen
- Final -- 5:30:46 (-> 19th place)
- Henk Vogels
- Final -- 5:30:46 (-> 30th place)
- Stuart O'Grady
- Final -- 5:36:14 (-> 77th place)
- Scott McGrory
- Final -- DNF
- Matt White
- Final -- DNF
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Anna Wilson
- Final -- 0:42:58 (-> 4th place)
- Tracey Gaudry
- Final -- 0:45:11 (-> 21st place)
Women's Road Race
- Anna Wilson
- Final -- 3:06:31 (-> 4th place)
- Tracey Gaudry
- Final -- 3:06:31 (-> 23rd place)
- Juanita Feldhahn
- Final -- 3:06:37 (-> 28th place)
- Semifinal -- Lost to Robert Bartko of Germany
- Final -- Defeated Rob Hayles of Great Britain -- Bronze medal
Track Cycling
Men's 1 km Time Trial
- Shane Kelly
- Final -- 01:02.818 (Bronze medal)
Men's Point Race
- Stuart O'Grady
- Points -- 26
- Laps Down -- 2 (10th place)
Men's Keirin
- Gary Neiwand
- First Round -- Heat -- 1; Place -- 2
- Second Round -- Heat -- 2; Place -- 2
- Final -- 2nd place -- Silver medal
Men's Olympic Sprint
- Sean Eadie, Darryn Hill
- Qualifying -- 44.719
- Second Round -- 44.745
- Final -- 45.161 (Bronze medal)
Men's Team Pursuit
- Brett Aitken, Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Michael Rogers, Bradley McGee
- Qualifying -- 04:06.361
- Quarterfinal -- 04:03.209 (did not advance)
Men's Madison
- Scott McGrory, Brett Aitken
- Final -- 26 (Gold medal)
Women's Sprint
- Michelle Ferris
- Qualifying -- 11.512
- 1/8 Finals -- Defeated Yan Wang of China
- Quarterfinal -- Defeated Daniela Larreal of Venezuela
- Semifinal -- Lost to Félicia Ballanger of France
- Final -- Lost to Iryna Yanovych of Ukraine(4th place)
Women's Individual Pursuit
- Alayna Burns
- Qualifying -- 03:38.223 (did not advance)
Women's 500 m Time Trial
- Michelle Ferris
- Final -- 34.696 (Silver medal)
- Lyndelle Higginson
- Final -- 35.859 (14th place)
Women's Point Race
- Alayna Burns
- Points -- 7 (9th place)
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Diving
Australia entered divers in all of the events, and won two bronze medals.
- Men
- Women
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Equestrian
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Fencing
Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Australia in 2000.
- Men's foil
- Gerald McMahon
- Men's épée
- Gerry Adams
- Nick Heffernan
- David Nathan
- Men's team épée
- Gerry Adams, Nick Heffernan, Luc Cartillier
- Women's foil
- Jo Halls
- Women's épée
- Evelyn Halls
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Football
Men's tournament
Coach: Raul Blanco
- *Over-aged player
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to Germany (0-3)
- Tied with Sweden (1-1)
- Lost to Brazil (1-2)
- Quarter Finals
- Did not qualify (-> 7th place)
- Team Roster
- Dianne Alagich
- Sharon Black
- Bryony Duus
- Alicia Ferguson
- Alison Forman (captain)
- Heather Garriock
- Kelly Golebiowski
- Peita-Claire Hepperlin
- Sunni Hughes
- Kate McShea
- Julie Murray
- Cheryl Salisbury
- Bridgette Starr
- Anissa Tann
- Leanne Trimboli
- Sacha Wainwright
- Tracey Wheeler
- Amy Wilson
- Head Coach: Chris Tanzey
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Gymnastics
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Handball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Sweden (23-44)
- Lost to Spain (23-39)
- Lost to Slovenia (20-33)
- Lost to Tunisia (24-34)
- Lost to France (16-28)
- Quarterfinal
- Did not qualify
- Classification Match
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Cuba (24-26) -> 12th and last place
- Team Roster
- Peter Bach
- Christian Bajan
- Vernon Cheung
- Russell Garnett
- David Gonzalez
- Kristian Groenintwoud
- Darryl McCormack
- Rajan Pavlovic
- Taip Ramadani
- Brendon Taylor
- Lee Schofield
- Dragan Sestic
- Sasa Sestic
- Milan Slavujevic
- Karim Shehab
- Head Coach: Zoltán Marczinka
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Brazil (19-32)
- Lost to Norway (18-28)
- Lost to Denmark (12-38)
- Lost to Austria (10-39)
- Quarterfinal
- Did not qualify
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Lost to Angola (18-26) -> 10th and last place
- Team Roster
- Janni Bach
- Petra Besta
- Rina Bjarnason
- Raelene Boulton
- Kim Briggs
- Mari Edland
- Sarah Hammond
- Fiona Hannan
- Vera Ignjatovic
- Jana Jamnicky
- Lydia Kahmke
- Marina Kopcalic
- Jovana Milosevic
- Shelley Ormes
- Katrina Shinfield
- Head Coach: Christoph Mecker
Field hockey
Men's team competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Australia -- Poland 4-0
- Australia -- India 2-2
- Australia -- Spain 2-2
- Australia -- Argentina 2-1
- Australia -- South Korea 2-1
- Semi Finals
- Australia -- The Netherlands 0-0 (Netherlands wins after penalty strokes, 4-5)
- Bronze Medal Game
- Australia -- Pakistan 6-3 (-> Bronze Medal)
- Team Roster
- Michael Brennan
- Adam Commens
- Stephen Davies
- Damon Diletti (gk)
- Lachlan Dreher (gk)
- Jason Duff
- Troy Elder
- James Elmer
- Paul Gaudoin
- Stephen Holt
- Brent Livermore
- Daniel Sproule
- Jay Stacy
- Craig Victory
- Matthew Wells
- Michael York
- Head Coach: Terry Walsh
Women's team competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Australia -- Great Britain 2-1
- Australia -- Spain 1-1
- Australia -- Argentina 3-1
- Australia -- South Korea 3-0
- Medal Round
- Australia -- New Zealand 3-0
- Australia -- The Netherlands 5-0
- Australia -- China 5-1
- Final
- Australia -- Argentina 3-1 (-> Gold Medal)
- Team Roster
- Kate Allen
- Alyson Annan
- Renita Farrell
- Juliet Haslam
- Rechelle Hawkes
- Nikki Hudson
- Rachel Imison (gk)
- Clover Maitland (gk)
- Claire Mitchell-Taverner
- Jenny Morris
- Alison Peek
- Katrina Powell
- Lisa Powell
- Angie Skirving
- Kate Starre
- Julie Towers
- Head Coach: Rick Charlesworth
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Coaches: Anthony Klarica, John Olsen, John Gilman, Scott Arnold, Russel Johnston
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
- Men
- Women
Sailing
Australia competed in all of the sailing events at the 2000 Olympics. They won 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
- Men
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Tom King and Mark Turnbull
- Race 1 -- 5
- Race 2 -- 1
- Race 3 -- 2
- Race 4 -- (14)
- Race 5 -- 7
- Race 6 -- 10
- Race 7 -- 8
- Race 8 -- 1
- Race 9 -- 2
- Race 10 -- (11)
- Race 11 -- 2
- Final -- 38 (Gold medal)
Men's Laser
- Michael Blackburn
- Race 1 -- 8
- Race 2 -- 9
- Race 3 -- 2
- Race 4 -- (18)
- Race 5 -- 6
- Race 6 -- 5
- Race 7 -- (22)
- Race 8 -- 2
- Race 9 -- 12
- Race 10 -- 3
- Race 11 -- 14
- Final -- 60 (Bronze medal)
Men's Tornado
- Darren Bundock and John Forbes
- Race 1 -- 1
- Race 2 -- 3
- Race 3 -- 4
- Race 4 -- 4
- Race 5 -- 4
- Race 6 -- (7)
- Race 7 -- 2
- Race 8 -- 4
- Race 9 -- (5)
- Race 10 -- 2
- Race 11 -- 1
- Final -- 25 (Silver medal)
Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)
- Colin Beashel and David Giles
- Race 1 -- 8
- Race 2 -- 8
- Race 3 -- 6
- Race 4 -- 1
- Race 5 -- 3
- Race 6 -- 2
- Race 7 -- 8
- Race 8 -- 9
- Race 9 -- (17) DSQ
- Race 10 -- (12)
- Race 11 -- 6
- Final -- 51 (7th place)
Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)
- Neville Wittey, Joshua Grace and David Edwards
- Round Robin Group 2 1-4 (5th place -- did not advance)
Women's Mistral
- Jessica Crisp
- Race 1 -- 13
- Race 2 -- (15)
- Race 3 -- 4
- Race 4 -- 4
- Race 5 -- 9
- Race 6 -- 8
- Race 7 -- 4
- Race 8 -- (16)
- Race 9 -- 3
- Race 10 -- 4
- Race 11 -- 10
- Final -- 59 (5th place)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Melanie Dennison
- Race 1 -- 18
- Race 2 -- 17
- Race 3 -- 7
- Race 4 -- (28) OCS
- Race 5 -- (19)
- Race 6 -- 10
- Race 7 -- 19
- Race 8 -- 8
- Race 9 -- 3
- Race 10 -- 4
- Race 11 -- 16
- Final -- 102 (15th place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Jenny Armstrong and Belinda Stowell
- Race 1 -- 1
- Race 2 -- (11)
- Race 3 -- (18)
- Race 4 -- 5
- Race 5 -- 8
- Race 6 -- 7
- Race 7 -- 1
- Race 8 -- 6
- Race 9 -- 3
- Race 10 -- 1
- Race 11 -- 1
- Final -- 33 (Gold medal)
Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Chris Nicholson and Daniel Phillips
- Race 1 -- 11
- Race 2 -- 11
- Race 3 -- 1
- Race 4 -- (14)
- Race 5 -- 1
- Race 6 -- 1
- Race 7 -- 12
- Race 8 -- 3
- Race 9 -- 1
- Race 10 -- 6
- Race 11 -- (17)
- Race 12 -- 10
- Race 13 -- 8
- Race 14 -- 5
- Race 15 -- 9
- Race 16 -- 7
- Final -- 86 (6th place)
Shooting
Softball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Defeated New Zealand (3-2)
- Defeated Italy (7-0)
- Defeated Canada (1-0)
- Medal Round
- Lost to Japan (0-1)
- Defeated United States (2-1)
- Defeated PR China (1-0)
- Defeated Cuba (8-1) -> Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
- Sandra Allen
- Joanne Brown
- Kerry Dienelt
- Peta Edebone
- Sue Fairhurst
- Selina Follas
- Fiona Hanes
- Kelly Hardie
- Tanya Harding
- Sally McCreedy
- Simmone Morrow
- Melanie Roche
- Natalie Titcume
- Natalie Ward
- Brooke Wilkins
- Head Coach: Bob Crudgington
Swimming
Australia was very successful in the swimming venue at the 2000 Olympics. They won 5 Gold, 9 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. The biggest rivalry, both in the press and in the pool, was between the United States and Australia relay teams. In the 4 × 100 m relay, the Americans had won the event every time it had been contested. Australia was able to edge out the Americans by .19 seconds to win the gold medal. The Australians also set three world records. The 2000 Olympics also saw the emergence of Ian Thorpe as an Olympic champion in the Men's 400 m Freestyle.
- Men
- Women
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
- Men
- Women
Trampolining
Triathlon
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
- Defeated Spain (3-1)
- Lost to Cuba (0-3)
- Defeated Egypt (3-0)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Italy (1-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (0-3) -> 8th place
- Team Roster
- David Beard
- Ben Hardy
- Dan Howard
- Nathan Jakavicius
- Steve Keir
- Ben Loft
- Spiros Marazios
- Scott Newcomb
- Dan Ronan
- Hidde Van Beest
- Russell Wentworth
- Mark Williams
- Head Coach: Stelio de Rocco
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Croatia (1-3)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Defeated Kenya (3-1)
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to PR China (0-3) -> did not advance (9th place overall)
- Team Roster
- Tamsin Barnett
- Louise Bawden
- Sandi Bowen
- Liz Brett
- Majella Brown
- Angela Clarke
- Bea Daly
- Renae Maycock
- Christie Mokotupu
- Priscilla Ruddle
- Selina Scoble
- Rachel White
- Head Coach: Brad Saindon
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Russia (4-6)
- Tied with Kazakhstan (11-11)
- Defeated Slovakia (11-6)
- Lost to Italy (5-6)
- Tied with Spain (7-7)
- Quarterfinal
- Lost to Yugoslavia (3-7)
- Classification Matches
- 5th-8th place: Lost to Italy (4-8)
- 7th-8th place: Lost to Croatia (8-10) -> 8th place
- Team Roster
- Sean Boyd
- Eddie Denis
- Andriy Kovalenko
- Daniel Marsden
- Craig Miller
- Tim Neesham
- Mark Oberman
- Rod Owen-Jones
- Rafael Sterk
- Nathan Thomas
- Grant Waterman
- Thomas Whalan
- Gavin Woods
- Head Coach: Don Cameron
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Defeated Kazakhstan (9:2)
- Defeated Russia (6:3)
- Lost to the Netherlands (4:5)
- Defeated United States (7:6)
- Defeated Canada (9:7)
- Semi Finals
- Defeated Russia (7:6)
- Final
- Defeated United States (4:3) -> Gold Medal
- Team Roster
- Naomi Castle
- Joanne Fox
- Bridgette Gusterson
- Simone Hankin
- Yvette Higgins
- Kate Hooper
- Bronwyn Mayer
- Gail Miller
- Melissa Mills
- Debbie Watson
- Liz Weekes
- Danielle Woodhouse
- Taryn Woods
- Head Coach: István Gorgenyi
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle
- Men's Greco-Roman
See also
- Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Notes
References
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