Sydney 2000 Statistics of the Olympic Games By Wolf Lyberg Editor s Note: ISOH doyen Wolf Lyberg from Stockholm, Sweden, presents the International Society of Olympic Historians with the complete statistics on the participation of athletes in the Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad, Sydney, 2000. For the statistics mentioned under number, he worked together with ISOH president Bill Mallon and they came to the same final figures, which are henceforth the official ones used by the IOC. Lyberg made four different statistical lists:. The participation per National Olympic Committee, by Continents. 2. The continental participation by sports. 3. The list with Olympic starts per individual athlete. 4. The list with tickets sold per sport.. The Participation per National Olympic Committee (first figure total participation; second figure the amount of women competitors): AFRICA (53 ) AMERICAS (42) ASIA (43) EUROPE (48) OCEANIA (4) ALG 47/0 AHO 7/ BAN 5/3 ALB 4/2 ASA 4/ ANG 30/5 ANT 3/ BHU 2/ AND 5/2 AUS 67/276 BDI 6/ ARG 43/45 BRN 4/2 ARM 25/2 COK 2/ BEN 4/ ARU 5/2 BRU 2 AUT 92/37 FIJ 7/3 BOT 7 BAH 25/9 CAM 4/2 AZE 3/6 FSM 5/2 BUR 4/ BAR 8/6 CHN 27/80 BEL 68/32 GUM 7/2 CAF 3/2 BER 6/2 HKG 3/2 BIH 9/2 NRU 2/ CGO 5/2 BIZ 2/ INA 47/20 BLR 39/67 NZL 47/70 CHA 2/ BOL 5/2 IND 66/2 BUL 9/39 PLW 5/3 CIV 4/7 BRA 98/92 IRI 34/ CRO 89/26 PNG 5/3 CMR 34/9 CAN 294/44 IRQ 4/2 CYP 22/5 SAM 5/ COD 2/ CAY 3/2 JOR 8/4 CZE 9/33 SOL 2/ COM 2/ CHI 50/7 JPN 266/0 DEN 97/44 TGA 3/ CPV 2/ COL 44/9 KAZ 30/44 ESP 32/05 VAN 3/ DJI 2/ CRC 7/2 KGZ 48/3 EST 33/2 EGY 89/5 CUB 229/82 KOR 28/06 FIN 70/30 ERI 3/ DMA 4/2 KSA 8 FRA 336/25 ETH 26/ DOM 3/2 KUW 29 GBR 30/29 GAB 5/2 ECU 0/3 LAO 3/ GEO 36/9 GAM 2/ ESA 9/4 LIB 6/2 GER 422/8 GBS 3/ GRN 3/ MAS 40/8 GRE 40/58 8 JOURNAL OF OLYMPIC HISTORY SPRING 200
AFRICA (53 ) GEQ 4/2 GHA 22/6 GUI 6/3 KEN 56/22 LBA 3 LBR 8/2 LES 6/2 MAD /6 MAR 55/9 MAW 2/ MLI 5/2 MOZ 4/2 MRI 20/4 MTN 2/ NAM /2 NGR 83/39 NIG 4/2 RSA 27/38 RWA 5/2 SEN 26/9 SEY 9/3 SLE 3/ SOM 2/ STP 2/ SUD 3/ SWZ 6/2 TAN 4/ TOG 3/ TUN 47/7 UGA 3/4 ZAM 8/2 ZIM 6/5 AMERICAS (42) GUA GUY HAI HON ISV IVB JAM LCA MEX NCA PAN PAR PER PUR SKN SUR TRI URU USA VEN VIN 5/ 4/ 5/ 20/2 9/3 48/26 5/2 78/26 6/2 6/2 5/3 2/3 29/6 2/ 4/2 9/5 5/3 586/253 50/4 4/2 ASIA (43) MDV 4/2 MGL 20/8 MYA 7/6 NEP 5/3 OMA 6 PAK 27/ PHI 20/9 PLE 2/ PRK 3/7 QAT 7 SIN 4/6 SRI 8/9 SYR 8/2 THA 52/8 TJK 4/2 TKM 8/4 TPE 55/34 UAE 4 UZB 70/8 VIE 7/4 YEM 2/ IOA 4/ EUROPE (48) HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA LAT LIE LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MON NED NOR POL POR ROM RUS SLO SMR SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR YUG 78/69 64/24 8/9 39/0 36/5 45/5 2/ 6/2 7/5 34/5 0/4 7/3 4/ 23/84 93/49 87/58 6/3 45/74 436/94 74/9 4/ 02/38 08/27 50/52 57/5 230/9 09/7 OCEANIA (4) 868/277 2009/798 684/678 (8.6 %) (8.86 %) (5.8 %) Total amount of participants: 0,65, of which 4,069 women (38.2 %). 5276/950 84/366 or (49.53 %) (7.64 %) 2. Continental Participation per Sport SPORT AFRICA Archery 7 (4) Athletics 336 (20) Badminton 5 (2) Baseball 24 Basketball 24 (2) Beachvolleyball Boxing 63 Canoeing, flat water 2 () AMERICA ASIA EUROPE 5 (7) 30 (7) 66 (33) 49 (72) 277 (4) 997 (422) 7 (3) 80 (40) 72 (36) 48 48 48 7 (47) 24 (2) 9 (47) 30 (2) 8 (8) 48 (22) 66 68 00 3 (8) 8 () 90 (45) OCEANIA TOTAL 0 (3) 28 (64) 08 (52) 237 (880) 7 (4) 7 (85) 24 92 48 (24) 286 (42) 0 (6) 96 (48) 308 6 (6) 247 (6) JOURNAL OF OLYMPIC HISTORY SPRING 200 9
SPORT TOTAL Canoeing, wild water Cycling Equestrian AFRICA 0 () 8 (4) Football 83 (5) Gymnastics, artistic 2 () Gymnastics, rhytmic () Gymnastics, trampoline Handball 42 (3) Hockey 6 (6) Judo 43 (6) Modern Pentathlon 2 () Rowing 9 (4) Sailing 6 () 3 (3) Swimming 64 (25) Swimming, diving Swimming, synchronized 2 (2) Wrestling Total: 7 (8) 2 (4) 0 (3) 3 () 24 (2) 2 (7) 4 868 (277) (2) 80 (27) 44 (3) 32 (4) 97 (30) 28 (7) 7 (7) 3 (2) 28 (4) 48 (6) 84 (3) 6 (2) 07 (4) 72 (6) 7 (23) 45 (45) 83 (67) 37 (8) 25 (25) 3 (6) 2 (0) 42 (8) 23 (2) 9 (43) 39 (26) 3 (4) 36 2009 (798) AMERICA ASIA EUROPE OCEANIA 65 (7) 30 (9) 295 (70) 6 (2) 3 (46) 32 (4) 38 (49) 6 (3) 8 (50) 35 (4) 9 (58) 8 (8) 67 (67) 3 (2) 5 (7) 29 (5) 94 (89) 95 (3) 44 (64) 85 (36) 65 (69) 2 () 36 (9) 32 (2) 338 (06) 3 (0) 254 (59) 85 (39) 209 (69) 30 (30) 5 (5) 9 (84) 456 (9) 39 (8) 74 (38) 24 (24) 4 (4) 49 (26) 62 (29) 26 (3) 35 (7) 24 (7) 96 (47) 0 (5) 54 (26) 36 (24) 05 (48) 26 (3) 4 (26) 69 (26) 0 (28) 72 77 684 (678) 5276 (950) 5 () 83 (20) 47 (4) 462 (2) 2 (6) 95 (67) 7 (2) 27 (83) 32 (6) 39 (24) 0 (7) 94 (97) () 84 (84) 2 () 24 (2) 30 (5) 323 (46) 48 (32) 35 (59) 2 (9) 398 (6) 2 () 48 (24) 5 (2) 547 (84) 39 (9) 402 (95) 30 (2) 408 (46) 30 (30) 20 (20) 60 (29) 954 (396) 6 (3) 57 (77) 9 (9) 0 (0) 2 (6) 7l (85) 8 (4) 02 (48) 0 (4) 82 (89) 0 (4) 00 (48) 24 (2) 280 (39) 26 (3) 232 (78) 24 (0) 246 (85) 5 34 84 (366) 0,65 (4069) STARTED IN: Debut % Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beachvolleyball Boxing Canoeing, flatwater Canoeing, wildwater Cycling Equestrian Football Football, women Football, men Gymnastics, artistic One Game Two Games Three Four Five Six Total 8 (43) 29 (2) 459 (605) 503 (84) 07 (53) 48 (26) 60 28 209 (98) 50 (30) 68 (37) 28 () 260 4 42 (34) 60 (5) 42 (2) 25 (4) 263 (58) 53 (54) 2 (45) 47 () 25/ (49) 52 (22) 348 (87) 43 (37) 5 (8) 3 () 26 (7) 45 (7) 3 (2) () 6 (6) 4 22 () 3 (2) 2 () 7 32 (8) 7 () 5 (3) 6 (4) 34 (6) (2) () 7 (7) 3 (3) 4 2 () 26 (8) 9 (2) 4 (2) 28 (64) 237 (880) 7 (85) 92 286 (42) 96 (48) 308 247 (6) 83 (20) 462 (2) 95 (67) 27 (83) 39 (24) 46( 82) 37 (3) 0 (2) 94 (97) 63.28 68.27 62.57 83.33 73.08 70.83 84.42 57.49 50.60 56.92 57.4 57.4 89.00 70.6 97.75 75.25 20 JOURNAL OF OLYMPIC HISTORY SPRING 200
One Game Two Games Three Four Five Six Total Debut% Gymnastics, rhytmic Gymnastics, tramp. Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Swimming Swimming, diving Swimming, synchr. Wrestling Total Athletes Of which are men: Percentage women: 78 (78) 24 (2) 234 (4) 237 (08) 268 (2) 40 (24) 333 (08) 242 (64) 220 (89) 95 (95) 702 (287) 06 (52) 78 (78) 86 (5) 02 (48) 23 (62) 00 (48) 9 (05) 68 (78) 99 (85) 96 7344 (290) 4442 5 (5) 74 (27) 78 (35) 87 (28) 5 4 (59) 98 (8) 96 (33) 25 (25) 84 (85) 36 (8) 22 (22) 50 (23) 42 (9) () 2 (5) 29 (4) 39 (2) 3 55 (2) 42 (3) 46 (2) 58 (8) (6) () 26 (0) 3 (5) 64 (25) 20 (8) 40 7 36 8 92 20 2309 (84) 735 (257) 468 478 4 7 (2) 4 2 (3) 6 (2) 6 3 30 (0) 3 () 0 (6) 4 () 9 () 4 (3) 5 () 4 2 3 6 20 (55) 43 (2) 55 3 84 (84) 92.86 24 (2) 00 323 (4.6) 72.46 35 (59) 67.52 398 (6) 67.34 48 (24) 83.33 547 (84) 60.88 402 (95) 60.20 3 () 408 (46) 53.92 20 (20) 79.6 954 (3%) 73.58 57 (77) 67.52 0 (0) 77.23 7 (85) 50.29 02 (48) 00 82 (89) 64.84 00 (48) 00 280 (39) 68.2 232 (78) 72.4 246 (85) 80.89 34 62.42 0 (3) 065 (4069) 68.95 7 6582 67.50 4069 7.30 TICKETS SYDNEY 2000 Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach volleyball Boxing Canoe, flat water Canoe, wild water Cycling, mountainbike Cycling, track Diving Equestrian, dressage Equestrian, jumping Equestrian, military Football Gymnastics, artistic Gymnastics, rhytmic Gymnastics, trampoline Available Sold Percentage 44,446 27,430 6.72,530,824,526,049 99.69 87,35 56,673 64.88 282,604 27,720 96.50 42,385 404,235 96.49 57,484 48,847 94.52 47,537,02 75.24 86,526 63,866 73.8 45,740 40,578 88.7 39,928 38,844 97.29 28,47 27,849 97.82 08,0 00,83 94.75 74,67 72,037 97.3 55,586 53,22 95.75 88,966 6,282 85.35 43,234 36,923 85.40,393,788 973,6 69,82 6,744 53,967 95.7 23,5 23,006 99,37 25,832 25,023 96.87 JOURNAL OF OLYMPIC HISTORY SPRING 200 2
Handball Hockey Judo Modem Pentathlon Rowing Swimming Synchronized swimming Wrestling, free style Wrestling grecoromain Sailing Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony Available Sold Percentage 200,45 97,964 98.78 539,924 97,433 92.3 9,540 73,439 80.23 27,74 26,602 95.99 50,259 29,090 85.9 37,933 20,739 54.67 30,586 08,45 82.82 98,790 96,46 98.83 66,76 33,63 50.82 89,493 7,258 79.62 75,267 72,364 98.4 4,8 40,745 98.94 7,469 7,423 99.385 298,583 273,333 92.2 30, 20,588 92.68 60,579 46,300 76.43 53,472 38,564 72.2 53,279 33,022 6.98 2,502 7,882 36.66 92,89 92,677 99.77 97,4 96,850 99.73 Total: 7,5,443 6,604,064 87.92 22 JOURNAL OF OLYMPIC HISTORY SPRING 200