Portugal competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. A delegation of 61 competitors participated in 13 sports, winning two Olympic bronze medals in the judo and athletics. Fernanda Ribeiro, the 10000m champion from Atlanta'96 and in her fourth consecutive Olympics, couldn't keep her title away from the previous holder Derartu Tulu but still managed to reach the podium. The first Portuguese medal in the judo was achieved by Nuno Delgado in the 81 kg category. A much smaller delegation competed at these antipodean Games explaining the reduction in the athletics and swimming teams. Nevertheless, Portuguese archery and tennis had their third consecutive Olympic presence. But, as with badminton, these competitors were all eliminated in the first round (the tennis male team was beaten again by a bahamese team). Sailing provided good results with some finalists (5–8th) in distinct classes. Beach volleyball was again represented by the same Atlanta'96 fourth-placed male team. It was an almost a remake, as they faced some of the same adversaries, were beaten by an American team in the semi-finals and lost the chance to grab the bronze medal. Medalists Results by event Archery Athletics Men Track & road events Field events Combined events – Decathlon Women Track & road events Field events Badminton Canoeing Slalom Cycling Road Men Equestrian Dressage Fencing One male fencer represented Portugal in 2000. Judo Men Women Sailing Men's events Women's events Open events Shooting Men Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Pedro Silva Heats (heat 7) – 23.27 (→ 8th, did not advance – 36th overall) Men's 200m Freestyle: Ricardo Pedroso Heats (heat 4) – 1:52.60 (→ 3rd, did not advance – 25th overall) Men's 100m Butterfly: Simão Morgado Heats (heat 4) – 54.75 (→ 1st, did not advance – 30th overall) Men's 100m Breaststroke: José Couto Heats (heat 8) – 1:02.79 (→ 7th, did not advance – 18th overall) Men's 200m Breaststroke: José Couto Heats (heat 7) – 2:18.08 (→ 7th, did not advance – 26th overall) Men's 100m Backstroke: Nuno Laurentino Heats (heat 4) – 56.95 (→ 5th, did not advance – 28th overall) Men's 200m Backstroke: Mário Carvalho Heats (heat 2) – 2:03.82 (→ 2nd, did not advance – 30th overall) Women's 200m Butterfly: Raquel Felgueiras Heats (heat 2) – 2:15.19 (→ 5th, did not advance – 27th overall) Tennis Volleyball Beach Officials Manuel Marques da Silva (chief of mission) Notes Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic