Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 93 competitors, 44 men and 49 women, took part in 54 events in 15 sports. Medalists Archery In the sixth appearance by the nation in the archery competition at the Olympics, Norway represented by three men and one woman. Their combined record was 1–4. The men's team also lost their first match. Men's team: Nesteng, Humlekjær, and Grov – round of 16, 10th place Athletics Men's competition Men's 200 m Geir Moen Round 1 – 20.76 Round 2 – 20.65 (did not advance) John Ertzgaard Round 1 – 21 (did not advance) Men's 800 m Vebjørn Rodal Round 1 – 01:46.76 Semifinal – 01:48.73 (did not advance) Men's 5000 m Marius Bakken Round 1 – 13:44.80 (did not advance) Men's 3000 m steeplechase Jim Svenøy Round 1 – 08:23.61 Final – 08:27.20 (9th place) Men's javelin throw Pål-Arne Fagernes Qualifying – 86.74 Final – 83.04 (9th place) Men's triple jump Ketill Hanstveit Qualifying – 16.75 (did not advance) Men's decathlon Trond Høiby 100m – 11.56 Long Jump – 6.22 Shot Put – 14.03 High Jump – DNS Women's competition Women's 10000 m Gunhild Halle-Haugen Round 1 – DNF (did not advance) Women's javelin throw Trine Hattestad Qualifying – 65.44 Final – 68.91 (gold medal) – Olympic record Women's high jump Hanne Haugland Qualifying – 1.89 (did not advance) Women's 20 km walk Kjersti Plätzer Final – 1:29:33 (silver medal) Beach volleyball Men's beach competition Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud – 9th place (tied) Jan Kvalheim and Björn Maaseide – 19th place (tied) Canoeing Flatwater Men's competition Men's kayak singles 500m Knut Holmann Qualifying heat – 01:40.990 Semifinal – 01:39.964 Final – 01:57.847 (gold medal) Men's kayak singles 1000m Knut Holmann Qualifying heat – 03:36.565 Semifinal – 03:36.425 Final – 03:33.269 (gold medal) Men's kayak doubles 500m Eirik Verås Larsen, Nils Olav Fjeldheim Qualifying heat – 01:35.619 Semifinal – 01:34.712 (did not advance) Men's kayak doubles 1,000m Eirik Verås Larsen, Nils Olav Fjeldheim Qualifying heat – 03:15.483 Semifinal – 03:17.288 Final – 03:20.515 (9th place) Men's canoe singles 500m Christian Frederiksen Qualifying heat – 01:54.366 Semifinal – 01:53.661 (did not advance) Men's canoe singles 1000m Christian Frederiksen Qualifying heat – 03:55.378 Semifinal – bye Final – 03:58.159 (5th place) Cycling Cross country mountain bike Men's cross country mountain bike Tom Larsen Final