ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm bˈækstɹoʊk, wˈʌn ʌv ˈɜːbɑːxs stɹˈɔŋɡɪst ᵻvˈɛnts ænd hɪz bˈɛst ʃˈoʊɪŋ æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd əlˈɪmpɪks, ˈɜːbɑːx plˈeɪst ˈeɪtθ wɪð ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, bɹˈeɪkɪŋ hɪz pɹˈaɪɚ pˈɜːsənəl ɹˈɛkɚd, ænd dʒˈʌst tˈuː sˈɛkəndz bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəl tˈaɪm ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɛni kɹˈeɪzlbɜːɡ, ɐnˈʌðɚ dʒˈuːɪʃ ˈæθliːt hˌuː ɛksˈɛld ɪn bˈækstɹoʊk.
In the 100m backstroke, one of Urbach's strongest events and his best showing at the 2000 Olympics, Urbach placed 8th with a time of 55.74, breaking his prior personal record, and just two seconds behind the Gold Medal time of American Lenny Krazelberg, another Jewish athlete who excelled in backstroke.