Baseball
Italy was one of the four nations for which the third Olympic baseball tournament continued their streak of unbroken appearances. The Italians went 2-5 in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands and South Africa. This put them in seventh place and eliminated them from competition.
Men's:
- Preliminaries (2-5)
- Lost to Korea 2-10
- Lost to Cuba 5-13
- Defeated South Africa 13-0
- Lost to Japan 1-6
- Lost to United States 2-4
- Defeated Australia 8-7
- Lost to Netherlands 2-3 (did not advance)
Read more about this topic: Italy At The 2000 Summer Olympics
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