Great Britain At The 2000 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 310 competitors, 181 men and 129 women, took part in 179 events in 23 sports.
The Sydney Games were one of the best performances by Great Britain in the Olympic Games, with British competitors winning a total of 28 medals, 11 of which were gold. This represented a big improvement in performance over the previous Olympics in 1996, in which Great Britain won only one gold medal and 15 in total.
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