United States At The 2000 Summer Olympics
{{Infobox Olympics United States |games=2000 Summer |competitors=586 (333 men and 253 women) |sports=31 |flagbearer=Cliff Meidl (Opening)
Rulon Gardner (Closing) |gold-28 |silver-27 |bronze=28 |total=94 |rank=1 }
The United States competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 586 competitors, 333 men and 253 women, took part in 265 events in 31 sports.
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