Macedonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Macedonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
IOC code	MKD
NOC	Olympic Committee of North Macedonia
Website	www.mok.org.mk (in Macedonian)
in Sydney
Competitors	10 (6 men, 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Lazar Popovski
Medals Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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The Republic of Macedonia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, officially under the name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Macedonia won its first ever Olympic medal on the final day of competition. Magomed Ibragimov won a bronze medal in wrestling. It was Macedonia's only medal of the 2000 Olympics.

The at-the-time president of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski, was in Sydney during the Olympic Games and attended the Opening Ceremony.

Medalists

Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Mogamed Ibragimov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 85 kg	1 October

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vančo Stojanov	800 m	1:47.71	5	did not advance

Women

Track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Daniela Kuleska	1500 m	4:33.50	13	did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	First round		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lazar Popovski	Men's slalom K–1 500 m	2:66.60	17 Q	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Position	Score	Position
Divna Pešić	Women's 50 m rifle three positions	561	36	did not advance
	Women's 10 m air rifle	384	44	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aleksandar Miladinovski	100 m butterfly	55.62	41	did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:07.45	38	did not advance
Zoran Lazarovski	200 m butterfly	2:01.30	29	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mirjana Boševska	800 m freestyle	8:46.39	18	n/a		did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:12.59	20	did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:48.08	17	n/a		did not advance
Vesna Stojanovska	200 m freestyle	2:05.58	29	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:19.69	31	n/a		did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Pool Matches			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nasir Gadžihanov	−76 kg	Kertanti (SVK) W 3–2	Romero (CUB) W 3–0	Leipold (GER) L 2–5	did not advance			7
Magomed Ibragimov	−85 kg	Bichinashvili (UKR) W 1–1	Kawai (JPN) W 6–5	n/a	Burton (USA) W 4–2	Saitiev (RUS) L 0–3	Khadem (IRI) W 4–1

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site