Slovenia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Slovenia won their first two summer Olympic gold medals at these games.

Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Luka Špik Rowing Men's Double Sculls Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

Archery

In Slovenia's third archery competition, the nation entered only one man, who improved his rank from four years before by one place despite losing his first match again. Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalScoreSeedScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreRankPeter KoprivnikarIndividual62434L 151–164did not advance

Athletics

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Roman KejžarMarathoncolspan=6 2:26:3862Matija Šestak400 m45.954did not advanceUrban AcmanBoštjan FridrihMatic OsovnikarMatic Šušteršič4 × 100 m relay39.255 qcolspan=2 DSQdid not advanceBoštjan HorvatSergej ŠalamonMatija ŠestakJože Vrtačič4 × 400 m relay3:10.07 7did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGregor CankarLong jump7.9815did not advancePrimož KozmusHammer throw68.8338did not advance

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAlenka Bikar200 m23.266 q23.015did not advanceHelena Javornik1500 m4:18.1834did not advance5000 m16:09.6040did not advanceBrigita Langerholc400 mDNSdid not advance800 m2:01.892 Qcolspan=2 1:59.094 q NR1:58.514 NRMeta MacusBrigita LangerholcJolanda Steblovnik-CeplakSaša Prokofijev4 × 400 m relay3:35.007 NRdid not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEvfemija ŠtorgaJavelin throw54.9427did not advanceAnja ValantTriple jump14.364 Q13.599

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaja PoharWomen's singlesL 4–11, 7–11did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom AthleteEventQualifyingFinalRun 1Run 2ResultRankRun 1Run 2ResultRankSimon HočevarMen's C-1136.64137.61274.259119.78120.86240.647 Dejan KraljMen's K-1130.24128.05258.2910116.60111.48228.08 10Fedja Marušič128.81 129.29258.109114.62167.37281.9915 Nada MaliWomen's K-1163.26 162.19325.4517 did not advance

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankAndrej HauptmanRoad race5:30:4626Martin HvastijaRoad race DNFTime trial1:01:08.8322Uroš MurnRoad race5:30:46 32Tadej ValjavecRoad race DNF

Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankRok DrašlerMen's cross-country DNFPrimož Strančar1 lap37

Gymnastics

Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMitja PetkovšekParallel barscolspan=4 8.6878.68775 did not advance Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMojca MavricIndividual all-around8.512 8.2128.5258.82534.07462 did not advance

Handball

Men's tournament

Aleš Pajovič Andrej Kastelic Beno Lapajne Branko Bedekovič Gregor Cvijič Iztok Puc Jani Likavec Renato Vugrinec Roman Pungartnik Rolando Pušnik Tettey-Sowah Banfro Tomaž Tomšič Uroš Šerbec Zoran Jovičič Zoran Lubej

Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPoints 5 5 0 0 155 121 +34 10 5 3 1 1 120 104 +16 7 5 3 0 2 144 126 +18 6 5 2 1 2 137 127 +10 5 5 1 0 4 111 117 −6 2 5 0 0 5 106 178 −72 0

16 September 2000 24–24 18 September 2000 30 – 32 20 September 2000 20 – 33 22 September 2000 31 – 28 24 September 2000 22 – 20

Quarterfinal

5th / 8th place

7th / 8th place

Rowing

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinals C-DSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIztok ČopLuka ŠpikDouble sculls6:24.921 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:16.411 Q6:16.63Miha PirihGregor SračnjekCoxless pair6:55.82 4 R 3 Qcolspan=2 6:49.795 FB6:40.2311Milan JanšaJanez KlemenčičRok KolanderMatej PrelogCoxless four6:07.903 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:04.072 Q5:58.344

Sailing

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567891011Tomaž ČopiMitja Margon4702313 3 4 12 13 255 15 94 789

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567891011Janja OrelKlara Maučec47015 1912 1916 2 15 1114 15 17 11717

Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567891011Vasilij ŽbogarLaser7 6 3019 DNF33121631 16 514219

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankRajmond Debevec50 metre rifle three positions1177 OR1 Q 1275.1 OR50 metre rifle prone59319did not advance10 m air rifle5919did not advanceAndraz LipoltTrap10632did not advance Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankNatalija Prednik10 m air rifle39120did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJure Bučar400 m freestyle4:00.19 35did not advancePeter Mankoč50 m freestyle23.02 25did not advance100 m freestyle50.2821did not advance100 m butterfly 54.1523did not advance200 m individual medley2:03.4518did not advanceBlaž Medvešek100 m backstroke57.26 32did not advance200 m backstroke2:01.6723did not advanceMarko Milenkovič400 m individual medley4:26.6230did not advance Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlenka Kejžar200 m individual medley2:18.33 NR19did not advanceNataša Kejžar100 m breaststroke1:10.44 NR15 1:10.66 16did not advance

Taekwondo

Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarcel MoreMen's −80 kgL 2–4did not advance

Tennis

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTina PisnikWomen's singlesL 4–6, 3–6did not advanceKatarina SrebotnikL 3–6, 6–7 (7–9)did not advanceKatarina SrebotnikTina KrižanWomen's doublesL 6–7 (4–6), 3–6did not advance

References

sports-reference Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . 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