The United States Virgin Islands was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee.
In total, nine athletes including six men and three women represented the United States Virgin Islands in five different sports including athletics, equestrian, sailing, shooting and swimming.
Competitors In total, nine athletes represented the United States Virgin Islands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across five different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 2 3Equestrian 0 1 1Sailing 2 0 2Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 1 0 1 Total 6 3 9
Athletics
In total, three United States Virgin Islander athletes participated in the athletics events – Ameerah Bello in the women's 100 m and the women's 200 m, Flora Hyacinth in the women's long jump and Jeff Jackson in the men's 110 m hurdles.
The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 22 September 2000. Bello finished fifth in her heat in a time of 11.64 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals.
The heats for the men's 110 m hurdles took place on 24 September 2000. Jackson finished sixth in his heat in a time of 14.05 seconds as he advanced to the quarter-finals as one of the fastest losers. The quarter-finals took place later the same day. Jackson finished eighth in his quarter-final in a time of 14.17 seconds. He did not advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the women's 200 m took place on 27 September 2000. Bello did not start her heat.
The qualifying round for the women's long jump took place on 27 September 2000. Hyacinth contested qualifying group A. Her best jump of 6.08 m saw her ranked 17th in her qualifying group. She did not advance to the final and finished 32nd overall.
Track and road events Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Jeff Jackson Men's 110 m hurdles 14.05 31 q 14.17 31 did not advance Ameerah Bello Women's 100 m 11.6445 did not advance Women's 200 m DNS did not advance
Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance PositionFlora HyacinthWomen's long jump 6.0832 did not advance
Equestrian
In total, one United States Virgin Islander athlete participated in the equestrian events – Gigi Hewitt in the individual jumping.
The qualifying round for the individual jumping took place from 25–28 September 2000. Hewitt completed rounds one and two but did not finish round three. She ended with total faults of 100.5 and did not advance to the final, finishing 69th overall.
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankGigi HewittGenevieveIndividual24.063Q16.0040.0066QRT100.5069 did not advance100.50 69
Sailing
In total, two United States Virgin Islander athletes participated in the sailing events – Ben Beer in the finn and Paul Stoeken in the men's mistral.
The 11 races in the men's mistral competition took place from 17–24 September 2000. Stoeken achieved his best result in race 11 finishing 21st. Overall, he finished with a net 236 points and placed 32nd.
The 11 races in the finn competition took place from 23–30 September 2000. Beer achieved his best result in race four finishing 13th. Overall, he finished with a net 185 points and placed 24th.
Athlete EventRace Net points Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M* Paul Stoeken Mistral 23 27 37 3132 30 24 28 27 25 21 236 32 Ben Beer Finn 20 24 22 13 21 20 26 26 23 22 20 185 24
Shooting
In total, two United States Virgin Islander athletes participated in the shooting events – Bruce Meredith in the men's 50 m rifle prone and Chris Rice in the men's 50 m pistol and the men's 10 m air pistol.
The men's 10 m air pistol took place on 16 September 2000. In the preliminary round, Rice scored 560 across the six rounds. He did not advance to the final and finished 39th overall.
The men's 50 m pistol took place on 19 September 2000. In the preliminary round, Rice scored 548 across the six rounds. He did not advance to the final and finished joint 27th overall.
The men's 50 m rifle prone took place on 21 September 2000. In the preliminary round, Meredith scored 584 across the six rounds. He did not advance to the final and finished 46th overall.
Athlete Event Qualification Final Points Rank Points Rank Bruce Meredith 50 m rifle prone 58446 did not advance Chris Rice 50 m pistol 548 27 did not advance 10 m air pistol 560 39 did not advance
Swimming
In total, one United States Virgin Islander athlete participated in the swimming events – George Gleason in the men's 100 m freestyle, the men's 200 m freestyle and the men's 200 m individual medley.
The heats for the men's 200 m freestyle took place on 17 September 2000. Gleason finished third in his heat in a time of one minute 54.64 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the men's 100 m freestyle took place on 19 September 2000. Gleason finished third in his heat in a time of 52 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
The heats for the men's 200 m individual medley took place on 20 September 2000. Gleason finished second in his heat in a time of two minutes 8.25 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank George Gleason 100 m freestyle 52.00 42 did not advance 200 m freestyle 1:54.64 39 did not advance 200 m individual medley 2:08.25 42 did not advance
See also Virgin Islands at the 1999 Pan American Games
External links
The Results, International Olympic Committee Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games The Results, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games International Olympic Committee Web Site
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