Paraguay was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.
In total, five athletes including two men and three women represented Paraguay in three different sports including athletics, swimming and tennis.
Background Paraguay made their Olympic debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia marked their eighth appearance at the Olympics.
Summary Paraguay participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Tennis player Rossana de los Ríos took part in the Women's Singles Competition, defeating Květa Peschke (6–3, 6–0) in the first round and Lindsay Davenport due to a walk-over in the second round. She then faced Jelena Dokić who eventually defeated her in the third round (7–6, 7–5). In Athletics, Nery Kennedy participated in Men's Javelin Throw and Mariana Canillas participated in Women's Discus. In the Swimming events, Antonio Leon Candia took part in the Men's 100 metre Breaststroke and Andrea Prono in the Women's 100 metre Backstroke.
Competitors In total, five athletes represented Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across three different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Swimming 1 1 2Tennis 0 1 1 Total 2 3 5
Athletics
In total, two Paraguayan athletes participated in the athletics events – Mariana Canillas in the women's discus throw and Nery Kennedy in the men's javelin throw.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNery KennedyMen's javelin throw70.2633did not advanceMariana CanillasWomen's discus throw32.3132did not advance
Swimming
In total, two Paraguayan athletes participated in the swimming events – Antonio Leon in the men's 100 m breaststroke and Andrea Prono in the women's 100 m breaststroke.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAntonio LeonMen's 100 m breaststroke1:08.12 NR61did not advanceAndrea PronoWomen's 100 m backstroke1:08.1145did not advance
Tennis
In total, one Paraguayan athlete participated in the tennis events – Rossana de los Ríos in the women's singles.
AthleteEventFirst RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Rossana de los Ríos Women's singles W 6–3, 6–0 W Walkover L 6–7, 5–7 did not advance 9T
See also Paraguay at the 1999 Pan American Games
External links 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 sports-reference
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