Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Barbados at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BAR
NOC	Barbados Olympic Association
Website	www.olympic.org.bb
in Sydney
Competitors	18 (12 men and 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Andrea Blackett
Medals Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960 S)

Barbados competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first and only Olympic medal (for now) at these Games.

Medalists

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Obadele Thompson	Athletics	Men's 100 metres	September 23

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Obadele Thompson	100 metres	10.23	5 Q	10.04	1 Q	10.15	5 Q	10.04
	200 metres	20.69	12 Q	20.16	4 Q	20.21	5 Q	20.20	4
Fabian Rollins	400 metres	46.85	54	Did not advance
Milton Browne	800 metres	1:47.63	26	—	Did not advance
Gabriel Burnett	110 metres hurdles	14.23	36	Did not advance
Victor Houston		14.06	33	Did not advance
	400 metres hurdles	51.51	49	—	Did not advance
Wilan Louis Victor Houston Gabriel Burnett Fabian Rollins	4 × 100 metres relay	40.38	37	—	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joanne Durant	100 metres	11.82	52	Did not advance
	200 metres	23.90	42	Did not advance
Tanya Oxley	400 metres	54.22	41	Did not advance
Andrea Blackett	400 metres hurdles	56.31	14 q	—	55.30	11	Did not advance
Melissa Straker Andrea Blackett Sherline Williams Tanya Oxley	4 × 400 metres relay	3:30.83	14	—	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Shawn Cox	Light heavyweight	Dovi (FRA) L 10–14	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Andrew Payne	−73 kg	Alquati (ARG) L	Did not advance

Sailing

Further information: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Points	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
O'Neal Marshall	Mistral	37	32	32	34	31	34	32	31	31	31	33	287	34

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Michael Maskell	Skeet	119	23	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Damian Alleyne	200 m freestyle	1:52.75	27	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:58.12	26	—	Did not advance
Nicholas Neckles	100 m backstroke	1:00.19	51	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Leah Martindale	50 m freestyle	26.05	23	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.21	24	Did not advance

See also

• Barbados at the 1999 Pan American Games

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database