The men’s marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in Australia was won by Ethiopian runner Gezahegne Abera. Here is a video tribute to Ethiopian athletes, and in the second half there are some scenes from the marathon. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.
Entries Tagged as '2000 Olympics'
Marathon Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
June 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
Tags: 2000·2000 Olympics·Athletics·Australia·Ethiopia·events·marathon·olympic games·Sydney·track and field
100m Men's Sprint 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games was won by US sprinter Maurice Greene in 9.87 seconds. The world record was 9.79 seconds. Here is a video of the final. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·2000·2000 Olympics·Athletics·Australia·events·olympic games·Sydney·track and field
Jones wins Sydney 2000 Olympics Women's 100m Final
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Athletics
Marion Jones wins by a mile (well by 0.37 seconds margin) in the women’s 100m sprint event. Her time was 10.87 seconds. She was subsequently stripped of her medals years later after it was found out that she had taken performance enhancers.
Tags: 100m·2000·2000 Olympics·events·Marion Jones·olympic games·Sydney·USA