The São Tomé and Príncipe delegation included two athletes, Arlindo Pinheiro and Naide Gomes, were selected to represent the nation via wildcards, as the nation had no athletes that met either the "A" or "B" qualifying standards. The events the two athletes competed in were the men's 110m hurdles and the women's 100m hurdles respectively. Gomes was selected as flag bearer for the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Pinheiro would also become the nation's oldest participant at the Summer Olympics at 29 years and 182 days; this stood until the 2008 Summer Olympics, when Celma Soares surpassed it. Ultimately, neither athlete progressed beyond the heats in their events, meaning São Tomé and Príncipe won no medals at this Summer Olympics.
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São Tomé and Príncipe participated in two Summer Olympic games between its debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States and the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] No São Tomé and Príncipe athlete had ever won a medal at the Summer Olympics prior to the Sydney Games.[1]
The São Tomé and Príncipe National Olympic Committee (NOC) selected two athletes via wildcards. Usually a NOC would be able to select up to three athletes per event providing that each athlete passed the "A" standard time for that event. However, since São Tomé and Príncipe had no athletes that met either standard for any event, they were allowed to select their best two athletes, one of each gender, to represent the nation at the Games.
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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
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são, tomé, príncipe, 2000, summer, olympics, são, tomé, príncipe, competed, 2000, summer, olympics, sydney, australia, which, took, place, between, september, october, 2000, country, participation, sydney, marked, second, appearance, summer, olympics, since, d. Sao Tome and Principe competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia which took place between 15 September to 1 October 2000 The country s participation in Sydney marked its second appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics Sao Tome and Principe at the2000 Summer OlympicsIOC codeSTPNOCComite Olimpico de Sao Tome e Principein SydneyCompetitors2 in 1 sportFlag bearerNaide GomesMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 19962000200420082012201620202024The Sao Tome and Principe delegation included two athletes Arlindo Pinheiro and Naide Gomes were selected to represent the nation via wildcards as the nation had no athletes that met either the A or B qualifying standards The events the two athletes competed in were the men s 110m hurdles and the women s 100m hurdles respectively Gomes was selected as flag bearer for the flag bearer for the opening ceremony Pinheiro would also become the nation s oldest participant at the Summer Olympics at 29 years and 182 days this stood until the 2008 Summer Olympics when Celma Soares surpassed it Ultimately neither athlete progressed beyond the heats in their events meaning Sao Tome and Principe won no medals at this Summer Olympics Background editSao Tome and Principe participated in two Summer Olympic games between its debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta United States and the 2000 Summer Olympics 1 No Sao Tome and Principe athlete had ever won a medal at the Summer Olympics prior to the Sydney Games 1 The Sao Tome and Principe National Olympic Committee NOC selected two athletes via wildcards Usually a NOC would be able to select up to three athletes per event providing that each athlete passed the A standard time for that event However since Sao Tome and Principe had no athletes that met either standard for any event they were allowed to select their best two athletes one of each gender to represent the nation at the Games Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics MenTrack and road eventsAthletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time RankArlindo Pinheiro 110m hurdles 15 65 6 did not advanceWomenTrack and road eventsAthletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time RankNaide Gomes 100m hurdles 14 43 8 did not advanceReferences edit a b Sao Tome and Principe Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 23 July 2016 Wallechinsky David 2004 The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics Athens 2004 Edition Toronto Canada ISBN 1 894963 32 6 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 nbsp This article about sports in Sao Tome and Principe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 2000 Olympics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sao Tome and Principe at the 2000 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1137384499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
