USA swimmers won gold medals in 13 events at the 2000 Games: Men - 1) 50 meter freestyle - Anthony Ervin and Gary Hall, Jr. (tie)
2) 100 meter backstroke - Lenny Krayzelburg
3) 200 meter backstroke - Lenny Krayzelburg
4) 200 meter butterfly - Tom Malchow
5) 400 meter individual medley - Tom Dolan
6) 4x100 meter medley relay - Team Women - 1) 400 meter freestyle - Brooke Bennett
2) 800 meter freestyle - Brooke Bennett
3) 100 meter breaststroke - Megan Quinn
4) 200 meter butterfly - Misty Hyman
5) 4x100 meter freestyle relay - Team
6) 4x200 meter freestyle relay - Team
7) 4x100 meter medley relay - Team
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Ben Ainslie has won four Olympic gold medals in sailing. He won gold in the Laser class at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and then went on to win three consecutive gold medals in the Finn class at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and 2012 London Olympics.
United States (11 gold medals)
They won 13 gold medals in the summer olympics, and none in the winter olympics.
Sydney 2000 Medal Table Nation Gold Silver Bronze 1. United States of America USA 40 24 33
Yes, the 17 gold medals won by Australia in 2004 was the most the Australian team had won in an Olympic Games. It was the 4th most gold medals won by a country at the 2004 Games, behind the United States with 36, China with 32, and Russia with 27.