Ian Thorpe broke the world record in the 400m freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning the gold medal in a time of 3:40.59.
The Olympics.
A world record was not set in this event that year.
Sydney, Australia.
Michael Johnson (USA) set the 200 Meter Dash World Record at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with a time of 19.32 seconds.
There was no winter Olympics in 2000.
Naoko Takahashi of Japan in a time of 2:23:14, the current Olympic record.
The Olympic record for the 100 meter freestyle is 47.84 posted by Pieter van den Hoogenband, of the Netherlands at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
the summer Olympics for 2000 were held in syndy,asrilia
Australia have never hosted the Football World Cup, but has held the Olympics twice, most recently in Sydney 2000.
Cathy Freeman did not set any world records in the Olympics. She is remembered for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Rob Zolaturiuk benched an impressive 880 pounds on March 25, 2000. Hossein Rezazadeh Bench Press: 220.0 Kg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Reza_Zadeh NOT Rollo Zamiski