| Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PAR |
| NOC | Paraguayan Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inSydney | |
| Competitors | 5 (2 men and 3 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nery Kennedy |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Paraguay was represented at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,New South Wales, Australia by theParaguayan Olympic Committee.
In total, five athletes including two men and three women represented Paraguay in three different sports including athletics, swimming and tennis.
Paraguay made their Olympic debut at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City, Mexico. The2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,New South Wales, Australia marked their eighth appearance at the Olympics.[1]
Paraguay participated at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Tennis playerRossana de los Ríos took part in theWomen's Singles Competition, defeatingKvěta Peschke (6–3, 6–0) in the first round andLindsay Davenport due to a walk-over in the second round. She then facedJelena Dokić who eventually defeated her in the third round (7–6, 7–5).[2] InAthletics,Nery Kennedy participated in Men's Javelin Throw andMariana Canillas participated in Women's Discus. In theSwimming events,Antonio Leon Candia took part in theMen's 100 metre Breaststroke andAndrea Prono in theWomen's 100 metre Backstroke.[3]
In total, five athletes represented Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across three different sports.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
In total, two Paraguayan athletes participated in the athletics events –Mariana Canillas in thewomen's discus throw andNery Kennedy in themen's javelin throw.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Nery Kennedy | Men's javelin throw | 70.26 | 33 | did not advance | |
| Mariana Canillas | Women's discus throw | 32.31 | 32 | did not advance | |
In total, two Paraguayan athletes participated in the swimming events –Antonio Leon in themen's 100 m breaststroke andAndrea Prono in thewomen's 100 m breaststroke.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Antonio Leon | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.12NR | 61 | did not advance | |||
| Andrea Prono | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:08.11 | 45 | did not advance | |||
In total, one Paraguayan athlete participated in the tennis events –Rossana de los Ríos in thewomen's singles.[3]
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Rossana de los Ríos | Women's singles |  Peschke (CZE)W 6–3, 6–0 |  Davenport (USA)W Walkover |  Dokic (AUS)L 6–7, 5–7 | did not advance | 9T | ||
