Slovenia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Slovenia won their first two summer Olympic gold medals at these games.
Medalists
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
|-
| || <br />Luka Špik || Rowing || Men's Double Sculls
|-
| || || Shooting || Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
|}
Archery
In Slovenia's third archery competition, the nation entered only one man, who improved his rank from four years before by one place despite losing his first match again.
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Ranking round
!colspan="1"|Round of 64
!colspan="1"|Round of 32
!colspan="1"|Round of 16
!colspan="1"|Quarterfinals
!colspan="1"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Seed
!Score
!Score
!Score
!Score
!Score
!Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Peter Koprivnikar
|align=left|Individual
|624
|34
||<br>L 151–164
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left| Roman Kejžar
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=6
|2:26:38
|62
|-align=center
|align=left|Matija Šestak
|align=left|400 m
|45.95
|4
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Urban Acman<br>Boštjan Fridrih<br>Matic Osovnikar<br>Matic Šušteršič
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|39.25
|5 q
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|DSQ
|colspan=2|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Boštjan Horvat<br>Sergej Šalamon<br>Matija Šestak<br>Jože Vrtačič
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:10.07
|7
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Gregor Cankar
|align=left|Long jump
|7.98
|15
|colspan=2|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Primož Kozmus
|align=left|Hammer throw
|68.83
|38
|colspan=2|did not advance
|}
;Women
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Alenka Bikar
|align=left|200 m
|23.26
|6 q
|23.01
|5
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Helena Javornik
|align=left|1500 m
|4:18.18
|34
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|5000 m
|16:09.60
|40
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Brigita Langerholc
|align=left|400 m
|colspan=2|DNS
|colspan=6|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|800 m
|2:01.89
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|1:59.09
|4 q NR
|1:58.51
|4 NR
|-align=center
|align=left|Meta Macus<br>Brigita Langerholc<br>Jolanda Steblovnik-Ceplak<br>Saša Prokofijev
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:35.00
|7 NR
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Evfemija Štorga
|align=left|Javelin throw
|54.94
|27
|colspan=2|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Anja Valant
|align=left|Triple jump
|14.36
|4 Q
|13.59
|9
|}
Badminton
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Maja Pohar
|align=left|Women's singles
|
|<br>L 4–11, 7–11
|colspan=4|did not advance
|}
Canoeing
Slalom
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="4"|Qualifying
!colspan="4"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Run 1
!Run 2
!Result
!Rank
!Run 1
!Run 2
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Simon Hočevar
|align=left|Men's C-1
|136.64
|137.61
|274.25
|9
|119.78
|120.86
|240.64
|7
|-align=center
|align=left| Dejan Kralj
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's K-1
|130.24
|128.05
|258.29
|10
|116.60
|111.48
|228.08
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Fedja Marušič
|128.81
|129.29
|258.10
|9
|114.62
|167.37
|281.99
|15
|-align=center
|align=left| Nada Mali
|align=left|Women's K-1
|163.26
|162.19
|325.45
|17
|colspan=4| did not advance
|}
Cycling
Road
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Andrej Hauptman
|align=left|Road race
|5:30:46
|26
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Martin Hvastija
|align=left|Road race
|colspan=2| DNF
|-align=center
|align=left|Time trial
|1:01:08.83
|22
|-align=center
|align=left|Uroš Murn
|align=left|Road race
|5:30:46
|32
|-align=center
|align=left|Tadej Valjavec
|align=left|Road race
|colspan=2| DNF
|}
Mountain biking
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Rok Drašler
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's cross-country
|colspan=2| DNF
|-align=center
|align=left|Primož Strančar
|1 lap
|37
|}
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan =8|Qualification
!colspan =8|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!colspan=6|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
!colspan=6|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-align=center
|align=left|Mitja Petkovšek
|align=left|Parallel bars
|colspan=4
|8.687
|
|8.687
|75
|colspan=8| did not advance
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan =6|Qualification
!colspan =6|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-align=center
|align=left|Mojca Mavric
|align=left|Individual all-around
|8.512
|8.212
|8.525
|8.825
|34.074
|62
|colspan=6| did not advance
|}
Handball
Men's tournament
- Aleš Pajovič
- Andrej Kastelic
- Beno Lapajne
- Branko Bedekovič
- Gregor Cvijič
- Iztok Puc
- Jani Likavec
- Renato Vugrinec
- Roman Pungartnik
- Rolando Pušnik
- Tettey-Sowah Banfro
- Tomaž Tomšič
- Uroš Šerbec
- Zoran Jovičič
- Zoran Lubej
Group B
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" width=500
|-
! width=25%|Team
! width=5%|Pld
! width=5%|W
! width=5%|D
! width=5%|L
! width=5%|GF
! width=5%|GA
! width=5%|GD
! width=8%|Points
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"| || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 155 || 121 || +34 || 10
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"| || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 120 || 104 || +16 || 7
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"| || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 144 || 126 || +18 || 6
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"| || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 137 || 127 || +10 || 5
|- bgcolor="ffcccc"
| align="left"| || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 111 || 117 || −6 || 2
|- bgcolor="ffcccc"
| align="left"| || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 106 || 178 || −72 || 0
|}
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|-
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|- align="left"
| <small>16 September 2000</small>
|-
| align="right"| || 24–24 || align="left"| ||
|- align="left"
| <small>18 September 2000</small>
|-
| align="right"| || 30 – 32 || align="left"| ||
|- align="left"
| <small>20 September 2000</small>
|-
| align="right"| || 20 – 33 || align="left"| ||
|- align="left"
| <small>22 September 2000</small>
|-
| align="right"| || 31 – 28 || align="left"| ||
|- align="left"
| <small>24 September 2000</small>
|-
| align="right"| || 22 – 20 || align="left"| ||
|}
Quarterfinal
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5th / 8th place
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7th / 8th place
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Rowing
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Semifinals C-D
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Iztok Čop<br>Luka Špik
|align=left|Double sculls
|6:24.92
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|colspan=2
|6:16.41
|1 Q
|6:16.63
|16x16px
|-align=center
|align=left|Miha Pirih<br>Gregor Sračnjek
|align=left|Coxless pair
|6:55.82
|4 R
|
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|6:49.79
|5 FB
|6:40.23
|11
|-align=center
|align=left|Milan Janša<br>Janez Klemenčič<br>Rok Kolander<br>Matej Prelog
|align=left|Coxless four
|6:07.90
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|colspan=2
|6:04.07
|2 Q
|5:58.34
|4
|}
Sailing
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
|-align=center
|align=left|Tomaž Čopi<br>Mitja Margon
|align=left|470
|<s>23</s>
|13
|3
|4
|12
|13
|<s>25</s>
|5
|15
| 9
|4
|78
|9
|}
;Women
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
|-align=center
|align=left|Janja Orel<br>Klara Maučec
|align=left|470
|15
|<s>19</s>
|12
|<s>19</s>
|16
| 2
|15
|11
|14
|15
|17
|117
|17
|}
;Open
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
|-align=center
|align=left|Vasilij Žbogar
|align=left|Laser
|7
|6
|30
|19
|<s>DNF</s>
|<s>33</s>
|12
|16
|31
|16
|5
|142
|19
|}
Shooting
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-
|rowspan=3|Rajmond Debevec
|50 metre rifle three positions
|align="center"|1177 OR
|align="center"|1 Q
|align="center"|1275.1 OR
|align="center"|16x16px
|-
||50 metre rifle prone
|align="center"|593
|align="center"|19
|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance
|-
||10 m air rifle
|align="center"|591
|align="center"|9
|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance
|-
|Andraz Lipolt
|Trap
|align="center"|106
|align="center"|32
|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance
|-
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-
|Natalija Prednik
||10 m air rifle
|align="center"|391
|align="center"|20
|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance
|-
|}
Swimming
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Jure Bučar
|align=left|400 m freestyle
|4:00.19
|35
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=4|Peter Mankoč
|align=left|50 m freestyle
|23.02
|25
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|50.28
|21
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|100 m butterfly
| 54.15
|23
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 m individual medley
|2:03.45
|18
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Blaž Medvešek
|align=left|100 m backstroke
|57.26
|32
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 m backstroke
|2:01.67
|23
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=1|Marko Milenkovič
|align=left|400 m individual medley
|4:26.62
|30
|colspan=4|did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Alenka Kejžar
|align=left|200 m individual medley
|2:18.33 NR
|19
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nataša Kejžar
|align=left|100 m breaststroke
|1:10.44 NR
|15
|1:10.66
|16
|colspan=4|did not advance
|}
Taekwondo
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Marcel More
|align=left|Men's −80 kg
|
|<br>L 2–4
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
Tennis
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Tina Pisnik
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's singles
|<br>L 4–6, 3–6
|colspan=5|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Katarina Srebotnik
|<br>L 3–6, 6–7 (7–9)
|colspan=5|did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Katarina Srebotnik<br>Tina Križan
|align=left|Women's doubles
|<br>L 6–7 (4–6), 3–6
|colspan=5|did not advance
|}
References
- sports-reference
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
- 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
