Vanuatu was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee.
In total, three athletes including two men and one woman represented Vanuatu in two different sports including archery and athletics.
Competitors
In total, three athletes represented Vanuatu at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across two different sports.
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Archery
In total, one Vanuatuan athlete participated in the archery events – Francois Latil in the men's individual.
The ranking round for the men's individual took place on 16 September 2000. Latil scored 546 points and was ranked 61st. The first round matches took place two days later. Latil lost to the Rodney White of the United States by 158–145.
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|align=left|Francois Latil
|align=left|Men's individual
|546
|61
|<br/>L 145–158
|colspan=6|Did not advance
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Athletics
In total, two Vanuatuan athletes participated in the athletics events – Mary-Estelle Kapalu in the women's 400 m hurdles and Abraham Kepsin in the men's 100 m.
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 22 September 2000. Kepsin finished eighth in his heat in a time of 11.12 seconds. He did not advance to the quarter-finals.
The heats for the women's 400 m hurdles took place on 24 September 2000. Kapalu finished fifth in her heat in a time of one minute 2.68 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals.
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|Abraham Kepsin
|Men's 100 m
|align=center|11.12
|align=center|8
|align=center colspan="6" |Did not advance
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|Mary-Estelle Kapalu
|Women's 400 m hurdles
|align=center|1:02.68
|align=center|5
|align=center colspan="2" |—
|align=center colspan="4" |Did not advance
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See also
- Vanuatu at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
External links
- The Results, International Olympic Committee
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
- The Results, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
- International Olympic Committee Web Site