British Virgin Islands at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| British Virgin Islands at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearer Keita Cline | | |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the territory's fifth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single track and field athlete, Keita Cline. He was eliminated during the first round of the men's 200 meters.
Background
The
National Olympic Committees.[3] The delegation to Sydney consisted of a single athlete, Keita Cline.[4] He was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]
Athletics
US Virgin Islands native had previously represented the British Virgin Islands at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he participated in the 4 × 100 metres relay and the long jump.[5] His only event was the men's 200 meters, and on 27 September he was drawn into heat four of nine of the first round.[6] The top three in a heat, plus the next five overall fastest athletes advanced to the quarterfinals.[6] He finished his heat in a time of 21.42 seconds, seventh and last in his heat, and was eliminated, the slowest qualifying time being 20.95 seconds.[6] The gold medal was eventually won by Konstantinos Kenteris of Greece in a time of 20.09 seconds, the silver was won by Darren Campbell of Great Britain, and the bronze by Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Keita Cline | Men's 200 m | 21.42 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
References
- ^ "Virgin Islands, British – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "British Virgin Islands". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Keita Cline Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Final". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
