Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It was the twenty-second time that the nation had competed. Canada competed under the IOC country code CAN.

Medals

Gold

• Simon Whitfield – triathlon, men's competition

Results by event

Archery

Canada's archery squad in Sydney consisted of only one man, veteran Rob Rusnov. He lost his first match.

Men's individual:

• Rob Rusnov – round of 64, 47th place (0–1)

Triathlon

After ending the second phase of the triathlon in twenty-fourth place following a crash in the cycling portion of the event, Canada's only male triathlete at the first Olympic triathlon, Simon Whitfield, had by far the best run of any athlete present. He passed all twenty-three competitors that had been in front of him and finished over 13.5 seconds before the next triathlete to claim the gold medal. Canada's women did not fare so well, with two of them placing in the 30s and the third not finishing.

Women's:

• Isabelle Turcotte Baird – 2:08:29.49 (31st place)
• Sharon Donnelly – 2:14:35.59 (38th place)
• Carol Montgomery – DNF

Men's:

• Simon Whitfield – 1:48:24.02 (gold medal)