Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Medals

Silver

• Michele Frangilli, Ilario di Buo, and Matteo Bisiani – archery, men's team

Results by event

Archery

The men's team, which returned two members of the bronze medal-winning 1996 squad, did even better in 2000. They defeated the United States in the semifinal to guarantee themselves at least a silver medal. The Korean men, however, ensured that the Italians did not win the gold medal by defeating them in the final.

Women's individual:

• Natalia Valeeva – quarterfinal, 7th place (3–1)
• Cristina Ioriatti – round of 16, 15th place (2–1)
• Irene Franchini – round of 64, 58th place (0–1)

Men's individual:

• Michele Frangilli – round of 16, 9th place (2–1)
• Ilario di Buo – round of 32, 20th place (1–1)
• Matteo Bisiani – round of 32, 21st place (1–1)

Women's team:

• Valeeva, Ioriatti, and Franchini – quarterfinal, 7th place (1–1)

Men's team:

• Frangilli, di Buo, and Bisiani – final, silver medal (3–1)

Baseball

Italy was one of the four nations for which the third Olympic baseball tournament continued their streak of unbroken appearances. The Italians went 2–5 in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands and South Africa. This put them in seventh place and eliminated them from competition.

Men's:

• Italy – 7th place (2–5)

Triathlon

At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, Italy was represented by three triathletes. The nation's best result came from Silvia Gemignani at twentieth place in the women's competition.

Women's:

• Silvia Gemignani – 2:05:21.26 (20th place)
• Edith Cigana – 2:07:06.81 (27th place)

Men's:

• Alessandro Bottoni – 1:51:18.13 (32nd place)