Belize at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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| flagbearer = Emma Wade
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Belize sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was Belize's eighth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation sent by Belize consisted of two track and field competitors: Jayson Jones and Emma Wade. Neither advanced beyond the first round heats of their events.
Background
The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1968.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/belize|title=Belize – National Olympic Committee (NOC)|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019205650/https://www.olympic.org/belize|archive-date=2018-10-19|url-status=live}} The nation made its debut in Olympic competition later that year at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and except for the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/10/world/54-boycotted-in-1980.html|title=54 Boycotted in 1980|date=10 May 1984|work=The New York Times|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091021/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/10/world/54-boycotted-in-1980.html|archive-date=2018-01-30|url-status=live}} has appeared in every Summer Olympiad since.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BIZ/|title=Belize|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805175326/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BIZ/|archive-date=2016-08-05|url-status=dead}} This made Sydney their eighth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games, although they have yet to appear at any Winter Olympic Games. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Belize has yet to win its first Olympic medal. The 2000 Summer Olympics were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000; a total of 10,651 athletes represented 199 National Olympic Committees.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000|title=Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics – results & video highlights|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703164903/https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000|archive-date=2018-07-03|url-status=live}} The Belize delegation to Sydney consisted of two track and field competitors: Emma Wade and Jayson Jones.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BIZ/summer/2000/|title=Belize at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BIZ/summer/2000/|archive-date=2018-10-24|url-status=dead}} Wade was selected as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony, a duty she would reprise four years later in Athens.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[https://www.olympedia.org/countries/BIZ/editions/25 Belize at the 2000 Summer Olympics]
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics}}
Emma Wade was 19 years old at the time of the Sydney Olympics, was making her Olympic debut, and would later go on to represent Belize at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/emma-wade-1.html|title=Emma Wade Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/emma-wade-1.html|archive-date=2018-10-24|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/emma-wade|title=Emma WADE – Olympic Athletics – Belize|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232120/https://www.olympic.org/emma-wade|archive-date=2018-10-24|url-status=live}} On 23 September, she was drawn into the third heat of the women's 100 meters. She finished the race in 12.25 seconds, which was seventh out of eight competitors in her heat, and Wade was eliminated.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|title=Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912103635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|archive-date=2017-09-12|url-status=dead}} In the event overall, the gold medal is vacant due to original gold medalist Marion Jones of the United States admitting to steroid use and forfeiting her medals and results from the Sydney Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=3054706|title=Jones returns five medals from 2000 Sydney Olympics|date=8 October 2007|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|access-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064333/http://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=3054706|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/07/marion-jones-2000-olympic-medals|title=Marion Jones's medals from Sydney Olympics to be reallocated|date=7 December 2009|agency=Associated Press|publisher=TheGuardian.com|access-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622022018/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/07/marion-jones-2000-olympic-medals|archive-date=22 June 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} Officially, the medals in the event are held by Ekaterini Thanou of Greece and Tayna Lawrence (the original bronze medalist) of Jamaica sharing silver, and Merlene Ottey, also of Jamaica, the original fourth-place finisher, being awarded a bronze.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000/athletics/100m-women|title=Sydney 2000 100m women – Olympic Athletics|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232302/https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000/athletics/100m-women|archive-date=2018-10-24|url-status=live}} Gold was left vacant because Thanou, the original silver medalist, had her own issue with missing a drug test at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/sports/olympics/peculiar-greek-doping-case-takes-another-twist.html|title=Peculiar Greek Doping Case Takes Another Twist|last=Macur|first=Juliet|date=6 September 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811005707/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/sports/olympics/peculiar-greek-doping-case-takes-another-twist.html|archive-date=2018-08-11|url-status=live}}
Jayson Jones was 23 years old at the time of these Olympics, and was also making his Olympic debut; he would later represent Belize at the 2008 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jayson-jones-1.html|title=Jayson Jones Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930193705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jayson-jones-1.html|archive-date=2018-09-30|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/jayson-jones|title=Jayson JONES – Olympic Athletics – Belize|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006014906/https://www.olympic.org/jayson-jones|archive-date=2016-10-06|url-status=live}} On 27 September he took part in the first round of the men's 200 meters, and was drawn into heat one. He finished the heat in a time of 22.20 seconds, seventh and last in his heat, and he was eliminated.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-200-metres-round-one.html|title=Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Round One|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706215649/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-200-metres-round-one.html|archive-date=2017-07-06|url-status=dead}} Gold was eventually won in 20.09 seconds by Konstantinos Kenteris of Greece, the silver was earned by Darren Campbell of Great Britain, and the bronze was taken by Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-200-metres.html|title=Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 200 metres|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203101237/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-200-metres.html|archive-date=2016-12-03|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000/athletics/200m-men|title=Sydney 2000 200m men – Olympic Sydney 2000 Athletics|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232017/https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000/athletics/200m-men|archive-date=2018-10-24|url-status=live}}
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!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Event !scope="col" colspan="2"|Heat !scope="col" colspan="2"|Quarterfinal !scope="col" colspan="2"|Semifinal !scope="col" colspan="2"|Final |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
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!scope="row" align=left|Emma Wade |align=left|Women's 100 m |12.25 |7 |colspan=6|did not advance |
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!scope="row" align=left|Jayson Jones |align=left|Men's 200 m |22.20 |7 |colspan=6|did not advance |
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References
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