199 nations took part in Sydney 2000 - a new Olympic Games record
6.7 million tickets were sold for Sydney 2000 - a new Games record
112,687 people attended the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony, at the Sydney Olympic Park
There were 3 Sydney 2000 mascots - Syd the Platypus, Millie the Echidna, and Olly the Kookaburra
46,967 volunteers were a part of Sydney 2000 (53% women)
2 new sports were introduced at Sydney 2000 - Triathlon and Taekwondo
3.7 billion people tuned-in to watch the Games on TV, across 220 countries
10,651 athletes took part in Sydney 2000 - 6,582 men; 4,069 women
In total, 928 medals were won at the Sydney 2000
The most medals won by an individual was 6 - Russian Gymnast, Aleksey Nemov
USA won the most medals at Sydney 2000 - 93 (37 gold, 24 silver, 32 bronze)
There were 632 athletes in the Australian Olympic Team, the largest Team to this day
Australia won 58 medals at the Games (16 gold; 25 silver; 17 bronze)
The Australian Team finished 4th in the Sydney 2000 medal table, behind USA, Russia and China
Ian Thorpe won the most medals for Australia - 5 (3x gold, 2x silver)
1.2 seconds remaining when Yvette Higgins scored to defeat USA 4-3 and win gold in women’s water polo
13,400 torch bearers took park in the torch relay, covering 60,625kms in 100 days
Over 10 million people visit the Sydney Olympic Park every year
Over 85,000 cyclists a month make the most of the 35kms of path and cycleways
Over 5,000 events each year are hosted at the Sydney Olympic Park
2.6 million people play sport and 2.2million people watch sport at the Sydney Olympic Park each year
25,000 residents, workers and students are part of the everyday community at Sydney Olympic Park
