Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Paraguay competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
Website	www.cop.org.py (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	5 (2 men and 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Nery Kennedy
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Summary

Paraguay participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Tennis player Rossana de los Ríos took part in the Women's Singles Competition, defeating Květa Peschke (6–3, 6–0) in the first round and Lindsay Davenport due to a walk-over in the second round. She then faced Jelena Dokić who eventually defeated her in the third round (7–6, 7–5). In Athletics, Nery Kennedy participated in Men's Javelin Throw and Mariana Canillas participated in Women's Discus. In the Swimming events, Antonio Leon Candia took part in the Men's 100 metre Breaststroke and Andrea Prono in the Women's 100 metre Backstroke.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Tennis	0	1	1
Total	2	3	5

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nery Kennedy	Men's javelin throw	70.26	33	did not advance
Mariana Canillas	Women's discus throw	32.31	32	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Antonio Leon	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:08.12 NR	61	did not advance
Andrea Prono	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:08.11	45	did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	First Round	Second Round	Third Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rossana de los Ríos	Women's singles	Peschke (CZE) W 6–3, 6–0	Davenport (USA) W Walkover	Dokic (AUS) L 6–7, 5–7	did not advance			9T

See also

• Paraguay at the 1999 Pan American Games