The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia: September 15 – October 1, 2000. Top of the medal table: United States (37 gold, 24 silver, 32 bronze); Russia (32 gold, 28 silver, 29 bronze); China (28 gold, 16 silver, 14 bronze). Wiki link