2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and also the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1956.
Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Team eventing
The team eventing event, part of the equestrian program at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held from 16 to 19 September 2000 (the dressage was held over two days). The competition was held in the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. In 2000, as in 1996, the Team event was a separate event from the individual competition which was held from the 20–22 September. A rider could compete in both competitions (on different horses) . This would be the final time to date, that this format of two separate events has been used. Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 12 teams, each consisting of between three and four horse and rider pairs, entered the contest.