2000 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the I Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Edinburgh 2000, a regional sporting event that was held from 10 to 14 August 2000 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Nations | 16 |
Athletes | 733 |
Events | 110 in 8 sports |
Opening | 10 August |
Closing | 14 August |
Opened by | TBA |
Queen's Baton Final Runner | TBA |
Main venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
Sports
The following sports were included in the 2000 games:
- Athletics ()
- Fencing ()
- Gymnastics ()
- Hockey ()
- Squash ()
- Swimming ()
- Tennis ()
- Weightlifting ()
Medal count
This is the full table of the medal count of these Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.
* Host nation (Scotland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG) | 36 | 41 | 18 | 95 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 36 | 27 | 23 | 86 |
3 | Nauru (NRU) | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
4 | South Africa (SAF) | 13 | 25 | 28 | 66 |
5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
6 | Scotland (SCO)* | 3 | 7 | 22 | 32 |
7 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
8 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Wales (WAL) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
10 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 113 | 112 | 100 | 325 |
External links
- "Commonwealth Youth Games 2000" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2009.
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