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About the SYDNEY 2000 Games

Sydney played host in September and October 2000 to the world's biggest sporting and entertainment spectaculars, the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Both Games were a great success and the Olympic Games were declared as "the best Games ever" by IOC President Samaranch.

On top of the success of Australia's athletes in Olympic and Paralympic sporting competition, the Sydney 2000 Games broke numerous other Australian, Olympic, Paralympic and world records.

Sydney 2000 Olympic Post Games Report

Sydney 2000 Paralympic Post Games Report

Official Results of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Researching the SYDNEY 2000 Games

During the preparation and delivery of the Sydney 2000 Games many publications and information sources were produced. This page provides links and suggestions for information seekers and researchers.

Some Olympic and Paralympic Games Achievements
1. About this site - Gamesinfo.com.au
2. Other useful web resources
3. Finding publications, reports, the Games Collection and official records
4. Sydney 2000 Images
5. Olympic Studies Centres
6. New Sydney Olympic Park Authority

1. About this site - Gamesinfo.com.au

During the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games this site provided the Games organisers with an effective channel for communicating with and informing the world.

Site statistics during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

In May 2001 the site was supplemented with additional games information and then published - not to be updated. Some dated information sections containing procedural data, such as Coming to Sydney, Health and Guide to Sydney have been removed from this version of the site.

The primary role is now as an archive for research. This site is an amalgam of information from a number of Sydney 2000 information systems. At times, especially when in the Public Information & Media (includes Sport information) section it is necessary to use the Back button on your browser to return to the main index pages of the website.

Information contained in the site is current as of October 2000 unless otherwise stated. Links will not be updated and therefore may no longer be operational. Any link to olympics.com will not operate as this site has been closed and the link will forward you to the IOC site.

2. Other useful web resources

The following linked websites provide valuable background, some publications and photographic resources:

Archive of the Olympic Co - ordination Authority (OCA) website

Archive of the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority (ORTA) website

Archived versions of a number of websites can be found at the National Library of Australia website within the PANDORA Project. The PANDORA Project was set up in June 1996 as an electronic archive to preserve and provide access to Australian online publications, including websites.

National Library of Australia archive of websites related to the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The following updated websites provide valuable background information:

Information about the Australian Olympic Committee

Information about the Australian Paralympic Committee

Information about the International Olympic Movement

Information about the International Paralympic Movement

The latest Olympic Games in operation

3. Finding publications, reports, the Games Collection and official records

All Sydney 2000 agencies have supplied the State Library of New South Wales and the National Library of Australia with copies of their major publications.

3.1 State Library of NSW

At the end of the Games the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) donated its corporate library to the State Library of NSW.

Official reports from all previous modern Olympic Games
research files and publications on the preparations and delivery of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
candidature city and bid committee publications
Paralympic Organising Committee - research files and publications
SOCOG, OCA corporate and advertising videos (for viewing only)
Games video footage (for viewing only)
Public information and marketing publications
Sydney 2000 Games progress reports
Olympic and Paralympic Games ephemera

3.2 Post Games Reports of the Sydney 2000 Games

The Official Olympic Post Games Report was published and presented to the IOC President in February 2002 at the Salt Lake City Winter Games. An HTML version is available on this site. Hard copies will be available in the collections of the State Library of NSW and the National Library of Australia.

Copies will also be provided to all National Olympic Committees.

The Report is also available in French, in HTML, on this site.

The Paralympic Post Games Report has been published in HTML on this site.

3.3 Sydney 2000 Collection

The spirit of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games is captured in the Sydney 2000 Games Collection. The Collection is a rich archive of sporting equipment, costumes, props and documents from the Games period. More...

3.4 Annual Reports

A copy of the SOCOG 2000/01 Annual Report is available in an accessible version of PDF (only 314Kb).

The SPOC 2000 Annual Report is also an accessible PDF format and is 504 Kb .

The OCA 2001 Annual Report is also in PDF format and is 957 Kb.

3.5 The NSW Government Contribution Report.

A copy of the Report describing the financial contributions and costs incurred, and support services provided by the NSW Government towards the Sydney 2000 Games was tabled in the NSW Parliament on 11 April 2002. A Report on the Financial Contribution by the NSW Government to the Sydney 2000 Games, (accessible PDF - 1.1Mb).

The report provides not only the financial impacts of the Games on the NSW Government but also the services provided and outcomes achieved by all NSW Government agencies involved in the Games including The Olympic Co-ordination Authority (OCA), the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (SPOC) and the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority (ORTA).

3.6 Economical and Business Benefits Report

The NSW Government Department of State and Regional Development commissioned PricewaterhouseCooper to produce a report on the Economical and Business benefits of the Sydney 2000 Games- a Collation of Evidence. The evidence collated in this report supports the view that the Games delivered substantial benefits to Sydney, New South Wales and Australia.

3.7 Official Records of Sydney 2000 agencies

As required by the State Records Act 1998 official records of the Sydney 2000 Games agencies sentenced for permanent retention will be transferred to State Records Authority of NSW as State archives.

4. Sydney 2000 Images

4.1 Video footage

The State Library of NSW has a complete set of Sydney 2000 Games videotapes. These are a record of the television feeds during the Games. These tapes are for viewing on-site only.

Master copies of video footage have been transferred to the State Records Authority of NSW

The International Olympic Committee has copyright on Olympic Games footage for further information contact the Olympic Television Archive Bureau

4.2 Photographic Images

Both SOCOG and OCA maintained comprehensive photographic collections.
A selection of 800 OCA images showing the development of Games venues and there use during Test Events can be viewed in this site at - Archive800. These images are available for purchase (from The Sydney Olympic Park Authority - enquires@sopa.nsw.gov.au)

In late 2001 the 25,000 SOCOG images were transferred to The Sydney Olympic Park Authority for cataloguing and rental/sale.

5. Olympic Studies Centres

Within some Australian universities specialist research and studies centres related to the Olympic Games have been established:

University of NSW

University of South Australia

International directory of Olympic Studies

6. Current site for activities at Sydney Olympic Park

A new NSW Government agency was created on 1 July 2001 to manage, market and develop the main Olympic site at Homebush Bay: The Sydney Olympic Park Authority.

The website for this new authority is: sydneyolympicpark.nsw.gov.au

This site is hosted and managed by the State Library of NSW.