Panama at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Panama made their Olympic debut at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They competed sporadically until the 1960s. Since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Panama have only missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union after taking part in the United States-led boycott. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia marked their 13th appearance at the Olympics.^[1]

In total, six athletes represented Panama at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across five different sports.^[2]

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the athletics events – Curt Young in the men's 400 m hurdles.^[2]

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the judo events – Estela Riley in the women's +78 kg category.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Estela Riley	Women's +78 kg	Iredale (NZL) L	Did not advance

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the shooting events – Ricardo Chandeck in the men's 10 m air pistol.^[2]

In total, two Panamanian athletes participated in the swimming events – Ivan Rodriguez-Mesa in the men's 100 m breaststroke and Eileen Coparropa in the women's 50 m freestyle and the women's 100 m freestyle.^[2]

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Alexis Batista in the men's –69 kg category.^[2]