This year marks 20 years since Team South Africa attended the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With little activity happening in sport right now due to the Covid-19 lockdowns we embark on a trip down memory lane to 20 years ago, starting with this fun multiple answers quiz.
1) How many medals did Team SA win at the 2000 Olympics?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
2) Athletics and swimming earned medals for Team SA. What was the medal split?
a) 5 athletics 1 swimming
b) 3 athletics 2 swimming
c) 3 swimming 1 athletics
d) 4 swimming 3 athletics
3) How many gold medals did Team SA win?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
4) Who won Team SA’s first medal in Sydney?
a) Hestrie Cloete (high jump)
b) Penny Heyns (breaststroke)
c) Llewellyn Herbert (400m hurdles)
d) Terence Parkin (breaststroke)
5) Team SA sent a men’s soccer team to Sydney where they won one of their three group matches. Who did they beat?
a) Brazil
b) Japan
c) Slovakia
d) Botswana
6) Team SA sent a women’s hockey team to Sydney where they won one of their three group matches. Who did they beat?
a) New Zealand
b) China
c) Netherlands
d) Germany
7) Three of Team SA’s men made the swimming ‘A’ finals. Who of these did not make a final?
a) Terence Parkin
b) Ryk Neethling
c) Brett Petersen
d) Roland Schoeman
8) Which of these Team SA women did not made the swimming ‘A’ finals?
a) Penny Heyns
b) Sarah Poewe
c) Charlene Wittstock
d) Helene Muller
9) Who was Team SA’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony in Sydney?
a) Penny Heyns
b) Ryk Neethling
c) Hezekiel Sepeng
d) Josia Thugwane
10) Where did Team SA finish on the medals table?
a) 20th-30th
b) 31st-40th
c) 41st-50th
d) 51st-60th
11) Which of these TeamSA track athletes won a medal?
a) Hendrick Ramaala
b) Hezekiel Sepeng
c) Llewellyn Herbert
d) Hendrik Mokganyetsi
12) Which of these TeamSA athletes won a field medal?
a) Okkert Britz
b) Frantz Kruger
c) Burger Lamprechts
d) Frits Potgieter
13) TeamSA sent a men’s baseball squad to Sydney. Against these four opponents, who did they manage to score a point against?
a) Cuba
b) United States
c) Italy
d) Japan
14) How many medals did TeamSA win at the 2000 Paralympics?
a) 20 to 25
b) 26 to 30
c) 31 to 35
d) 36 to 40
15) Team SA won 13 gold medals at the 2000 Paralympics. Who won the most?
a) Nathan Meyer
b) Christelle Bosker
c) Fanie Lombaard
d) Ebert Kleynhans
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Answers to the quiz:
1) b – 5
2) b – 3 athletics and 2 swimming
3) a – 0
4) b – Penny Heyns
5) a – they beat Brazil 3-1
6) b – they beat China 1-0
7) d – Roland Schoeman didn’t reach a final
8) c – Charlene Wittstock, aka Princess Charlene
9) c – Hezekiel Sepeng was Team SA’s flagbearer
10) d – TeamSA finished 55th overall
11) c – Llewellyn Herbert
12) b – Frantz Kruger
13) b – United States (11-1)
14) d – 38 medals in total
15) c – Fanie Lombaard