Nicaragua at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Nicaragua competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Nicaragua at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NCA
NOC	Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense
in Sydney
Competitors	6 (4 men and 2 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Walter Martínez
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	4	2	6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maritza Figueroa	Women's 400 m	58.82	8	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Walter Martínez	Men's 10 m air rifle	571	46	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marcelino López	Men's 400 m freestyle	4:18.89	46	Did not advance
Fernanda Cuadra	Women's 200 m individual medley	2:38.25	36	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Delgado	Men's +80 kg	Bye	Kim (KOR) L 0–5	Did not advance	Al-Dosari (KSA) L 1–3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Orlando Vásquez	– 56 kg	102.5	107.5	107.5	130.0	135.0	135.0	232.5	18

See also

• Nicaragua at the 1999 Pan American Games