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[[File:Maracana Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|The host athletics stadium (centre top) seen as part of the [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã]] Sports Complex]]
Several athletes present at the competition went on to win medals on the Olympic stage later that year: Mexican [[Noé Hernández (racewalker)|Noé Hernández]] won the 20 km walk silver medal, Fernanda Ribeiro took an Olympic bronze over 10,000 m, while both the Brazilian and Cuban 4×100 m relay teams reached the Olympic podium.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/ Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.</ref> Future world champion [[Naide Gomes]] won [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]'s first ever medal with her runner-up performance in the [[heptathlon]].
==Medal summary==
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|{{flagathlete|[[Noé Hernández (racewalker)|Noé Hernández]]|MEX}} ||1:24:50.46
|{{flagathlete|[[João Vieira (racewalker)|João Vieira]]|POR}} ||1:26:37.78
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricardo Alexandre Reinert]]|BRA}} ||1:32:43.63
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