MEN Singles: 1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, RUS def. 2. Tommy Haas, GER 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; 3. Arnaud Di Pasquale, FRA def. Roger Federer, SWI 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-9), 6-3. Doubles: 1. Sebastien…
Weights in the parenthesis are as follows: (snatch-clean & jerk—total weight), all converted to pounds. In the event of a tie, medals are awarded based on body weight from lightest to heaviest…
(Encyclopedia) Botany Bay, inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of Australia. The site…
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(Encyclopedia) Tasman Sea, arm of the S Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand; named for Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. Sydney, Australia, is the largest city on the sea.
Born: Sept. 28, 1975Swimming born in Ukraine but became American citizen in 1995; won gold for U.S. in the 100m and 200m backstrokes at the 2000 Sydney Games; was also part of U.S. team that set a…
(Encyclopedia) Beresford, Bruce, 1940–, Australian film director, b. Sydney, grad. Sydney Univ. (1962). Beresford moved to England, worked for the British Film Institute (1966–71), and made several…
