Archery · International
Simon Fairweather wins Australia’s first Olympic archery gold
The men’s individual title arrived at the host nation’s Sydney Games.
2000-09-20 · Sydney, Australia
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The story
Simon Fairweather won the men’s individual archery gold medal at Sydney 2000. The Australian Olympic Committee’s day-by-day Games archive places the achievement on 20 September.
How it unfolded
The victory was Australia’s first Olympic gold in archery. It was an individual-event result and should not be combined with the separate team competition when describing medals or tournament progress.
The wider picture
The host nation’s official account retains Fairweather’s achievement alongside other events from that day. Linking the dated daily record helps readers follow the Games chronologically and locate the athlete within a wider national and international sporting programme.
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.