Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics with two golds and three in overall. The men's rowing events became most notable for Great Britain's Steve Redgrave, who won his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the coxless four. He first won at Los Angeles in 1984, followed by gold medals in 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000, a record span of 16 years between his first and last gold medal. It was also his sixth overall Olympic medal, having won the bronze in 1988 for the coxed pair. At age 38, Redgrave also became the oldest male rower to win an Olympic gold medal, until he was surpassed
China at the Olympics Olympics first round heats. No Chinese ball-game teams entered the final four, the worst performance in Chinese Summer Olympics history. China won 26 golds and ranked 3rd at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sun Yang won a gold medal in men's 200 m freestyle, becoming the only Chinese male swimmer to have won gold in 2 olympic games. Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won China's first cycling gold medal in "women's team sprint". Feng Shanshan won China's first golf medal. Chinese women's volleyball team won a third gold medal after 12 years. China won medals in