Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle

Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Pieter van den Hoogenband (2008)
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DatesSeptember 19, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 20, 2000 (final)
Competitors73 from 66 nations
Winning time48.30
Medalists
Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
Alexander Popov
 Russia
Gary Hall, Jr.
 United States

The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 19–20 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. There were 73 competitors from 66 nations. Nations have been limited to two swimmers each since the 1984 Games.