<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> IOC code </Th> <Td> AUS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NOC </Th> <Td> Australian Olympic Committee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.olympics.com.au </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> in Sydney </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Competitors </Th> <Td> 628 ( 341 men , 276 women ) in 34 sports </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Flag bearer </Th> <Td> Andrew Gaze ( opening ) Ian Thorpe ( closing ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Medals Ranked 4th </Th> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Gold </Th> <Th> Silver </Th> <Th> Bronze </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 58 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Summer Olympics appearances ( overview ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 1896 </Li> <Li> 1900 </Li> <Li> 1904 </Li> <Li> 1908 </Li> <Li> 1912 </Li> <Li> 1920 </Li> <Li> 1924 </Li> <Li> 1928 </Li> <Li> 1932 </Li> <Li> 1936 </Li> <Li> 1948 </Li> <Li> 1952 </Li> <Li> 1956 </Li> <Li> 1960 </Li> <Li> 1964 </Li> <Li> 1968 </Li> <Li> 1972 </Li> <Li> 1976 </Li> <Li> 1980 </Li> <Li> 1984 </Li> <Li> 1988 </Li> <Li> 1992 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2000 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2008 </Li> <Li> 2012 </Li> <Li> 2016 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Other related appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1906 Intercalated Games Australasia ( 1908 -- 1912 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how many gold medals did australia win in the 2000 olympics
16