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Sydney 2000: The Best Ever

Sydney 2000: The Best Ever

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Documentary

October 8, 2025 – October 9, 2025 (began last year)

Ended

1 Season

2 Episodes

Nine Network

Across 17 days of marvel that shaped Australia, Sydney 2000: The Best Ever travels the globe to find the superstars who helped make those two weeks in spring so memorable, while revealing the legacy and impact those moments had on this nation across two magical one hour films.

Key Crew

Director

Cam Elkin

Producer

Nick McArdle

Bronte Halligan

Bronte Halligan

Self - Australian Women's Water Polo Captain

Cate Campbell

Cate Campbell

Self - 4-time Olympic Gold Medallist

Ages 33

Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman

Self - Olympic Gold Medallist

Ages 52

Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe

Self - 5-time Olympic Gold Medallist

John Coates

John Coates

Self - Australian Olympic Committee President (1990-2022)

John Howard

John Howard

John Howard

Self - Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007)

Ages 86

Kerri Pottharst

Kerri Pottharst

Self - Olympic Gold Medallist

Michael Knight

Michael Knight

NSW Minister for the Olympics / Olympics & Paralympics Organising Committee President

Natalie Cook

Natalie Cook

Olympic Gold Medallist

Susie O’Neill

Susie O’Neill

Self - 2-time Olympic Gold Medallist

Yvette Higgins

Yvette Higgins

Olympic Gold Medallist

Nick McArdle

Nick McArdle

Interviewer

Jane Saville

Jane Saville

Olympic Race Walker

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

Self - 4-time Olympic Gold Medallist

Pieter van den Hoogenband

Pieter van den Hoogenband

3-time Olympic Gold Medallist

Brett Aitken

Brett Aitken

Self - Olympic Gold Medallist