[1] The men's team, which returned two members of the bronze medal-winning 1996 squad, did even better in 2000.

They defeated the United States in the semifinal to guarantee themselves at least a silver medal.

The Korean men, however, ensured that the Italians did not win the gold medal by defeating them in the final.

Italy was one of the four nations for which the third Olympic baseball tournament continued their streak of unbroken appearances.

[2] Italy competed in ten of the sailing events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won two medals.