Five Dominicans judo athletes classified to participate in the Sydney, Australia 2000 Olympic Games. The Dominicans accumulated points with their participation in the World Judo Championship (Paris), Panamerican Judo Championship (Guadalajara, Mexico), Central American and Caribbean Games (Maracaibo, Venezuela), Panamerican Judo Championship (Santo Domingo), World Judo Championship Campeonato (Birmingham, England), Pan Am Games (Winnipeg, Canada) and the Judo Championship (Montevideo, Uruguay). The Dominican delegation that qualified to participate in the Summer Olympics is: Eleucadia Vargas (63 kilograms) , Juan Carlos Jacinto Jiménez (60 kilograms), Jose Vicbart Geraldino (90 kilograms), Jose Augusto Jiménez (100 kilograms), and José Eugenio Vásquez (100 kilograms).
