Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:CAN
Npcname:Canadian Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2000
Flagcaption:Flag of Canada
Location:Sydney
Competitors:166
Sports:16
Rank:3
Gold:38
Silver:33
Bronze:25
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1968

Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000.[1] The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs.[2] Canada finished third in the medal table and won a total of ninety-six medals; thirty-eight gold, thirty-three silver and twenty-five bronze.[3]

Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5.[4] The record was later tied by wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier Lauren Woolstencroft in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[5]

Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's 100m T42
Men's 200m T34
Men's 800m T54
Men's 1500m T54
Men's marathon T52
Men's discus F38
Women's 200m T52
Women's 200m T54
Women's 400m T52
Women's 800m T52
Women's 800m T54
Women's 1500m T52
Women's team
Men's 50m freestyle S10
Men's 100m backstroke S6
Men's 100m backstroke S13
Men's 100m butterfly S13
Men's 100m freestyle S10
Men's 200m individual medley SM10
Men's 400m freestyle S10
Men's 4x100m medley relay 34 pts
Women's 50m butterfly S7
Women's 50m freestyle S7
Women's 50m freestyle S10
Women's 100m backstroke S9
Women's 100m breaststroke SB9
Women's 100m breaststroke SB13
Women's 100m freestyle S7
Women's 100m freestyle S9
Women's 100m freestyle S10
Women's 200m individual medley SM7
Women's 200m individual medley SM10
Women's 200m individual medley SM13
Women's 400m freestyle S9
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts
Women's 4x100m medley relay 34 pts
Men's team
Women's team
Men's 100m T34
Men's 200m T42
Men's 200m T52
Men's 400m T34
Men's 400m T54
Men's 800m T52
Men's 1500m T11
Men's discus F35
Men's discus F55
Men's javelin F13
Men's shot put F35
Women's 100m T52
Women's 100m T54
Women's 400m T54
Women's pentathlon P13
Mixed bicycle time trial CP div 3
Mixed tandem open
Men's 100m backstroke S10
Men's 100m butterfly S10
Men's 100m butterfly S13
Men's 100m freestyle S10
Men's 200m individual medley SM13
Men's 400m freestyle S10
Men's 400m freestyle S13
Women's 50m freestyle S9
Women's 50m freestyle S11
Women's 50m freestyle S13
Women's 100m breaststroke SB13
Women's 100m butterfly S8
Women's 100m freestyle S13
Women's 200m individual medley SM9
Women's 400m freestyle S7
Men's standing
Men's 100m T52
Men's 200m T52
Men's 400m T52
Men's 800m T13
Men's 5000m T52
Men's 5000m T54
Men's 4x100m relay T54
Men's discus F13
Women's 200m T20
Women's 400m T34
Mixed individual BC3
Mixed pairs BC3
Mixed individual pursuit tandem open
Men's -73 kg
Three person Sonar
Men's 100m butterfly S9
Men's 100m freestyle S13
Men's 200m individual medley SM11
Men's 200m individual medley SM13
Anne Cecile PolinarioWomen's 50m freestyle S10
Women's 50m freestyle S13
Anne Cecile PolinarioWomen's 100m backstroke S10
Anne Cecile PolinarioWomen's 100m freestyle S10
Women's 200m individual medley SM13
Women's 400m freestyle S7

Multi medallists

4 golds, 1 silver (track athletics)

2 golds, 2 silvers (track athletics)

2 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (track athletics)

6 golds, 1 silver (swimming)

5 golds, 1 silver (swimming)

3 golds, 1 silver (swimming)

3 golds, 1 silver (swimming)

3 golds (swimming)

2 golds, 3 silvers (swimming)

2 golds, 2 silvers (swimming)

2 golds, 2 silvers (swimming)

Other athletes

Bold athletes are athletes who have won a medal.

Alec Denys and Norbert Murphy.

André Beaudoin, Andy Shaw, Barry Patriquin, Brent Mcmahon, Caitlin Renneson, Carl Marquis, Chantal Petitclerc, Chelsea Lariviere, Christine Campbell, Clayton Gerein, Colette Bourgonje, Colin Mathieson, Courtney Knight, Dean Bergeron, Diane Roy, Dominique Tremblay, Earle Connor, Eric Gauthier, France Gagne, Greg Dailey, Hal Merrill, Jacques Bouchard, Jacques Martin, James Shaw, Jason Delesalle, Jason Dunkerley, Jason Lachance, Jeff Adams, Joseph Radmore, Kelly Smith, Kris Vriend, Kyle Pettey, Lisa Franks, Ljiljana Ljubisic, Mathieu Blanchette, Mathieu Parent, Peter David Howe, Richard Reelie, Rick Gronman, Robert Hughes, Rob Snoek, Shane Risto, Stephen Ellefson, Stuart McGregor, Tracey Melesko.

François Bourbonniere, Lance Cryderman, Paul Gauthier Mirane Lanoix-Boyer, Tammy McLeod, Alison Kabush.

Alexandre Cloutier, Brian Cowie, Fabien Bergeron, Gary Longhi, Jean Quevillon, Mathieu Fagnan, Minetaro Van Velzen, Stephane Cote, Yvon Provencher, Julie Cournoyer.

Pier Morten, William Morgan

Yves Bedard, Kenneth Doyle

Jamie Whitman, Dan McCoy, Paul Tingley, David Williams, Brian Macdonald.

Christos Trifonidis, Michael Larochelle, Glenn Mariash, Karen Van Nest

Adam Purdy, Andrew Haley, Benoît Huot, Brad Sales, Brian Hill, Donovan Tildesley, Philippe Gagnon, Robert Penner, Tyler Emmett, Walter Wu, Alexandra Guarascio, Andrea Cole, Anne Polinario, Chelsey Gotell, Danielle Campo, Darda Sales, Elisabeth Walker-Young, Jessica Sloan, Jessica Tuomela, Kirby Cote, Marie Dannhaeuser, Moorea Longstaff, Stephanie Dixon, Tara Carkner.

Martin Pelletier and John MacPherson

Carrie Loffree, Ruth Sylvie Morel

Paul Johnson, Colin McKeage, Helene Simard, Yuka Chokyu.

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympic Games History  - Summer . Australian Paralympic Committee . 2 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061121/http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/paralympic-games-history-summer/paralympic-games-history-summer . 5 June 2011 .
  2. Web site: Participation Numbers Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 2 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Medal Standings Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games . International Paralympic Committee . 2 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061121/http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/paralympic-games-history-summer/paralympic-games-history-summer . 5 June 2011 .
  4. Web site: Canadian medalists 2000 Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. https://archive.today/20120714123759/http://paralympic.ca/en/Sydney-2000/Medalists.html?parentContentId=244. dead. 14 July 2012. Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2 May 2012.
  5. Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal", CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (accessed 2 May 2012)