Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. Egyptian athletes won six gold medals, twelve silver and ten bronze, enabling their country to finish 23rd out of 123 on the medal table. Athletics and powerlifting were equally successful, with each sport giving 3 gold medals each to Egypt.
Fanie van der Merwe is a Paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.
Roman Pavlyk is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine. He has cerebral palsy and competes in T36 sprint and F36 long jump events.
Algeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending two competitors in athletics, and a goalball team. The country has taken part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.
Ukraine made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with thirty athletes competing in archery, track and field, powerlifting, swimming, and sitting volleyball. Vasyl Lishchynskyy won Ukraine's first Paralympic gold medal, in the shot put, and Ukrainians also won four silver medals and two bronze. Ukrainians had previously participated within the Soviet Union's delegation in 1988, and as part of the Unified Team in 1992. Ukraine, following its independence from the Soviet Union, missed out on the 1994 Winter Games, but made its Winter Paralympics début at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. Ukraine has competed at every edition of the Summer and Winter Games since then and have done so with remarkable success.
Jamil Elshebli is a Paralympian athlete from Jordan competing mainly in category F57 shot put events but also in the powerlifting.
Makoto Hirose is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Lightweight.
Mohammed Khamis Khalaf is a Paralympic powerlifter from United Arab Emirates. He represented his country at the Summer Paralympics in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. In total, he won three medals: two gold medals and one silver medal. He is also the first Paralympic competitor to win a gold medal for the country at the Summer Paralympics.
Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a three-time medalist at the Summer Paralympics, including gold in 2021, and a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
Shaaban Ibrahim is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter. He represented Egypt at the Summer Paralympics three times: in 2008, 2012 and 2016. He won a bronze medal on each occasion; he won bronze in the men's 60 kg event in 2008, in the men's 67.5 kg event in 2012 and in the men's 65 kg event in 2016.
Hamzeh Mohammadi is an Iranian Paralympic powerlifter. He represented Iran at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won two medals: the bronze medal in the men's 67.5 kg event in 2004 and the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event in 2008.
Ayrat Zakiev is a Russian Paralympic powerlifter. He represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event in 2008.
Shi Shanshan is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. She represented China at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event in 2012.
Li Xiaodong is a Chinese Paralympic judoka. He represented China at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won two medals: one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event in 2008 and the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event in 2012.
Mouloud Noura is an Algerian Paralympic judoka. He represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He won two medals: the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event in 2008 and one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event in 2012.
Cai Changgui is a Chinese goalball player. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Rovshan Safarov is an Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 81 kg event in 2016.
Ali Hosseini is an Iranian Paralympic powerlifter. He represented Iran at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and he won two medals: the silver medal in the men's 67.5 kg event in 2008 and the gold medal in the men's 75 kg event in 2012.
Gu Xiaofei is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. He is a three-time silver medalist at the Summer Paralympics. He is also a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.
Wu Guojing is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. He represented China at the 2004 Summer Paralympics held in Athens, Greece and 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, China and he won two medals: the silver medal in the men's 52 kg event in 2004 and the gold medal in the men's 52 kg event in 2008.
