Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | CAN |
NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 166 in 16 sports |
Medals Ranked 3rd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Earle Connor | Athletics | Men's 100m T42 |
Gold | Jason Lachance | Athletics | Men's 200m T34 |
Gold | Jeff Adams | Athletics | Men's 800m T54 |
Gold | Jeff Adams | Athletics | Men's 1500m T54 |
Gold | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | Men's marathon T52 |
Gold | James Shaw | Athletics | Men's discus F38 |
Gold | Lisa Franks | Athletics | Women's 200m T52 |
Gold | Chantal Petitclerc | Athletics | Women's 200m T54 |
Gold | Lisa Franks | Athletics | Women's 400m T52 |
Gold | Lisa Franks | Athletics | Women's 800m T52 |
Gold | Chantal Petitclerc | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 |
Gold | Lisa Franks | Athletics | Women's 1500m T52 |
Gold | Nancy Morin Nathalie Chartrand Viviane Forest Contessa Scott Amy Alsop Carrie Anton | Goalball | Women's team |
Gold | Benoît Huot | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S10 |
Gold | Adam Purdy | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S6 |
Gold | Walter Wu | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S13 |
Gold | Walter Wu | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S13 |
Gold | Philippe Gagnon | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S10 |
Gold | Benoît Huot | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM10 |
Gold | Philippe Gagnon | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S10 |
Gold | Brad Sales Philippe Gagnon Andrew Haley Robert Penner Benoît Huot Adam Purdy | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay 34 pts |
Gold | Elisabeth Walker-Young | Swimming | Women's 50m butterfly S7 |
Gold | Danielle Campo | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S7 |
Gold | Jessica Sloan | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S10 |
Gold | Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9 |
Gold | Jessica Sloan | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB9 |
Gold | Kirby Cote | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
Gold | Danielle Campo | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S7 |
Gold | Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S9 |
Gold | Jessica Sloan | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S10 |
Gold | Elisabeth Walker-Young | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM7 |
Gold | Jessica Sloan | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM10 |
Gold | Kirby Cote | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM13 |
Gold | Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S9 |
Gold | Jessica Sloan Danielle Campo Andrea Cole Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts |
Gold | Stephanie Dixon Jessica Sloan Elisabeth Walker-Young Darda Geiger | Swimming | Women's 4x100m medley relay 34 pts |
Gold | David Durepos Richard Peter Travis Gaertner Chris Stoutenburg Patrick Anderson Jaimie Borisoff Kenneth Hall Ross Norton Joey Johnson Jeff Dennis James Treuer Roy Henderson | Wheelchair basketball | Men's team |
Gold | Sabrina Pettinicchi Tracey Ferguson Lori Radke Linda Kutrowski Jo Kelly Michelle Stilwell Chantal Benoit Renee del Colle Marnie Peters Kendra Ohama Marni Abbott Jennifer Krempien | Wheelchair basketball | Women's team |
Silver | Jason Lachance | Athletics | Men's 100m T34 |
Silver | Earle Connor | Athletics | Men's 200m T42 |
Silver | André Beaudoin | Athletics | Men's 200m T52 |
Silver | Jason Lachance | Athletics | Men's 400m T34 |
Silver | Jeff Adams | Athletics | Men's 400m T54 |
Silver | Richard Reelie | Athletics | Men's 800m T52 |
Silver | Jason Dunkerley | Athletics | Men's 1500m T11 |
Silver | Kyle Pettey | Athletics | Men's discus F35 |
Silver | Jacques Martin | Athletics | Men's discus F55 |
Silver | France Gagne | Athletics | Men's javelin F13 |
Silver | Kyle Pettey | Athletics | Men's shot put F35 |
Silver | Lisa Franks | Athletics | Women's 100m T52 |
Silver | Chantal Petitclerc | Athletics | Women's 100m T54 |
Silver | Chantal Petitclerc | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 |
Silver | Courtney Knight | Athletics | Women's pentathlon P13 |
Silver | Jean Quevillon | Cycling | Mixed bicycle time trial CP div 3 |
Silver | Julie Cournoyer Alexandre Cloutier | Cycling | Mixed tandem open |
Silver | Benoît Huot | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S10 |
Silver | Philippe Gagnon | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S10 |
Silver | Brian Hill | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S13 |
Silver | Benoît Huot | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S10 |
Silver | Walter Wu | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM13 |
Silver | Benoît Huot | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S10 |
Silver | Walter Wu | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S13 |
Silver | Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S9 |
Silver | Jessica Tuomela | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S11 |
Silver | Kirby Cote | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S13 |
Silver | Chelsey Gotell | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
Silver | Andrea Cole | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S8 |
Silver | Kirby Cote | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S13 |
Silver | Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM9 |
Silver | Danielle Campo | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S7 |
Silver | Neil Johnson Geoff Hammond John Przybyszewski Jose Rebelo Joey Stabner Tony Quarin Wayne Epp Chris Rodway Larry Matthews Jason Migchels Mikael Bartholdy Lawrence Flynn | Volleyball | Men's standing |
Bronze | André Beaudoin | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 |
Bronze | Dean Bergeron | Athletics | Men's 200m T52 |
Bronze | Dean Bergeron | Athletics | Men's 400m T52 |
Bronze | Stuart McGregor | Athletics | Men's 800m T13 |
Bronze | Richard Reelie | Athletics | Men's 5000m T52 |
Bronze | Jeff Adams | Athletics | Men's 5000m T54 |
Bronze | Jeff Adams Barry Patriquin Mathieu Blanchette Mathieu Parent | Athletics | Men's 4x100m relay T54 |
Bronze | France Gagne | Athletics | Men's discus F13 |
Bronze | Tracey Melesko | Athletics | Women's 200m T20 |
Bronze | Caitlin Renneson | Athletics | Women's 400m T34 |
Bronze | Paul Gauthier | Boccia | Mixed individual BC3 |
Bronze | Alison Kabush Paul Gauthier | Boccia | Mixed pairs BC3 |
Bronze | Julie Cournoyer Alexandre Cloutier | Cycling | Mixed individual pursuit tandem open |
Bronze | Pier Morten | Judo | Men's -73 kg |
Bronze | David Williams Paul Tingley Brian MacDonald | Sailing | Three person Sonar |
Bronze | Andrew Haley | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S9 |
Bronze | Walter Wu | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S13 |
Bronze | Donovan Tildesley | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM11 |
Bronze | Tyler Emmett | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM13 |
Bronze | Anne Cecile Polinario | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S10 |
Bronze | Chelsey Gotell | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S13 |
Bronze | Anne Cecile Polinario | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S10 |
Bronze | Anne Cecile Polinario | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S10 |
Bronze | Chelsey Gotell | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM13 |
Bronze | Moorea Longstaff | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S7 |
Bold athletes are athletes who have won a medal.
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