Norway at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NOR |
NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 39 |
Medals Ranked 40th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Norway competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 39 competitors from Norway won 15 medals, including 2 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze to finish 40th in the medal table. [1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Rune Ulvang | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB8 |
Gold | Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
Silver | Mikkel Gaarder | Athletics | Men's 200m T51 |
Silver | Cathrine Noettingnes Marianne Bruun | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit tandem open |
Silver | Anne Cecilie Ore | Equestrian | Mixed dressage championship grade III |
Silver | Ann Cathrin Evenrud | Equestrian | Mixed dressage championship grade IV |
Silver | Anne Cecilie Ore | Equestrian | Mixed dressage freestyle grade III |
Silver | Eva Renate Indrevold | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S7 |
Bronze | Cathrine Noettingnes Marianne Bruun | Cycling | Women's tandem open |
Bronze | Cathrine Noettingnes Marianne Bruun | Cycling | Women's 1 km time trial tandem open |
Bronze | Jens Lasse Dokkan | Equestrian | Mixed dressage championship grade I |
Bronze | Hanne Nesheim | Equestrian | Mixed dressage championship grade III |
Bronze | Jens Lasse Dokkan | Equestrian | Mixed dressage freestyle grade I |
Bronze | Silje Gillund Anne Cecilie Ore Jens Lasse Dokkan Ann Cathrin Evenrud | Equestrian | Mixed dressage team open |
Bronze | Noel Pedersen | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S13 |
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