| Poland at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | POL |
| NPC | Polish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 113 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Poland competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 113 competitors from Poland won 53 medals, including 19 gold, 22 silver and 12 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Andrzej Wrobel | Athletics | Men's 1500m T37 |
| Gold | Waldemar Kikolski | Athletics | Men's marathon T12 |
| Gold | Robert Chyra | Athletics | Men's discus F37 |
| Gold | Miroslaw Pych | Athletics | Men's javelin F12 |
| Gold | Krzysztof Kaczmarek | Athletics | Men's shot put F20 |
| Gold | Krzysztof Smorszczewski | Athletics | Men's shot put F56 |
| Gold | Miroslaw Pych | Athletics | Men's pentathlon P12 |
| Gold | Malgorzata Kleemann | Athletics | Women's 100m T20 |
| Gold | Barbara Bieganowska | Athletics | Women's 800m T20 |
| Gold | Ewa Durska | Athletics | Women's shot put F20 |
| Gold | Maciej Maik | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S10 |
| Gold | Piotr Skrobut | Table tennis | Men's singles 11 |
| Gold | Dariusz Pender | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée individual A |
| Gold | Jadwiga Polasik | Wheelchair fencing | Women's épée individual A |
| Gold | Robert Wysmierski | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual B |
| Gold | Marta Wyrzykowska | Wheelchair fencing | Women's épée individual B |
| Gold | Jadwiga Polasik Agnieszka Rozkres Marta Wyrzykowska | Wheelchair fencing | Women's épée team |
| Gold | Marta Wyrzykowska | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil individual B |
| Gold | Marta Wyrzykowska Agnieszka Rozkres Jadwiga Polasik | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil team |
 Silver | Małgorzata Olejnik | Archery | Women's individual standing |
| Silver | Daniel Wozniak | Athletics | Men's 400m T12 |
| Silver | Leszek Reut | Athletics | Men's high jump F12 |
| Silver | Anna Szymul | Athletics | Women's 100m T46 |
| Silver | Anna Szymul | Athletics | Women's 400m T46 |
| Silver | Arleta Meloch | Athletics | Women's 800m T20 |
| Silver | Joanna Gad | Athletics | Women's shot put F20 |
| Silver | Ryszard Beczek | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | Pawel Penar | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S14 |
| Silver | Maciej Maik | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB9 |
| Silver | Robert Musiorski | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB12 |
| Silver | Piotr Penar | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB14 |
| Silver | Ryszard Beczek | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | Krzysztof Sleczka | Swimming | Men's 150m individual medley SM4 |
| Silver | Ryszard Beczek | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | Maciej Maik | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM10 |
| Silver | Beata Drozdowska | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9 |
| Silver | Tomasz Wojtas | Swimming | Men's singles 11 |
| Silver | Dariusz Pender Tomasz Walisiewicz Radoslaw Stanczuk Piotr Czop | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil team |
| Silver | Piotr Czop | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual B |
| Silver | Robert Wysmierski Tomasz Walisiewicz Piotr Czop Arkadiusz Jablonski | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre team |
| Silver | Agnieszka Rozkres | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil individual A |
 Bronze | Malgorzata Korzeniowska | Archery | Women's individual standing |
| Bronze | Tadeusz Chudzynski | Athletics | Men's 1500m T20 |
| Bronze | Jacek Przebierala | Athletics | Men's javelin F37 |
| Bronze | Anna Szymul | Athletics | Women's 200m T46 |
| Bronze | Krzysztof Sleczka | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S5 |
| Bronze | Miroslaw Piesak | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S2 |
| Bronze | Arkadiusz Pawlowski | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM5 |
| Bronze | Robert Musiorski | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S13 |
| Bronze | Pawel Penar Piotr Penar Pawel Lepko Andrzej Gimier | Swimming | Men's 4x50m medley relay S14 |
| Bronze | Patrycja Harajda | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S12 |
| Bronze | Aneta Michalska | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S8 |
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