| Shooting at the XI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Shooting | |
| Venue | Sydney International Shooting Centre |
| Dates | 19 to 24 October |
| Competitors | 139 from 36 nations |
Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events spread over two main classes:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Australia (11) Austria (4) Azerbaijan (1)
Belgium (3)
Canada (4) China (4)
Croatia (1)
Denmark (4)
Estonia (1) Finland (6) France (7) Germany (16) Great Britain (6)
Hong Kong (1)
India (1) Iran (6) Israel (3)
Italy (5)
Japan (4)
Macedonia (2)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Puerto Rico (1) Russia (5)
Slovakia (2) Slovenia (3)
South Africa (1) South Korea (12) Spain (5) Sweden (5)
Switzerland (5)
Thailand (2)
United States (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
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