| Syria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | SYR |
| NPC | Syrian Paralympic Committee |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 4 |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Syria competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 4 competitors from Syria won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals. [1]
Iraq first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948. It was absent from the 1952 Summer Olympics and boycotted the 1956 games over opposition to the Suez Crisis. Iraq returned to win a Bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After participating in the next three games, it did not appear in the 1972 and 1976 games to boycott apartheid South Africa. Iraq is one of the non-African countries that joined the 1976 boycott, the others being Afghanistan, Albania, Burma (Myanmar), Guyana, Sri Lanka and Syria. Since 1980, Iraq has appeared in every game.
One male and one female athlete from Palestine participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It was the first Palestinian Territories participation in the Paralympic Games. Husam Azzam won Palestine's only medal: a bronze in the shot put.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia having won one silver medal. Powerlifter Gunduz Ismayilov who initially had won a gold medal in Men's -90kg competition lifting 240 kg to set a world record was stripped of it with his record nullified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. Ismayilov subsequently was banned from the Paralympics for life in 2004 after testing positive for stanazolol in the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
The Philippines competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. The country was represented by two athletes: Andres Lubin in the men's javelin, and Adeline Dumapong in women's powerlifting, in the up to 82.5 kg category.
Turkmenistan made its Paralympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, with Atajan Begniyazov as its sole representative. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Turkmens have only ever competed in powerlifting, and have never won a medal at the Paralympic Games.
Syria made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, with two athletes: Ahmad Manfi in table tennis, and Ali Ismail in swimming. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.
Syria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 5 athletes, 3 men and 2 women, but won no medals.
The Union of Serbia and Montenegro only competed at the Paralympic Games under that name at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. In 1992, its athletes competed as Independent Paralympic Participants. From 1996 to 2000, included, it was officially known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The International Paralympic Committee lists the country as "Yugoslavia" up to 2000, included, and considers that "Serbia and Montenegro" participated only in 2004. In 2006, the Union split into two sovereign countries, henceforth competing separately as Serbia and Montenegro.
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.
Russia competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 89 competitors from Russia won 35 medals, including 12 gold, 11 silver and 12 bronze to finish 14th in the medal table.
Oman competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 3 competitors from Oman won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals.
Qatar competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 3 competitors from Qatar won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 3 competitors from Sri Lanka won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals.
Thailand competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 41 competitors from Thailand won 11 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze to finish 30th in the medal table.
Moldova competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 6 competitors from Moldova won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals.
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.
Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 1 competitor from Romania won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals.
Slovakia competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 46 competitors from Slovakia won 13 medals including 3 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.
Slovenia competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 17 competitors from Slovenia won 4 medals, including 2 silver and 2 bronze to finish 55th in the medal table.
Syria competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 2 competitors from Syria won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
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