| United States at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 267 |
| Flag bearer | Mike Dempsey (opening) [1] |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. The United States finished fifth in the gold medal count and third in the overall medal count. [2]
The following American athletes won medals at the games. [3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Danny Andrews | Athletics | Men's 800 m T44 |
| Gold | Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 100 m T54 |
| Gold | Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 400 m T54 |
| Gold | Shawn Brown | Athletics | Men's Discus F44 |
| Gold | Shea Cowart | Athletics | Women's 100 m T44 |
| Gold | Shea Cowart | Athletics | Women's 200 m T44 |
| Gold | Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 100 m T34 |
| Gold | Bart Dodson | Athletics | Men's 200 m T51 |
| Gold | Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's Marathon T54 |
| Gold | Robert De Friese Evans | Athletics | Men's 1,500 m T46 |
| Gold | Robert De Friese Evans | Athletics | Men's 5,000 m T46 |
| Gold | Royal Mitchell | Athletics | Men's 400 m T13 |
| Gold | Paul Nitz | Athletics | Men's 100 m T52 |
| Gold | Marlon Shirley | Athletics | Men's 100 m T44 |
| Gold | Thomas Neal | Cycling | Mixed Bicycle Road Race LC1 |
| Gold | Daniel Nicholson | Cycling | Mixed Bicycle Road Race CP Div 3 |
| Gold | Pamela Fernandes Alphonso Whaley | Cycling | Mixed 1 km Time Trial Tandem open |
| Gold | Stephan Moore | Judo | Men's Up To 73 kg |
| Gold | Kevin Szott | Judo | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Gold | Pernell Cooper | Powerlifting | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Gold | Stephanie Brooks | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 |
| Gold | Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S11 |
| Gold | Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 |
| Gold | Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM11 |
| Gold | Curtis Lovejoy | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 |
| Gold | Curtis Lovejoy | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 |
| Gold | Travis Mohr | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 |
| Gold | Karen Norris | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 |
| Gold | Lauren Reynolds | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 |
| Gold | Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 |
| Gold | Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 |
| Gold | Jason Wening | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 |
| Gold | United States national wheelchair rugby team | Wheelchair rugby | Mixed competition |
 Silver | Robert Balk | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P58 |
| Silver | Lisa Banta | Athletics | Women's Discus F12 |
| Silver | Jennifer Barrett | Athletics | Women's Discus F46 |
| Silver | Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 200 m T54 |
| Silver | Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 100 m T53 |
| Silver | Thomas Bourgeois | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P44 |
| Silver | Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's 1,500 m T54 |
| Silver | Brian Frasure | Athletics | Men's 100 m T44 |
| Silver | Jessica Galli | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 |
| Silver | Roderick Green | Athletics | Men's 200 m T44 |
| Silver | Douglas Heir | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F52 |
| Silver | John Register | Athletics | Men's Long Jump F42 |
| Silver | Marlon Shirley | Athletics | Men's High Jump F46 |
| Silver | Chris Waddell | Athletics | Men's 200 m T53 |
| Silver | Dana Zimmerman | Athletics | Men's 1,500 m T37 |
| Silver | Stuart Flacks | Cycling | Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial CP Div 2 |
| Silver | Stuart Flacks | Cycling | Mixed Tricycle 5.4 km Time Trial CP Div 2 |
| Silver | Pamela Fernandes Alphonso Whaley | Cycling | Mixed Sprint Tandem open |
| Silver | Dory Selinger | Cycling | Mixed 1 km Time Trial LC2 |
| Silver | Brett Lewis | Judo | Men's Up To 90 kg |
| Silver | Kim Brownfield | Powerlifting | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Silver | Melanie Benn Stephanie Brooks Aimee Bruder Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts |
| Silver | Kendra Berner Shannon Bothelio Karen Norris Lauren Reynolds | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle 34 pts |
| Silver | Kendra Berner | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 |
| Silver | Kendra Berner | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 |
| Silver | Kendra Berner | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 |
| Silver | Shannon Bothelio | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 |
| Silver | Sarah Castle | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 |
| Silver | Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 |
| Silver | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM6 |
| Silver | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 |
| Silver | Lauren Reynolds | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 |
| Silver | Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM13 |
| Silver | James Thompson | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2 |
| Silver | Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 |
| Silver | Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 |
| Silver | Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 |
| Silver | Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM12 |
| Silver | Stephen Welch | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Singles |
 Bronze | Jennifer Barrett | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F46 |
| Bronze | Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 200 m T53 |
| Bronze | Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 400 m T53 |
| Bronze | Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 |
| Bronze | Joseph Christmas | Athletics | Men's Discus F56 |
| Bronze | Joseph Christmas | Athletics | Men's Javelin F56 |
| Bronze | Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 200 m T34 |
| Bronze | Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 400 m T34 |
| Bronze | Gabriel Diaz de Leon | Athletics | Men's Discus F53 |
| Bronze | Bart Dodson | Athletics | Men's 400 m T51 |
| Bronze | Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's 5,000 m T54 |
| Bronze | Roderick Green | Athletics | Men's 400 m T44 |
| Bronze | Roderick Green | Athletics | Men's Long Jump F44 |
| Bronze | Michael Keohane | Athletics | Men's Marathon T46 |
| Bronze | Jeffrey Lauterbach | Athletics | Men's Discus F33 |
| Bronze | Joseph LeMar | Athletics | Men's 800 m T44 |
| Bronze | Pamela McGonigle | Athletics | Women's 1,500 m T12 |
| Bronze | Asya Miller | Athletics | Women's Discus F13 |
| Bronze | Laura Ann Terry | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F33-34 |
| Bronze | Tim Willis | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m T11 |
| Bronze | Bradley Cobb Dory Selinger Robert Whitford | Cycling | Mixed Team Olympic Sprint LC1-3 |
| Bronze | Dory Selinger | Cycling | Mixed Individual Pursuit LC2 |
| Bronze | Marlon Lopez | Judo | Men's Up To 66 kg |
| Bronze | Thomas Brown | Sailing | Mixed Single Person 2.4mr |
| Bronze | Shannon Bothelio | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 |
| Bronze | Shannon Bothelio | Swimming | Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Butcher | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 |
| Bronze | Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 |
| Bronze | Travis Mohr | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 |
| Bronze | Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 |
| Bronze | Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 |
| Bronze | Joshua Keith Bartel Norman Bass | Table tennis | Men's Teams 6-7 |
| Bronze | United States men's national wheelchair basketball team | Wheelchair basketball | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Scott Douglas Stephen Welch | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Doubles |
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