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Encyclopedia > 2000 Summer Paralympics

See also: 2000 Summer Olympics The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Games of the XI Paralympics
Nations participating 127
Athletes participating 3843 (2867 men, 979 women)
Events 551 in 20 sports
Opening ceremonies October 18, 2000
Closing ceremonies October 29, 2000
Officially opened by William Deane
Lit the Torch Louise Sauvage
Rank
NPC Name
 Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 63 39 47 149
2 Great Britain 41 43 47 131
3 Spain 39 30 38 107
4 Canada 38 33 25 96
5 United States 36 39 34 109
6 China 34 22 17 73
7 France 30 28 28 86
8 Poland 19 22 12 53
9 South Korea 18 7 7 32
10 Germany 15 42 38 95
11 Czech Republic 15 15 13 43
12 Japan 13 17 11 41
13 South Africa 13 12 13 38
14 Russia 12 11 12 35
15 Netherlands 12 9 9 30
16 Iran 12 4 7 23
17 Mexico 10 12 12 34
18 Italy 9 8 10 27
19 Denmark 8 8 14 30
20 Switzerland 8 4 8 20
21 Hong Kong 8 3 7 18
22 Nigeria 7 1 5 13
23 Egypt 6 11 11 28
24 Brazil 6 10 6 22
25 New Zealand 6 8 4 18
26 Portugal 6 5 4 15
27 Tunisia 6 4 1 11
28 Belarus 5 8 10 23
29 Sweden 5 6 10 21
30 Thailand 5 4 2 11
31 Ireland 5 3 1 9
32 Hungary 4 5 14 23
33 Greece 4 4 3 11
34 Cuba 4 2 2 8
35 Ukraine 3 20 14 37
36 Slovakia 3 5 5 13
37 Israel 3 2 1 6
38 Algeria 3 0 0 3
39 Austria 2 7 6 15
40 Norway 2 6 7 15
41 Iceland 2 0 2 4
42 Belgium 1 4 4 9
43 Finland 1 3 6 10
44 Chinese Taipei 1 2 4 7
45 Estonia 1 1 3 5
46 Kenya 1 1 2 4
47 Azerbaijan 1 1 0 2
47 Peru 1 1 0 2
47 Azerbaijan 1 1 0 2
49 Côte d'Ivoire 1 0 1 2
50 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1
50 Jordan 1 0 0 1
50 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1
53 Faroe Islands 0 3 1 4
53 United Arab Emirates 0 3 1 4
55 Argentina 0 2 3 5
56 Slovenia 0 2 2 4
57 Lithuania 0 2 1 3
58 Kuwait 0 1 4 5
59 Bahrain 0 1 1 2
59 Panama 0 1 1 2
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 0 1
61 Yugoslavia 0 1 0 1
63 Latvia 0 0 3 3
64 Libya 0 0 1 1
64 Palestine 0 0 1 1
64 Philippines 0 0 1 1
64 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1
64 Venezuela 0 0 1 1

October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir William Deane Sir William Patrick Deane, KBE, PC, AC (born 4 January 1931), Australian judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia, was born in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Louise Sauvage is an Australian wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic level. ... Official language Serbian written in Cyrillic alphabet1 Capital Belgrade2 President3 Svetozar Marović Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0. ... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ...

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2004 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (925 words)
The exclusion was introduced after the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, the first games with events exclusively for people with learning difficulties, after it was found that the majority of the Spanish basketball team were not disabled.
The International Paralympic Committee stated that the exclusion would continue until there are sufficient tests for the disabilities and a way to measure the effect they have on a sport.
The traditional cultural display was removed from the ceremony as a mark of respect for the deaths of 37 teenagers and 4 teachers from Farkadona, travelling to Athens, whose bus collided with a lorry near the town of Kamena Vourla.
Wheelchair Tennis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (269 words)
It has been a goal Paralympic sport since the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, but it wasn't until 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona that wheelchair tennis acquired the status of a full-fledged competition.
The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney have boosted public awareness immensely.
Some of the most thrilling action of all the Paralympic Games could be seen especially in the last two rounds of the men's tournament where local hero David Hall beat Kai Schrameyer of Germany in the semifinal and went on to win the final against Texan Steve Welch.
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