Philippines at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | PHI |
NPC | Philippine Sports Association of the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
Medals Ranked 64th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. The country was represented by two athletes: Andres Lubin in the men's javelin (F57 category), and Adeline Dumapong in women's powerlifting, in the up to 82.5 kg category.
Lubin achieved a throw of 22.47m, and ranked 11th out of 12.
Dumapong lifted 110 kilograms to win the bronze in her event.[1] She thus became the Philippines' first -and so far only- Paralympic medalist until table tennis paralympian Josephine Medina won another bronze medal in the Rio Paralympics 16 years later. Adeline Dumapong's bronze medal win was a momentous event for the Philippines as this was the first time the country failed to win a single medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics since 1984.