Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Canada at the
2000 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Sydney
Competitors166 in 16 sports
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
38
Silver
33
Bronze
25
Total
96
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000.[1] The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs.[2] Canada finished third in the medal table and won a total of ninety-six medals; thirty-eight gold, thirty-three silver and twenty-five bronze.[3]

Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5.[4] The record was later tied by wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier Lauren Woolstencroft in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[5]

  1. ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Participation Numbers Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Canadian medalists 2000 Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal" Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (accessed 2 May 2012)