Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Medallists
Multi medallists
Lisa Franks : 4 golds, 1 silver (track athletics)
Chantal Petitclerc : 2 golds, 2 silvers (track athletics)
Jeff Adams : 2 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (track athletics)
Jessica Sloan : 6 golds, 1 silver (swimming)
Stephanie Dixon : 5 golds, 1 silver (swimming)
Philippe Gagnon : 3 golds, 1 silver (swimming)
Danielle Campo : 3 golds, 1 silver (swimming)
Elisabeth Walker-Young : 3 golds (swimming)
Benoît Huot : 2 golds, 3 silvers (swimming)
Kirby Cote : 2 golds, 2 silvers (swimming)
Walter Wu : 2 golds, 2 silvers (swimming)
Other athletes
Bold athletes are athletes who have won a medal.
Archery : Alec Denys and Norbert Murphy .
Athletics : André Beaudoin , Andy Shaw , Barry Patriquin , Brent Mcmahon , Caitlin Renneson , Carl Marquis , Chantal Petitclerc , Chelsea Lariviere , Christine Campbell , Clayton Gerein , Colette Bourgonje , Colin Mathieson , Courtney Knight , Dean Bergeron , Diane Roy , Dominique Tremblay , Earle Connor , Eric Gauthier , France Gagne , Greg Dailey , Hal Merrill , Jacques Bouchard , Jacques Martin , James Shaw , Jason Delesalle , Jason Dunkerley , Jason Lachance , Jeff Adams , Joseph Radmore , Kelly Smith , Kris Vriend , Kyle Pettey , Lisa Franks , Ljiljana Ljubisic , Mathieu Blanchette , Mathieu Parent , Peter David Howe , Richard Reelie , Rick Gronman , Robert Hughes , Rob Snoek , Shane Risto , Stephen Ellefson , Stuart McGregor , Tracey Melesko .
Boccia : François Bourbonniere , Lance Cryderman , Paul Gauthier Mirane Lanoix-Boyer , Tammy McLeod , Alison Kabush .
Cycling : Alexandre Cloutier , Brian Cowie , Fabien Bergeron , Gary Longhi , Jean Quevillon , Mathieu Fagnan , Minetaro Van Velzen , Stephane Cote , Yvon Provencher , Julie Cournoyer .
Goalball (Men): Dean Kozak , Eric Houle , Jeff Christy , Rob Christy , Mario Caron .
Goalball (Women) : Amy Alsop , Carrie Anton , Contessa Scott , Nancy Morin , Nathalie Chartrand , Viviane Forest .
Judo : Pier Morten , William Morgan
Powerlifting : Yves Bedard , Kenneth Doyle
Sailing : Jamie Whitman , Dan McCoy , Paul Tingley , David Williams , Brian Macdonald .
Volleyball (Men) : Chris Rodway , Geoff Hammond , Jason Migchels , Joey Stabner , John Przybyszewski , Jose Rebelo , Larry Matthews , Lawrence Flynn , Mikael Bartholdy , Neil Johnson , Tony Quarin , Wayne Epp
Shooting : Christos Trifonidis , Michael Larochelle , Glenn Mariash , Karen Van Nest
Swimming : Adam Purdy , Andrew Haley , Benoît Huot , Brad Sales , Brian Hill , Donovan Tildesley , Philippe Gagnon , Robert Penner , Tyler Emmett , Walter Wu , Alexandra Guarascio , Andrea Cole , Anne Polinario , Chelsey Gotell , Danielle Campo , Darda Sales , Elisabeth Walker-Young , Jessica Sloan , Jessica Tuomela , Kirby Cote , Marie Dannhaeuser , Moorea Longstaff , Stephanie Dixon , Tara Carkner .
Table tennis : Martin Pelletier and John MacPherson
Wheelchair basketball (Men) : Christopher Stoutenburg , David Durepos , James Borisoff , James Treuer , Jeffrey Dennis , Joey Johnson , Kenneth Hall , Patrick Anderson , Richard A. Peter , Ross Norton , Roy Henderson , Travis Gaertner
Wheelchair basketball (Women) : Chantal Benoit , Jennifer Krempien , Joanne Kelly , Kendra Ohama , Linda Kutrowski , Lori Radke , Marni Abbott-Peter , Marnie Peters , Michelle Stilwell , Renee Delcolle , Sabrina Pettinicchi , Tracey Ferguson
Wheelchair fencing : Carrie Loffree , Sylvie Ruth Morel
Wheelchair rugby (Men): Allan Semeniuk , Christopher Daw , Daniel Paradis , Dany Belanger , Daryl Stubel , David Willsie , Garett Hickling , Ian Chan , Kirby Kranabetter , Martin Larocque , Mike Bacon , Patrice Simard
Wheelchair tennis : Paul Johnson , Colin McKeage , Helene Simard , Yuka Chokyu .
See also
References
Bibliography
International Paralympic Committee (2000). "Appendix C: Athlete Numbers - By Delegation". Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Post Games Report . Sydney. {{cite book }}
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