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.
Medalists
The following American athletes won medals at the games.
Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 800 m T44 Athletics Women's 100 m T54 Athletics Women's 400 m T54 Athletics Men's Discus F44 Athletics Women's 100 m T44 Athletics Women's 200 m T44 Athletics Men's 100 m T34 Athletics Men's 200 m T51 Athletics Women's Marathon T54 Athletics Men's 1,500 m T46 Athletics Men's 5,000 m T46 Athletics Men's 400 m T13 Athletics Men's 100 m T52 Athletics Men's 100 m T44 Cycling Mixed Bicycle Road Race LC1 Cycling Mixed Bicycle Road Race CP Div 3 Alphonso Whaley Cycling Mixed 1 km Time Trial Tandem open Judo Men's Up To 73 kg Judo Men's Over 100 kg Powerlifting Men's Over 100 kg Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S11 Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 Swimming Men's 200 m Medley SM11 Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 Swimming Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Swimming Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 United States national wheelchair rugby team Wheelchair rugby Mixed competition Athletics Men's Pentathlon P58 Athletics Women's Discus F12 Athletics Women's Discus F46 Athletics Women's 200 m T54 Athletics Women's 100 m T53 Athletics Men's Pentathlon P44 Athletics Women's 1,500 m T54 Athletics Men's 100 m T44 Athletics Women's 800 m T53 Athletics Men's 200 m T44 Athletics Men's Shot Put F52 Athletics Men's Long Jump F42 Athletics Men's High Jump F46 Athletics Men's 200 m T53 Athletics Men's 1,500 m T37 Cycling Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial CP Div 2 Cycling Mixed Tricycle 5.4 km Time Trial CP Div 2 Alphonso Whaley Cycling Mixed Sprint Tandem open Cycling Mixed 1 km Time Trial LC2 Judo Men's Up To 90 kg Powerlifting Men's Over 100 kg Stephanie BrooksAimee BruderErin Popovich Swimming Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts Shannon BothelioKaren NorrisLauren Reynolds Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle 34 pts Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 Swimming Women's 200 m Medley SM6 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 Swimming Women's 200 m Medley SM13 Swimming Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2 Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 Swimming Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 Swimming Women's 200 m Medley SM12 Wheelchair tennis Men's Singles Athletics Women's Shot Put F46 Athletics Women's 200 m T53 Athletics Women's 400 m T53 Athletics Women's 800 m T53 Athletics Men's Discus F56 Athletics Men's Javelin F56 Athletics Men's 200 m T34 Athletics Men's 400 m T34 Athletics Men's Discus F53 Athletics Men's 400 m T51 Athletics Women's 5,000 m T54 Athletics Men's 400 m T44 Athletics Men's Long Jump F44 Athletics Men's Marathon T46 Athletics Men's Discus F33 Athletics Men's 800 m T44 Athletics Women's 1,500 m T12 Athletics Women's Discus F13 Athletics Women's Shot Put F33-34 Athletics Men's 10,000 m T11 Dory SelingerRobert Whitford Cycling Mixed Team Olympic Sprint LC1-3 Cycling Mixed Individual Pursuit LC2 Judo Men's Up To 66 kg Sailing Mixed Single Person 2.4mr Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Swimming Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 Norman Bass Table tennis Men's Teams 6-7 United States men's national wheelchair basketball team Wheelchair basketball Men's competition Stephen Welch Wheelchair tennis Men's Doubles
See also 2000 Summer Paralympics United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
References
External links International Paralympic Committee Official Website United States Paralympic Committee Official Website