Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000. The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs. 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.
Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5. The record was later tied by wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier Lauren Woolstencroft in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal" , CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (accessed 2 May 2012)
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Earle Connor Athletics Men's 100m T42 Jason Lachance Athletics Men's 200m T34 Jeff Adams Athletics Men's 800m T54 Jeff Adams Athletics Men's 1500m T54 Clayton Gerein Athletics Men's marathon T52 James Shaw Athletics Men's discus F38 Lisa Franks Athletics Women's 200m T52 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 200m T54 Lisa Franks Athletics Women's 400m T52 Lisa Franks Athletics Women's 800m T52 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 800m T54 Lisa Franks Athletics Women's 1500m T52 Nancy Morin Nathalie Chartrand Viviane Forest Contessa Scott Amy Alsop Carrie Anton Goalball Women's team Benoît Huot Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S10 Adam Purdy Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S6 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S13 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S13 Philippe Gagnon Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S10 Benoît Huot Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM10 Philippe Gagnon Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S10 Brad Sales Philippe Gagnon Andrew Haley Robert Penner Benoît Huot Adam Purdy Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay 34 pts Elisabeth Walker-Young Swimming Women's 50m butterfly S7 Danielle Campo Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S7 Jessica Sloan Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S10 Stephanie Dixon Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S9 Jessica Sloan Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB9 Kirby Cote Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB13 Danielle Campo Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S7 Stephanie Dixon Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S9 Jessica Sloan Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S10 Elisabeth Walker-Young Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM7 Jessica Sloan Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM10 Kirby Cote Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM13 Stephanie Dixon Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S9 Jessica Sloan Danielle Campo Andrea Cole Stephanie Dixon Swimming Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts Stephanie Dixon Jessica Sloan Elisabeth Walker-Young Darda Geiger Swimming Women's 4x100m medley relay 34 pts David Durepos Richard Peter Travis Gaertner Chris Stoutenburg Patrick Anderson Jaimie Borisoff Kenneth Hall Ross Norton Joey Johnson Jeff Dennis James Treuer Roy Henderson Wheelchair basketball Men's team Sabrina Pettinicchi Tracey Ferguson Lori Radke Linda Kutrowski Jo Kelly Michelle Stilwell Chantal Benoit Renee del Colle Marnie Peters Kendra Ohama Marni Abbott Jennifer Krempien Wheelchair basketball Women's team Jason Lachance Athletics Men's 100m T34 Earle Connor Athletics Men's 200m T42 André Beaudoin Athletics Men's 200m T52 Jason Lachance Athletics Men's 400m T34 Jeff Adams Athletics Men's 400m T54 Richard Reelie Athletics Men's 800m T52 Jason Dunkerley Athletics Men's 1500m T11 Kyle Pettey Athletics Men's discus F35 Jacques Martin Athletics Men's discus F55 France Gagne Athletics Men's javelin F13 Kyle Pettey Athletics Men's shot put F35 Lisa Franks Athletics Women's 100m T52 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 100m T54 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 400m T54 Courtney Knight Athletics Women's pentathlon P13 Jean Quevillon Cycling Mixed bicycle time trial CP div 3 Julie Cournoyer Alexandre Cloutier Cycling Mixed tandem open Benoît Huot Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S10 Philippe Gagnon Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S10 Brian Hill Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S13 Benoît Huot Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S10 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM13 Benoît Huot Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S10 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S13 Stephanie Dixon Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S9 Jessica Tuomela Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S11 Kirby Cote Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S13 Chelsey Gotell Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB13 Andrea Cole Swimming Women's 100m butterfly S8 Kirby Cote Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S13 Stephanie Dixon Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM9 Danielle Campo Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S7 Neil Johnson Geoff Hammond John Przybyszewski Jose Rebelo Joey Stabner Tony Quarin Wayne Epp Chris Rodway Larry Matthews Jason Migchels Mikael Bartholdy Lawrence Flynn Volleyball Men's standing André Beaudoin Athletics Men's 100m T52 Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 200m T52 Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 400m T52 Stuart McGregor Athletics Men's 800m T13 Richard Reelie Athletics Men's 5000m T52 Jeff Adams Athletics Men's 5000m T54 Jeff Adams Barry Patriquin Mathieu Blanchette Mathieu Parent Athletics Men's 4x100m relay T54 France Gagne Athletics Men's discus F13 Tracey Melesko Athletics Women's 200m T20 Caitlin Renneson Athletics Women's 400m T34 Paul Gauthier Boccia Mixed individual BC3 Alison Kabush Paul Gauthier Boccia Mixed pairs BC3 Julie Cournoyer Alexandre Cloutier Cycling Mixed individual pursuit tandem open Pier Morten Judo Men's -73 kg David Williams Paul Tingley Brian MacDonald Sailing Three person Sonar Andrew Haley Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S9 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S13 Donovan Tildesley Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM11 Tyler Emmett Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM13 Anne Cecile Polinario Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S10 Chelsey Gotell Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S13 Anne Cecile Polinario Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S10 Anne Cecile Polinario Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S10 Chelsey Gotell Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM13 Moorea Longstaff Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S7
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, Ruth Sylvie 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 Canada at the Paralympics Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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External links International Paralympic Committee