Wheelchair racing at the 2000 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 28 September 2000. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Saúl Mendoza 3:06.75 Claude Issorat 3:07.65 Heinz Frei 3:07.82 4 Kurt Fearnley 3:08.27 5 Jeff Adams 3:08.95 6 Scot Hollonbeck 3:09.15 7 Ernst van Dyk 3:12.35 8 John Maclean — DNF
Women's 800 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Louise Sauvage 1:56.07 Wakako Tsuchida 1:56.49 Ariadne Hernández 1:56.59 4 Tanni Grey 1:56.86 5 Cheri Becerra 1:57.19 6 Chantal Petitclerc 1:57.22 7 Lily Anggreny 1:57.63 8 Madeleine Nordlund 1:57.82
See also Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
References
Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Track and field results. ESPN/Associated Press. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.