IPC code CAN Competitors 166 in 16 sports | Website www.paralympic.ca 38 33 | |
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NPC Canadian Paralympic Committee Medals
Ranked 3rd Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
38
33
25
96 |
Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 19, 2000. The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 men and 53 women. 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.
References
Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA