Estonia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

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IPC code EST Competitors 10 in 4 sports		Website www.paralympic.ee Flag bearer Helena Silm

NPC Estonian Paralympic Committee Medals Ranked 45th Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 3 5

Estonia participated in the XI. Summer Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Estonian team representatives were president of Estonian Paralympic Committee Toomas Vilosius, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Eiki Nestor, secretary member Are Eller and coaches Õnne Pollisinski and Rein Põldme.

Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:

Athletics: 2 females and 2 males

Sailing: 1 male

Shooting: 1 male

Swimming: 4 females

Gold

Sirly Tiik – Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw F20

Silver

Marge Kõrkjas – Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle S12

Bronze

Sirly Tiik – Athletics, Women's High Jump F20

Sirly Tiik – Athletics, Women's Shot Put F20

Janne Mugame – Swimming, Women's 50 m Backstroke S14

4th place

Sirly Tiik – Athletics, Women's Long Jump F20

Denis Sedelnikov – Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw F20

5th place

Denis Sedelnikov – Athletics, Men's Shot Put F20 – Final: 11.23 (→ 5. place )

6th place

Janne Mugame – Swimming, Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB14

Marge Kõrkjas – Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle S12

Marge Kõrkjas – Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke S12

Athletics

Denis Sedelnikov

Men's Javelin Throw F20 – Final: 41.44 (→ 4. place )

Men's Shot Put F20 – Final: 11.23 (→ 5. place )

Sergei Dikun

Men's 100 m T20 – Semifinal Heat 1: 6th 12,01 (→ did not advance, 17. place )

Men's 400 m T20 – Semifinal Heat 1: 6th 55,21 (→ did not advance, 17. place )

Men's Long Jump MH – Final: 6.03 (→ 7. place )

Sirly Tiik

Women's High Jump F20 – Final: 1.44 (→ Bronze Medal )

Women's Long Jump F42-46 – Final: 4.89 (→ 4. place )

Women's Shot Put F20 – Final: 10.34 (→ Bronze Medal )

Women's Javelin F20 – Final: 39.77 WR (→ Gold Medal )

Helena Silm

Women's Long Jump F12 – Final: 4.41 (→ 8. place )

Women's Pentathlon P13 – Final: 1840 points (→ 7. place )

Sailing

Priidik Mentaal

Mixed Single Person 2.4mr – 94 points (→ 15. place )

Shooting

Helmut Mänd

Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 32nd 593 (→ 32.- 38. place )

Swimming

Janne Mugame

Women's 50 m Freestyle S14 – Heats: 6th 31,37; Final: 31,25 (→ 8. place )

Women's 100 m Freestyle S14 – Heats: 8th 1.08,59; Final: 1.08,96 (→ 8. place )

Women's 50 m Backstroke S14 – Heats: 2nd 34,26; Final: 34,02 (→ Bronze Medal )

Women's 50 m Butterfly S14 – Heats: 5th 33,79; Final: 33,78 (→ 7. place )

Women's 200 m Medley SM14 – Heats: 9th 32.55,78 (→ did not advance, 9. place )

Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB14 – Heats: 6th 40,04; Final: 40,14 (→ 6. place )

Eela Kokk

Women's 50 m Freestyle S14 – Heats: 11th 32,89 (→ did not advance, 11. place )

Women's 100 m Freestyle S14 – Heats: 9th 1.12,41 (→ did not advance, 9. place )

Women's 50 m Backstroke S14 – Heats: 11th 42,45 (→ did not advance, 11. place )

Women's 50 m Butterfly S14 – Heats: 11th 35,78 (→ did not advance, 11. place )

Annika Raide

Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 – Heats: 11th 39,46 (→ did not advance, 11. place )

Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 – Heats: 12th 1.27,87 (→ did not advance, 12. place )

Women's 400 m Freestyle S11 – Heats: 9th 6.38,67 (→ did not advance, 9. place )

Women's 100 m Backstroke S11 – Heats: 6th 1.30,50 ; Final: 1.30,31 (→ 7. place )

Marge Kõrkjas

Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 – Heats: 2nd 30,21 ; Final: 29,42 ER (→ Silver Medal )

Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 – Heats: 3rd 1.06,26 ; Final: 1.06,38 (→ 6. place )

Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 – Final: 1.26,71 (→ 6. place )

References

Estonia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia

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