IPC code PHI 0 0 | Competitors 2 in 2 sports 0 1 | |
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NPC Philippine Sports Association of the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) Medals GoldSilverBronzeTotal0011 |
The Philippines competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. The country was represented by two athletes: Andres Lubin in the men's javelin (F57 category), and Adeline Dumapong in women's powerlifting, in the up to 82.5 kg category.
Lubin achieved a throw of 22.47m, and ranked 11th out of 12.
Dumapong lifted 110 kilograms to win the bronze in her event. She thus became the Philippines' first -and so far only- Paralympic medalist. Adeline Dumapong's bronze medal win was a momentous event for the Philippines as this was the first time the country failed to win a single medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics since 1984.
References
Philippines at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA