United States at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
| United States at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 267 |
| Flag bearer | Mike Dempsey (opening)[1] |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. The United States finished fifth in the gold medal count and third in the overall medal count.[2]
Medalists
[edit]The following American athletes won medals at the games.[3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Danny Andrews | Athletics | Men's 800 m T44 |
| Gold |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 100 m T54 |
| Gold |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 400 m T54 |
| Gold |
Shawn Brown | Athletics | Men's Discus F44 |
| Gold |
Shea Cowart | Athletics | Women's 100 m T44 |
| Gold |
Shea Cowart | Athletics | Women's 200 m T44 |
| Gold |
Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 100 m T34 |
| Gold |
Bart Dodson | Athletics | Men's 200 m T51 |
| Gold |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's Marathon T54 |
| Gold |
Robert De Friese Evans | Athletics | Men's 1,500 m T46 |
| Gold |
Robert De Friese Evans | Athletics | Men's 5,000 m T46 |
| Gold |
Royal Mitchell | Athletics | Men's 400 m T13 |
| Gold |
Paul Nitz | Athletics | Men's 100 m T52 |
| Gold |
Marlon Shirley | Athletics | Men's 100 m T44 |
| Gold |
Thomas Neal | Cycling | Mixed Bicycle Road Race LC1 |
| Gold |
Daniel Nicholson | Cycling | Mixed Bicycle Road Race CP Div 3 |
| Gold |
Pamela Fernandes Alphonso Whaley |
Cycling | Mixed 1 km Time Trial Tandem open |
| Gold |
Stephan Moore | Judo | Men's Up To 73 kg |
| Gold |
Kevin Szott | Judo | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Gold |
Pernell Cooper | Powerlifting | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Gold |
Stephanie Brooks | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 |
| Gold |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S11 |
| Gold |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S11 |
| Gold |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM11 |
| Gold |
Curtis Lovejoy | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S2 |
| Gold |
Curtis Lovejoy | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S2 |
| Gold |
Travis Mohr | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 |
| Gold |
Karen Norris | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 |
| Gold |
Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
| Gold |
Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 |
| Gold |
Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 |
| Gold |
Lauren Reynolds | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 |
| Gold |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 |
| Gold |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 |
| Gold |
Jason Wening | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 |
| Gold |
United States national wheelchair rugby team |
Wheelchair rugby | Mixed competition |
 Silver |
Robert Balk | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P58 |
| Silver |
Lisa Banta | Athletics | Women's Discus F12 |
| Silver |
Jennifer Barrett | Athletics | Women's Discus F46 |
| Silver |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 200 m T54 |
| Silver |
Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 100 m T53 |
| Silver |
Thomas Bourgeois | Athletics |
Men's Pentathlon P44 |
| Silver |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics |
Women's 1,500 m T54 |
| Silver |
Brian Frasure | Athletics |
Men's 100 m T44 |
| Silver |
Jessica Galli | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 |
| Silver |
Roderick Green | Athletics | Men's 200 m T44 |
| Silver |
Douglas Heir | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F52 |
| Silver |
John Register | Athletics | Men's Long Jump F42 |
| Silver |
Marlon Shirley | Athletics | Men's High Jump F46 |
| Silver |
Chris Waddell | Athletics | Men's 200 m T53 |
| Silver |
Dana Zimmerman | Athletics | Men's 1,500 m T37 |
| Silver |
Stuart Flacks | Cycling | Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial CP Div 2 |
| Silver |
Stuart Flacks | Cycling | Mixed Tricycle 5.4 km Time Trial CP Div 2 |
| Silver |
Pamela Fernandes Alphonso Whaley |
Cycling | Mixed Sprint Tandem open |
| Silver |
Dory Selinger | Cycling | Mixed 1 km Time Trial LC2 |
| Silver |
Brett Lewis | Judo | Men's Up To 90 kg |
| Silver |
Kim Brownfield | Powerlifting | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Silver |
Melanie Benn Stephanie Brooks Aimee Bruder Erin Popovich |
Swimming | Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts |
| Silver |
Kendra Berner Shannon Bothelio Karen Norris Lauren Reynolds |
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle 34 pts |
| Silver |
Kendra Berner | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 |
| Silver |
Kendra Berner | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 |
| Silver |
Kendra Berner | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 |
| Silver |
Shannon Bothelio | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 |
| Silver |
Sarah Castle | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 |
| Silver |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 |
| Silver |
Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM6 |
| Silver |
Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 |
| Silver |
Lauren Reynolds | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 |
| Silver |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM13 |
| Silver |
James Thompson | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2 |
| Silver |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 |
| Silver |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 |
| Silver |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 |
| Silver |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM12 |
| Silver |
Stephen Welch | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Singles |
 Bronze |
Jennifer Barrett | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F46 |
| Bronze |
Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 200 m T53 |
| Bronze |
Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 400 m T53 |
| Bronze |
Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 |
| Bronze |
Joseph Christmas | Athletics | Men's Discus F56 |
| Bronze |
Joseph Christmas | Athletics | Men's Javelin F56 |
| Bronze |
Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 200 m T34 |
| Bronze |
Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 400 m T34 |
| Bronze |
Gabriel Diaz de Leon | Athletics | Men's Discus F53 |
| Bronze |
Bart Dodson | Athletics | Men's 400 m T51 |
| Bronze |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's 5,000 m T54 |
| Bronze |
Roderick Green | Athletics | Men's 400 m T44 |
| Bronze |
Roderick Green | Athletics | Men's Long Jump F44 |
| Bronze |
Michael Keohane | Athletics | Men's Marathon T46 |
| Bronze |
Jeffrey Lauterbach | Athletics | Men's Discus F33 |
| Bronze |
Joseph LeMar | Athletics | Men's 800 m T44 |
| Bronze |
Pamela McGonigle | Athletics | Women's 1,500 m T12 |
| Bronze |
Asya Miller | Athletics | Women's Discus F13 |
| Bronze |
Laura Ann Terry | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F33-34 |
| Bronze |
Tim Willis | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m T11 |
| Bronze |
Bradley Cobb Dory Selinger Robert Whitford |
Cycling | Mixed Team Olympic Sprint LC1-3 |
| Bronze |
Dory Selinger | Cycling | Mixed Individual Pursuit LC2 |
| Bronze |
Marlon Lopez | Judo | Men's Up To 66 kg |
| Bronze |
Thomas Brown | Sailing | Mixed Single Person 2.4mr |
| Bronze |
Shannon Bothelio | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 |
| Bronze |
Shannon Bothelio | Swimming | Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 |
| Bronze |
Jennifer Butcher | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 |
| Bronze |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 |
| Bronze |
Travis Mohr | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 |
| Bronze |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 |
| Bronze |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 |
| Bronze |
Joshua Keith Bartel Norman Bass |
Table tennis | Men's Teams 6-7 |
| Bronze |
United States men's national wheelchair basketball team |
Wheelchair basketball | Men's competition |
| Bronze |
Scott Douglas Stephen Welch |
Wheelchair tennis | Men's Doubles |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MIKE DEMPSEY: USATT Hall of Fame Inductee (2002)". USA Table Tennis. 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 2000. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ United States at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics on paralympic.org