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Canada At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000. The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs. 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.Vancouver Sun"Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal", CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (accessed 2 May 2012) Medallists Multi medallists *Lisa Franks: 4 golds, 1 silver (track athletics) *Chantal Petitclerc: 2 golds, 2 silvers (track athletics) *Jeff Adams: 2 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (track athletics) *Jessica Sloan: 6 golds, 1 silver (swimming) * Stephanie Dixon: 5 golds, 1 silver ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Paralympic Committee
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC; French: ''Comité paralympique canadien'') is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Parapan American Games. It represents 25 member sports organisations. The CPC's vision is to be the world's leading Paralympic nation. Its mission is to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games. By supporting Canadian high performance athletes with a disability and promoting their success, the Canadian Paralympic Committee inspires all Canadians with a disability to get involved in sport through programs delivered by its member organizations. Members Active * Alpine Canada Alpin * Athletics Canada * Canadian Blind Sport Association * Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association * Canadian Curling Association * Canadian Cycling Association * Canadian Fencing Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shaw (athlete)
James Shaw is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F38 throwing events. James has competed in three Paralympics. In 1996 he won gold in both the F34/37 discus and shot and bronze in the javelin. For the 2000 Summer Paralympics he concentrated on the discus and won his second gold medal, this time in the F38 class. 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ... saw him compete in the discus and shot put but was unable to medal in either. References Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic bronze meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Gagnon (swimmer)
Philippe Gagnon (born January 20, 1980) is a Canadian retired Paralympic swimmer and politician. Gagnon ran as a Conservative in the riding of Jonquière in the 2019 federal election. Swimming career A native of Chicoutimi, Quebec, Gagnon was born with clubfeet. He first competed for Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where he won gold in the 100 metre freestyle S10 in a world record time of 54.30, gold in the 400 metre freestyle S10 in a Paralympic record time of 4:11.44, and silver in the 100 metre butterfly S10 in 1:00.25. In the relays, Gagnon, along with Benoît Huot, Adam Purdy, and Andrew Haley, won gold in the 4×100 metre medley 34pts in a world record time of 4:32.39, and with Haley, Purdy, and Brad Sales finished 4th in the 4×100 metre freestyle 34pts in 4:14.69. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Gagnon won silver in the 50 metre EAD freestyle. Competing against swimmers in other classifications, Gagnon covered the distance in 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wu
Walter Wu (born 14 August 1972) is an S13 classified Canadian swimmer who has competed and set records at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Paralympics. He won 14 Paralympic medals before retiring in 2004 after the Athens Paralympic Games. His accolades included selection as torch bearer, member of the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and BC Disabled Athlete of the Year. He has spent time as a public speaker to local schools since retirement from active sports competition. Personal life Walter Wu was born on 14 August 1972 in Richmond, British Columbia. He is classified as S13 because of optic nerve dysfunction, meaning that he is considered to be legally blind. At the age of eight, he moved to Richmond, British Columbia where he still resides today. After trying a variety of sports, Wu finally settled with swimming. He wanted to swim "because it was an individual sport; if you fail it's because of yourself; if you excel it's because of yourself" Wu said. Since retiring from comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Purdy
Adam Purdy (born 22 January 1981) is a retired Canadian Paralympic swimmer. He is a double Paralympic champion, double World champion and four-time Parapan American Games The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2003 Parapan American Ga ... medalist. He works for a Danish IT company, KIMIK iT, which provides a web-based hosting platform for sporting events. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Purdy, Adam 1981 births Living people Swimmers from London, Ontario Paralympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Canadian male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 169 events, 91 for men and 78 for women. Swimmers were classified according to the extent and type of their disability. Medal summary Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Events Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Swimming 2000 Summer Paralympics events 2000 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... Swimming competitions in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Huot
Benoit Huot (born January 24, 1984) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer, who has won nine Paralympic Games gold medals for Canada, primarily in the freestyle and butterfly strokes. Hailing from Longueuil, Quebec, Huot was born with club feet, started swimming competitively at age 10 at the CAMO Natation club, where he is trained by Benoit Lebrun. In the beginning he competed alongside able-bodied swimmers and competed at two Quebec Games, earning silver in 1997. Career Benoit Huot made his international debut in 1998 as a member of Canada's team at the International Paralympic Committee world championships, where he won two gold and four silver medals. He added three more gold and three silver medals at the 2000 Paralympics and eight medals at the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships. In 2003, Huot was named the male athlete of the year with a disability by the International Commonwealth Federation. In 2004, Huot grabbed five gold medals, one silver medal and three world reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalball At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events. Medal table Medallists References * 2000 Summer Paralympics events 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ... Goalball in Australia {{Goalball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Anton
Carrie Anton (born 8 October 1969) is a retired Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... goalball player who competed in international level events. She is a national goalball coach in Edmonton. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Anton, Carrie 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Paralympic goalball players for Canada Goalball players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Paralympic gold medalists for Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Alsop
Amy Alsop is a Canadian Paralympian from Saskatoon. She is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for goalball. Early life Alsop was born with only 10 per cent of her vision and used Canadian National Institute for the Blind services to gain independence. While learning to swim, Alsop met the coach of the local goalball team who encouraged her to join the sport. Career Alsop joined the Canadian National goalball team in 1997. She competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where she won a gold medal in Goalball. Alsop was again selected to compete with Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ..., where she won another gold medal by only allowing in 1.5 goals on 419 shots. As a result, she was nominated by Saskatchewan Blind Sports for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contessa Scott
Contessa Scott is a Canadian former goalball athlete. Having started playing the game at 11 years old, she won two medals with the Canada women's national goalball team in 2000 and 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Contessa Living people Sportspeople from Prince Edward Island Paralympic goalball players for Canada Goalball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viviane Forest
Viviane Forest (born 14 May 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Sporting career Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in 2000 Summer Paralympics, Sydney and 2004 Summer Paralympics, Athens. She won a silver at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver for Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's slalom#Visually Impaired, slalom (Visually Impaired), with a time of 2:01.45, 0.89 seconds behind the winner, Sabine Gasteiger of Austria. She won a bronze in the 2010 Winter Paralympics for giant slalom for women's visually impaired.The Gazette (Montreal)"‘Tough cookie’ Forest wins second Paralympic medal" Mike Beamish, 16 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010) She won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Whistler Creekside for Women's Visually Impaired Downhill. This made her the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
