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Athletics At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 234 events, 165 for men and 69 for women. Athletes were classified according to the extent and type of their disability. * Classes 11-13: visually impaired athletes * Class 20: intellectually disabled athletes * Classes 32-38: athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32 to 34 competed while in wheelchairs * Classes 42-46: amputees and those with other disabilities (''les autres'') * Classes 51-58: athletes with spinal cord disabilities; these classes competed while in wheelchairs Class numbers were preceded by a "T" for track events, an "F" for field events, and a "P" for the pentathlon. Lower class numbers corresponded to more severe disability. An exception to this classification scheme arose for athletes with severe cerebral palsy competing in field events; there were no F32 events, so athletes from this category instead competed in class F51 against athletes with spinal cord disabilities. Participating nations * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia. The stadium, which in Australia is sometimes referred to as Sydney Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium or simply the Olympic Stadium, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of A$690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Stadium was leased by a private company, the Stadium Australia Group, until the Stadium was sold back to the NSW Government on 1 June 2016 after NSW Premier Michael Baird announced the Stadium was to be redeveloped as a world-class rectangular stadium. The Stadium is owned by Venues NSW on behalf of the NSW Government. The stadium was originally built to hold 110,000 spectators, making it the second largest Olympic Stadium ever built and the second largest stadium in Australia after the Melbourne Cricket Ground which held more than 120,000 before its re-design in the early 2000s. In 2003, recon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Andrade (athlete)
André Andrade is a Paralympic track and field, athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T13 sprints events. André has competed in the sprint events at three consecutive Paralympics in 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000 he competed in the 400m and won silvers in both the 100m and 200m. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics he was part of the unsuccessful Brazilian T11-13 4 × 100 m relay team but did improve to gold in the T13 100m and silver in the 200m. He again competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m in 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 but this time failed to win any medals. References External links * Andre Andrade of Brazil celebrates winning the Gold medal in the Men's 200m T13 final during the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Brazilian male sprinters Paralympic athletes of Brazil Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Zhyltsov
Andriy Zhyltsov is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T36 sprint events. Biography Andriy competed at both the 2000 and 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 = Olympi .... In the first he competed in the 200 m, 400 m and 4x400 m but it was in the 100 m where he won his only medal, a bronze. In 2004 he had more success winning bronze in both the 4x100 m and 4x400 m relays, silver in the 200 m and improved in the 100 m to win the gold medal, he also competed in the long jump. References Paralympic athletes of Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhiy Norenko
Serhiy Norenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Норенко) is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T36 sprint events. Norenko first competed in the Paralympics in 2000 where he competed in the 4 × 400 m as part of the Ukrainian team but it was in the individual events that he won medals, silver in both the 100m and 200m and bronze in the 400m. In 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 ... it proved to be the relay events he would win medals in, both bronzes in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m, and failing to medal in the 400m or long jump. References Paralympic athletes of Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wa Wai So
So Wa Wai (; born 6 October 1981) is a retired athlete from Hong Kong who has competed in the Paralympic Games on five occasions, winning 12 medals. So Wa Wai is called the "Wonder Boy" () by the people in Hong Kong. Early life So was born with jaundice which affected both his hearing and the balance of his limbs, and hence competes in the T36 classification for athletes with cerebral palsy. At the age of 10, his enthusiasm for running was noticed by athletics coach Poon Kin-lui, who then began to formally train So. Paralympic career His first Paralympic appearance came at the 1996 games in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal as part of the men's 4×100 m relay team in the T34-37 classification. Over the course of the next two summer Paralympic Games, 2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens, So won four gold and two silver medals in a range of individual events, up to a distance of 400 m, as well as two bronze medals in relay events. In 2008 So was chosen to be part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard White (athlete)
Richard White is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T35 sprint events. Richard has competed twice in the 100m and 200m at the paralympics. In 2000, he won two bronze medals, a feat he was unable to achieve in 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 ... where he did not win any medals. References Paralympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) British male sprinters {{UK-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Dzyuba
Roman Dzyuba (born June 8, 1979) is a paralympic athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T35 sprint events.Herbst ist für Roman Dzyuba wie Weihnachten Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Roman won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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Lloyd Upsdell
Lloyd Upsdell is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T35 sprint events. Lloyd competed successfully at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ... taking gold in both the T35 100m and 200m before combining with his British teammates to win a silver medal in the T38 Relay. Four years later were not quite as successful attempting to defend his two gold medals he ended up only winning a bronze in the 200m. External links profile on paralympic.org Paralympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuya Maeba
is a paralympic athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T34 sprint events. Kazuya first competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in the 400m. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ... he won three medals, a gold in 400m, silver in the 200m and bronze in the 100m. References Paralympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lachance
Jason Lachance is a paralympic wheelchair racer from Canada competing mainly in sprint events. Lachance has competed in three Paralympic Games. His first was in 1996 where he competed in the T34 100m & 400m. His great success came in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where he won silver in the 100m, gold in the 200m and a second silver in the 400m all in the T34 class. In 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 ... he was competing in combined T53/T34 events and ended the games without a medal. Lachance stopped competing in 2007 after a serious accident. After years of hydrotherapy and rehab, he got back on the track in 2014. Due to limited mobility as a result of his injury, Lachance is now a T33 classified athlete. He is a past world record holder in the 100m, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Davis (athlete)
Ross Davis is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T34 sprint events. Davis competed in three paralympics firstly in Barcelona, Spain in 1992 Summer Paralympics. In these games he competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m for C3-4 athletes winning a silver medal in all four events. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics in his home country, Davis won a gold medal in the 100m and a bronze in the 400m. Four years later in 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ... he won bronze medals in both the 200m and 400m and a gold medal in the T34 100m. References External links * Paralympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Newell (athlete)
Andrew Newell (born 28 February 1978 in Terrigal, New South Wales) is a Paralympic athletics competitor from New South Wales, Australia. Newell has an intellectual disability. He won two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the men's 100m T20 event and the men's 400m T20 event. He competed at the 2002 IPC Athletics World Championships The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It ... in 100m T20 and finished seventh in the final. References Paralympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics 1978 births Intellectual Disability category Paralympic competitors People from the Central Coast (New South Wales) Competitors in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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