Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000.[1] The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs.[2] 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.[3]
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IPC code | CAN |
NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
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Competitors | 166 in 16 sports |
Medals Ranked 3rd |
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Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5.[4] The record was later tied by wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier Lauren Woolstencroft in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[5]