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See also: 2000 Summer Olympics
136 Countries participated on the 2000 Paralympics.Same places of the Sydney Games is also used. Kylie Minogue sings Waltzing Maltida and Celebration on Opening Cerimonies
The Australian group, The Seekers, sang their hit song "The Carnival is Over" during the closing ceremony. Judith Durham, who had a broken hip, sang from a wheelchair.
| Nations participating | 127 |
| Athletes participating | 3843 (2867 men, 979 women) |
| Events | 551 in 20 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | October 18, 2000 |
| Closing ceremonies | October 29, 2000 |
| Officially opened by | William Deane |
| Lit the Torch | Louise Sauvage |
| Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | Australia | 63 | 39 | 47 | 149 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 41 | 43 | 47 | 131 |
| 3 | Spain | 39 | 30 | 38 | 107 |
| 4 | Canada | 38 | 33 | 25 | 96 |
| 5 | United States | 36 | 39 | 34 | 109 |
| 6 | China | 34 | 22 | 17 | 73 |
| 7 | France | 30 | 28 | 28 | 86 |
| 8 | Poland | 19 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 9 | South Korea | 18 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 10 | Germany | 15 | 42 | 38 | 95 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| 12 | Japan | 13 | 17 | 11 | 41 |
| 13 | South Africa | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 |
| 14 | Russia | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 16 | Iran | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 17 | Mexico | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 18 | Italy | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 19 | Denmark | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 22 | Nigeria | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 23 | Egypt | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 24 | Brazil | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 25 | New Zealand | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 26 | Portugal | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 28 | Belarus | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 29 | Sweden | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 30 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 31 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 32 | Hungary | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 33 | Greece | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 34 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 3 | 20 | 14 | 37 |
| 36 | Slovakia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 37 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Austria | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 40 | Norway | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 41 | Iceland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Belgium | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 43 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 44 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 45 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 46 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 55 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 59 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 59 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 64 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - archived websites in PANDORA
2000 in Australia | Summer Paralympic Games | Category:Sports festivals hosted in Australia | 2000 in sports
Sommer-Paralympics 2000 | Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2000 | XI Giochi Paralimpici estivi | シドニーパラリンピック | 2000年夏季残奥会
"2000 Summer Paralympics"