Wheelchair racing at the 2000 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 28 September 2000. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Saúl Mendoza |  Mexico |
3:06.75 | OR |
 |
Claude Issorat |  France |
3:07.65 | |
 |
Heinz Frei |  Switzerland |
3:07.82 | |
| 4 | Kurt Fearnley |  Australia |
3:08.27 | |
| 5 | Jeff Adams |  Canada |
3:08.95 | |
| 6 | Scot Hollonbeck |  United States |
3:09.15 | |
| 7 | Ernst van Dyk |  South Africa |
3:12.35 | |
| 8 | John Maclean | Australia |
— | DNF |
Women's 800 m wheelchair
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Louise Sauvage | Australia |
1:56.07 | |
| |
Wakako Tsuchida |  Japan |
1:56.49 | |
| |
Ariadne Hernández | Mexico |
1:56.59 | |
| 4 | Tanni Grey |  Great Britain |
1:56.86 | |
| 5 | Cheri Becerra | United States |
1:57.19 | |
| 6 | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada |
1:57.22 | |
| 7 | Lily Anggreny |  Germany |
1:57.63 | |
| 8 | Madeleine Nordlund |  Sweden |
1:57.82 |
See also
editReferences
edit- Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Track and field results. ESPN/Associated Press. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.