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.

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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

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Rank	NPC Name	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

Paralympics
Category:Summer Paralympic Games
Category:Sports festivals hosted in Australia
Summer Paralympics