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Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Paralympics which was held in Sydney. Australia competed in the games between the 18 and the 29 of October. The team consisted of 285 athletes in 18 sports with 148 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to a Games. Australia has participated at every Summer Paralympic Games since its inception. Australia finished at the top of the medal tally with 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals to total 149 medals for the games. This was the first time and the only time to date that Australia has finished on top of either an Olympic or Paralympic medal tally.〔("Sydney Paralympic Games Closed at High Tune" ), ''People's Daily'', Retrieved 30 October 2000〕 The most successful sports were athletics, cycling, equestrian, swimming and wheelchair tennis. Notable Australian performances were: * Siobhan Paton won six gold medals in S14 swimming events and set six world records * Timothy Sullivan won five gold medals and set five world records in athletics * Neil Fuller, a leg amputee sprinter, won four gold medals and one bronze medal and was flag bearer at the closing ceremony * Lisa Llorens won three gold medals and one silver medal in athletics * Greg Smith in wheelchair athletics events won three gold medals * Lisa McIntosh won three gold medals in athletics * Athletes who won two individual gold medals were: Louise Sauvage, Russell Short, Amy Winters, Julie Higgins, Kingsley Bugarin, and Gemma Dashwood.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-wb/20001019130000/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team2000/index.html )〕 ==Context== The games were the eleventh Summer Paralympics since its commencement in 1960. The opening ceremony took place on the 18 October, followed by eleven days of intense competition. As the hosting nation, Sydney implemented a number of conservation and environmental education actions. The dedication to water saving techniques during both the Olympic and Paralympic games led to praise from the Ineternational Paralympic Committee. Many held the organization of the games in high esteem. This success was attributed to the coordination between the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. The Mascot for the games was ‘Lizzie’ the frill-neck lizard, a well-known Australian animal. The voice for ‘Lizzie’ was Olivia Newton-John, singer and actor. ‘Lizzie’ was well marketed and considered a successful iconic representation of the Sydney Paralympic games.〔 Australia topped the medal count for the first time in games history, with a total of 149 medals. Notable performances from the Australian team include Siobhan Paton (swimming) with six gold medals, Tim Sullivan (track and field) with five gold medals and Matthew Gray (cycling) with two gold medals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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