Spain at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

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Spain at the
2000 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeESP
NPCSpanish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralimpicos.es (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors210 (158 on foot, 52 on wheelchair)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
38
Silver
30
Bronze
38
Total
106
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. The team included 210 athletes—158 on foot and 52 wheelchairs.[1] Spanish competitors won 106 medals, 38 gold, 30 silver and 38 bronze, to finish 4th in the medal table.[2]

Medal table

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold
José António Exposito
Athletics Men's 100m T20
 Gold
Enrique Sanchez-Guijo
Athletics Men's 200m T11
 Gold
Juan Lopez
Athletics Men's 400m T20
 Gold
Cesar Carlavilla
Athletics Men's 800m T12
 Gold
Ivan Hompanera
Athletics Men's 800m T36
 Gold
Cesar Carlavilla
Athletics Men's 1500m T12
 Gold
Ivan Hompanera
Athletics Men's 5000m T38
 Gold Javier Conde Athletics Men's marathon T46
 Gold Alfonso Fidalgo Athletics Men's discus F11
 Gold
José António Exposito
Athletics Men's long jump F20
 Gold David Casinos Athletics Men's shot put F11
 Gold José Manuel Rodríguez Athletics Men's triple jump F11
 Gold Purificacion Santamarta Athletics Women's 400m T11
 Gold
Rosalia Lazaro
Athletics Women's long jump F12
 Gold
Manuel Diaz
Oscar de la Cruz
Cycling Men's tandem open
 Gold
Hector Lopez
Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2
 Gold
Miguel Luque
Swimming Men's 50m breaststroke SB3
 Gold
Daniel Vidal
Swimming Men's 50m butterfly S6
 Gold Richard Oribe Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S4
 Gold
Sebastián Rodríguez
Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S5
 Gold
Ricardo Ten
Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke SB4
 Gold
Jesús Collado Alarcón
Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S9
 Gold Richard Oribe Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S4
 Gold
Sebastián Rodríguez
Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S5
 Gold
Javier Torres
Swimming Men's 150m individual medley SM4
 Gold Richard Oribe Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S4
 Gold
Sebastián Rodríguez
Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S5
 Gold Pablo Cimadevilla Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM5
 Gold
Enrique Floriano
Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM13
 Gold
Jaime Serrano
Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S9
 Gold
Enrique Floriano
Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S13
 Gold
Sebastián Rodríguez
Swimming Men's 4x50m relay 20 pts
 Gold
Vicente Gil
Pablo Cimadevilla
Swimming Men's 4x50m medley relay 20 pts
 Gold
Sara Carracelas
Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S2
 Gold
Deborah Font
Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB12
 Gold
Anais Garcia
Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S11
 Gold
Anais Garcia
Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S11
 Gold
Alvaro Valera
Table tennis Men's singles 8
 Silver
Juan Lopez
Athletics Men's 100m T20
 Silver
Luis Bullido
Athletics Men's 400m T11
 Silver
Abel Avila
Athletics Men's 800m T12
 Silver Javier Conde Athletics Men's 5000m T46
 Silver Santiago Sanz Athletics Men's 5000m T52
 Silver
Ignacio Avila
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay T13
 Silver José Fernandez
David Barrallo
Juan Martinez
Marcos Francisco Duenas
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay T46
 Silver José Manuel Rodríguez Athletics Men's long jump F11
 Silver Alfonso Fidalgo Athletics Men's shot put F11
 Silver Íñigo García Athletics Men's shot put F12
 Silver Purificacion Santamarta Athletics Women's 100m T12
 Silver Beatriz Mendoza Athletics Women's 200m T12
 Silver Antonio Cid Boccia Mixed individual BC1
 Silver
Santiago Pesquera
Boccia Mixed pairs BC3
 Silver
Francisco Beltran
Antonio Cid
Boccia Mixed team BC1-BC2
 Silver José Andres Blanco Sánchez Cycling Mixed individual pursuit LC3
 Silver
Abelardo Gandia
Jose Munoz
Cycling Men's individual pursuit tandem open
 Silver Goalball Women's team
 Silver
David García
Judo Men's -66 kg
 Silver Rafael Moreno Judo Men's +100 kg
 Silver
Daniel Vidal
Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S6
 Silver
Enrique Floriano
Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S13
 Silver
Jaime Serrano
Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM9
 Silver
Juan Francisco Jimenez
Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S8
 Silver
Enrique Tornero
Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S9
 Silver Yolanda Jurado Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke SB14
 Silver Teresa Perales Swimming Women's 50m butterfly
 Silver
Sara Carracelas
Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S2
 Silver
Ana Garcia-Arcicollar
Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S12
 Silver
Jose Manuel Ruiz
Table tennis Men's singles 10
 Bronze Júlio Requena Athletics Men's 200m T11
 Bronze José Fernandez Athletics Men's 800m T46
 Bronze Santiago Sanz Athletics Men's 800m T52
 Bronze Pedro Delgado Athletics Men's 1500m T11
 Bronze
Oscar Serrano
Athletics Men's 1500m T12
 Bronze Jesús González Athletics Men's 1500m T36
 Bronze
Enrique Sanchez-Guijo
Juan Viedma
Júlio Requena
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay T13
 Bronze
Francisco Jesus Mendez
Athletics Men's shot put F54
 Bronze Ruben Alvarez Athletics Men's triple jump F46
 Bronze Beatriz Mendoza Athletics Women's 100m T12
 Bronze
Susana Echeverria
Athletics Women's javelin F20
 Bronze
Francisco Beltran
Boccia Mixed individual BC1
 Bronze
Jesus Fraile
Boccia Mixed individual BC2
 Bronze José Andres Blanco Sánchez Cycling Mixed bicycle road race LC3
 Bronze
Francisco Suarez
Jose Curieses
Cycling Men's tandem open
 Bronze Christian Venge
Jordi Domingo
Cycling Men's individual pursuit tandem open
 Bronze José Carlos Ruiz Judo Men's -60 kg
 Bronze
Francisco Angel Soriano
Shooting Mixed free pistol SH1
 Bronze
Javier Torres
Swimming Men's 50m breaststroke SB3
 Bronze
Jesús Collado Alarcón
Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S9
 Bronze
Miguel Deniz
Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S11
 Bronze
Francisco Segarra
Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S12
 Bronze
Juan Francisco Jimenez
Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S8
 Bronze
Samuel Soler
Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S3
 Bronze
Jesús Collado Alarcón
Swimming Men's 200m individual medley SM9
 Bronze
Miguel Deniz
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay S11-13
 Bronze
Sara Carracelas
Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S2
 Bronze Teresa Perales Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S5
 Bronze
Raquel Saavedra
Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S11
 Bronze
Ana Garcia-Arcicollar
Swimming Women's 100m butterfly S12
 Bronze Teresa Perales Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S5
 Bronze Teresa Perales Swimming Women's 200m freestyle S5
 Bronze
Deborah Font
Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S12
 Bronze Manuel Robles Table tennis Men's singles 5
 Bronze Angel Garrido Table tennis Men's singles 11
 Bronze
Jose Manuel Ruiz
Table tennis Men's teams 10
 Bronze Daniel Lamata Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual B

Cheating scandal

Spain's intellectual disability basketball team won the tournament and gold medals, but these medals were soon stripped from the team. Shortly after the Games closed, Carlos Ribagorda, a member of the victorious team and an undercover journalist, revealed to the Spanish business magazine Capital that ten of the twelve members of the team were "ringers", that is, basketball players who were not disabled recruited to make the team stronger. None of these members underwent tests to verify they were actually disabled, nor would they have qualified had the tests been performed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Participation Numbers Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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