Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Paralympics

2000 Summer Paralympics

The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...

 in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

. Australia finished at the top of the medal table, with 63 gold medals. Among Australia's most successful athletes were Lisa Llorens

Lisa Llorens

Lisa Llorens is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She specialises in Paralympic high jumping, long jumping and sprinting, in competitions for athletes with autism....

, who won three gold medals and one silver in track and field, and Siobhan Paton

Siobhan Paton

Siôbhán Paton OAM, born 28 August 1983, is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. As of 2004, she holds thirteen world records in her disability class of S14 - intellectual disability....

, who won six gold medals in swimming, and set nine world records in the process.

Medalists

				Total
	63	39	47	149

External links

• International Paralympic Committee