Wheelchair racing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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.
| Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
Men's 1500 m wheelchair
| 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
| 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 |
References
- 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.
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