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Athletics at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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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.

Men's 1500 m wheelchair

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Saúl Mendoza  Mexico 3:06.75 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Claude Issorat  France 3:07.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Louise Sauvage  Australia 1:56.07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:56.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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