Estonia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics Estonia
games= 2000 Summer
competitors= 10
sports= 4
flagbearer= Helena Silm
officials=
gold= 1
silver= 1
bronze= 3
total= 5
rank= 45
Estonia participated in the XI. Summer Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Estonian team representatives were president of Estonian Paralympic Committee Toomas Vilosius, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Eiki Nestor, secretary member Are Eller and coaches Õnne Pollisinski and Rein Põldme.

Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:

*Athletics: 2 females and 2 males
*Sailing: 1 male
*Shooting: 1 male
*Swimming: 4 females

Medalists

Gold

* Sirly Tiik - Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw F20

Silver

* Marge Kõrkjas - Swimming, Women's 50 m Freestyle S12

Bronze

* Sirly Tiik - Athletics, Women's High Jump F20
* Sirly Tiik - Athletics, Women's Shot Put F20
* Janne Mugame - Swimming, Women's 50 m Backstroke S14

Top 6 Finishes

4th place

* Sirly Tiik - Athletics, Women's Long Jump F20
* Denis Sedelnikov - Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw F20

5th place

* Denis Sedelnikov - Athletics, Men's Shot Put F20 - Final: 11.23 (→ 5. place )

6th place

* Janne Mugame - Swimming, Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB14
* Marge Kõrkjas - Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle S12
* Marge Kõrkjas - Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke S12

Results by event

* Denis Sedelnikov
** Men's Javelin Throw F20 - Final: 41.44 (→ 4. place )
** Men's Shot Put F20 - Final: 11.23 (→ 5. place )

* Sergei Dikun
** Men's 100 m T20 - Semifinal Heat 1: 6th 12,01 (→ did not advance, 17. place )
** Men's 400 m T20 - Semifinal Heat 1: 6th 55,21 (→ did not advance, 17. place )
** Men's Long Jump MH - Final: 6.03 (→ 7. place )

* Sirly Tiik
** Women's High Jump F20 - Final: 1.44 (→ Bronze Medal )
** Women's Long Jump F42-46 - Final: 4.89 (→ 4. place )
** Women's Shot Put F20 - Final: 10.34 (→ Bronze Medal )
** Women's Javelin F20 - Final: 39.77 WR (→ Gold Medal )

* Helena Silm
** Women's Long Jump F12 - Final: 4.41 (→ 8. place )
** Women's Pentathlon P13 - Final: 1840 points (→ 7. place )

* Priidik Mentaal
** Mixed Single Person 2.4mr - 94 points (→ 15. place )

* Helmut Mänd
** Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Preliminary: 32nd 593 (→ 32.- 38. place )

* Janne Mugame
** Women's 50 m Freestyle S14 - Heats: 6th 31,37; Final: 31,25 (→ 8. place )
** Women's 100 m Freestyle S14 - Heats: 8th 1.08,59; Final: 1.08,96 (→ 8. place )
** Women's 50 m Backstroke S14 - Heats: 2nd 34,26; Final: 34,02 (→ Bronze Medal )
** Women's 50 m Butterfly S14 - Heats: 5th 33,79; Final: 33,78 (→ 7. place )
** Women's 200 m Medley SM14 - Heats: 9th 32.55,78 (→ did not advance, 9. place )
** Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB14 - Heats: 6th 40,04; Final: 40,14 (→ 6. place )

* Eela Kokk
** Women's 50 m Freestyle S14 - Heats: 11th 32,89 (→ did not advance, 11. place )
** Women's 100 m Freestyle S14 - Heats: 9th 1.12,41 (→ did not advance, 9. place )
** Women's 50 m Backstroke S14 - Heats: 11th 42,45 (→ did not advance, 11. place )
** Women's 50 m Butterfly S14 - Heats: 11th 35,78 (→ did not advance, 11. place )

* Annika Raide
** Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 - Heats: 11th 39,46 (→ did not advance, 11. place )
** Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 - Heats: 12th 1.27,87 (→ did not advance, 12. place )
** Women's 400 m Freestyle S11 - Heats: 9th 6.38,67 (→ did not advance, 9. place )
** Women's 100 m Backstroke S11 - Heats: 6th 1.30,50 ; Final: 1.30,31 (→ 7. place )

* Marge Kõrkjas
** Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 - Heats: 2nd 30,21 ; Final: 29,42 ER (→ Silver Medal )
** Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 - Heats: 3rd 1.06,26 ; Final: 1.06,38 (→ 6. place )
** Women's 100 m Backstroke S12 - Final: 1.26,71 (→ 6. place )

ee also

*2000 Summer Paralympics
*Estonia at the Paralympics
*Estonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

External links

* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
* [http://www.paralympic.ee Estonian Paralympic Committee]