Estonia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Estonia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EST
NPC	Estonian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ee
in Sydney
Competitors	10 in 4 sports
Flag bearer
Medals Ranked 45th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)

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 .

Estonia entered 10 athletes in the following sports:

• Athletics: 2 females and 2 males
• : 1 male
• Shooting: 1 male
• Swimming: 4 females

Medallists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Sirly Tiik	Athletics	Women's javelin F20
Silver	Marge Kõrkjas	Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle S12
Bronze	Sirly Tiik	Athletics	Women's high jump F20
Bronze	Sirly Tiik	Athletics	Women's shot put F20
Bronze		Swimming	Women's 50m backstroke S14

Other athletes[]

Athletics[]

• • Men's Javelin Throw F20 – Final: 41.44 (→ 4. place )
  • Men's Shot Put F20 – Final: 11.23 (→ 5. place )
• • 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)
  • Women's Long Jump F42-46 – Final: 4.89 (→ 4. place )
  • Women's Shot Put F20 – Final: 10.34 (→  Bronze)
  • Women's Javelin F20 – Final: 39.77 WR (→  Gold)
• • Women's Long Jump F12 – Final: 4.41 (→ 8. place )
  • Women's Pentathlon P13 – Final: 1840 points (→ 7. place )

Sailing[]

• • Mixed Single Person 2.4mr – 94 points (→ 15. place )

Shooting[]

• • Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 – Preliminary: 32nd 593 (→ 32.- 38. place )

Swimming[]

• • 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)
  • 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 )
• • 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 )
• • 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)
  • 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 )

See also[]

• Estonia at the Paralympics
• Estonia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

External links[]

• International Paralympic Committee
• Estonian Paralympic Committee