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Great Britain wins men's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Great Britain took gold in the men's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Great Britain, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
18–29 October 2000 · Sydney, Australia
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The title
Great Britain took gold in the men's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Great Britain, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
The podium
The silver medal was awarded to Australia of Australia. The runner-up result places Australia alongside the winning delegation in this event.
The bronze medal was awarded to Brazil of Brazil. These results completed the podium for men's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts.
Final and qualifying performances
The final result sheet records Great Britain David Roberts Matthew Walker Giles Long James Crisp Jody Cundy Marc Woods in position 1 with 4:06.85, Australia Alex Harris Ben Austin Scott Brockenshire Brendan Burkett Cameron de Burgh Justin Eveson Shane Walsh in position 2 with 4:07.41 and Brazil Luis Silva Gledson Soares Fabiano Machado Mauro Brasil Danilo Glasser Adriano Gomes de Lima in position 3 with 4:12.18. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.
Beyond the medal positions, the final included Canada Adam Purdy Robert Penner Andrew Haley Brad Sales Philippe Gagnon Benoit Huot (CAN, position 4, 4:14.69), Spain Carlos Munoz Jesus Collado Jaime Serrano Juan Francisco Jimenez Luis Alberto Nunez (ESP, position 5, 4:15.28), People's Republic of China Jianhua Yin Hengheng Tian Xiaoming Xiong Jian Ding (CHN, position 6, 4:16.50), Germany Swen Michaelis Thomas Grimm Holger Kimmig Stefan Krohn Detlef Schmidt Mario Kofler (GER, position 7, 4:22.37) and Russian Federation Igor Lukin Dmitriy Ostapchuk Alexander Chelochkov Evgeniy Lakiza German Mikhailov Nikolay Rogozhin (RUS, position 8, 4:38.86).
The medal-winning team rosters include Great Britain: David Roberts, Matthew Walker, Giles Long, James Crisp, Jody Cundy, Marc Woods, Australia: Alex Harris, Ben Austin, Scott Brockenshire, Brendan Burkett, Cameron de Burgh, Justin Eveson, Shane Walsh and Brazil: Luis Silva, Gledson Soares, Fabiano Machado, Mauro Brasil, Danilo Glasser, Adriano Gomes de Lima. These are the athletes listed in the medal record; the roster does not by itself identify which athletes started a particular heat or final.
The event
This was the men's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts competition in swimming at the Sydney Paralympics. The medal table above identifies the winning delegation and the other podium positions in this event.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Great Britain — David Roberts, Matthew Walker, Giles Long, James Crisp, Jody Cundy, Marc Woods | Great Britain |
| Silver | Australia — Alex Harris, Ben Austin, Scott Brockenshire, Brendan Burkett, Cameron de Burgh, Justin Eveson, Shane Walsh | Australia |
| Bronze | Brazil — Luis Silva, Gledson Soares, Fabiano Machado, Mauro Brasil, Danilo Glasser, Adriano Gomes de Lima | Brazil |
The final results
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain David Roberts Matthew Walker Giles Long James Crisp Jody Cundy Marc Woods | GBR | 4:06.85 |
| 2 | Australia Alex Harris Ben Austin Scott Brockenshire Brendan Burkett Cameron de Burgh Justin Eveson Shane Walsh | AUS | 4:07.41 |
| 3 | Brazil Luis Silva Gledson Soares Fabiano Machado Mauro Brasil Danilo Glasser Adriano Gomes de Lima | BRA | 4:12.18 |
| 4 | Canada Adam Purdy Robert Penner Andrew Haley Brad Sales Philippe Gagnon Benoit Huot | CAN | 4:14.69 |
| 5 | Spain Carlos Munoz Jesus Collado Jaime Serrano Juan Francisco Jimenez Luis Alberto Nunez | ESP | 4:15.28 |
| 6 | People's Republic of China Jianhua Yin Hengheng Tian Xiaoming Xiong Jian Ding | CHN | 4:16.50 |
| 7 | Germany Swen Michaelis Thomas Grimm Holger Kimmig Stefan Krohn Detlef Schmidt Mario Kofler | GER | 4:22.37 |
| 8 | Russian Federation Igor Lukin Dmitriy Ostapchuk Alexander Chelochkov Evgeniy Lakiza German Mikhailov Nikolay Rogozhin | RUS | 4:38.86 |
Sources
Check the original record.
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