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Canada wins men's 4x100 m medley 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Canada took gold in the men's 4x100 m medley 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Canada, 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
Canada took gold in the men's 4x100 m medley 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Canada, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
The podium
The silver medal was awarded to Great Britain of Great Britain. The runner-up result places Great Britain alongside the winning delegation in this event.
The bronze medal was awarded to Australia of Australia. These results completed the podium for men's 4x100 m medley 34 pts.
Final and qualifying performances
The final result sheet records Canada Adam Purdy Robert Penner Andrew Haley Brad Sales Philippe Gagnon Benoit Huot in position 1 with 4:32.39, Great Britain Sascha Kindred David Roberts Giles Long James Crisp Paul Noble Marc Woods in position 2 with 4:38.71 and Australia Alex Harris David Rolfe Paul Barnett Daniel Bell Benoit Austin Cameron de Burgh Justin Eveson in position 3 with 4:39.56. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.
Beyond the medal positions, the final included Netherlands Kasper Engel Rutger Sturkenboom Joost De Hoogh Jurjen Engelsman (NED, position 4, 4:46.18), Spain Carlos Munoz Jesus Collado Pablo Galindo Juan Francisco Jimenez (ESP, position 5, 4:47.94), Germany Geert Jaehrig Holger Kimmig Detlef Schmidt Mario Kofler (GER, position 6, 4:48.47), Brazil Gledson Soares Fabiano Machado Mauro Brasil Danilo Glasser (BRA, position 7, 5:07.16) and Russian Federation Igor Lukin Dmitriy Ostapchuk Alexander Chelochkov Aleksei Kapoura Evgeniy Lakiza Nikolay Rogozhin (RUS, position 8, 5:12.28).
The medal-winning team rosters include Canada: Adam Purdy, Robert Penner, Andrew Haley, Brad Sales, Philippe Gagnon, Benoit Huot, Great Britain: Sascha Kindred, David Roberts, Giles Long, James Crisp, Paul Noble, Marc Woods and Australia: Alex Harris, David Rolfe, Paul Barnett, Daniel Bell, Benoit Austin, Cameron de Burgh, Justin Eveson. 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 medley 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 | Canada — Adam Purdy, Robert Penner, Andrew Haley, Brad Sales, Philippe Gagnon, Benoit Huot | Canada |
| Silver | Great Britain — Sascha Kindred, David Roberts, Giles Long, James Crisp, Paul Noble, Marc Woods | Great Britain |
| Bronze | Australia — Alex Harris, David Rolfe, Paul Barnett, Daniel Bell, Benoit Austin, Cameron de Burgh, Justin Eveson | Australia |
The final results
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Adam Purdy Robert Penner Andrew Haley Brad Sales Philippe Gagnon Benoit Huot | CAN | 4:32.39 |
| 2 | Great Britain Sascha Kindred David Roberts Giles Long James Crisp Paul Noble Marc Woods | GBR | 4:38.71 |
| 3 | Australia Alex Harris David Rolfe Paul Barnett Daniel Bell Benoit Austin Cameron de Burgh Justin Eveson | AUS | 4:39.56 |
| 4 | Netherlands Kasper Engel Rutger Sturkenboom Joost De Hoogh Jurjen Engelsman | NED | 4:46.18 |
| 5 | Spain Carlos Munoz Jesus Collado Pablo Galindo Juan Francisco Jimenez | ESP | 4:47.94 |
| 6 | Germany Geert Jaehrig Holger Kimmig Detlef Schmidt Mario Kofler | GER | 4:48.47 |
| 7 | Brazil Gledson Soares Fabiano Machado Mauro Brasil Danilo Glasser | BRA | 5:07.16 |
| 8 | Russian Federation Igor Lukin Dmitriy Ostapchuk Alexander Chelochkov Aleksei Kapoura Evgeniy Lakiza Nikolay Rogozhin | RUS | 5:12.28 |
Sources
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