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Canada wins women's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Canada took gold in the women's 4x100 m freestyle 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.
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The title
Canada took gold in the women's 4x100 m freestyle 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 United States of America of United States of America. The runner-up result places United States of America alongside the winning delegation in this event.
The bronze medal was awarded to Australia of Australia. These results completed the podium for women's 4x100 m freestyle 34 pts.
Final and qualifying performances
The final result sheet records Canada Danielle Campo Andrea Cole Stephanie Dixon Jessica Sloan in position 1 with 4:38.01, United States of America Shannon Bothelio Lauren Reynolds Kendra Berner Karen Norris in position 2 with 4:45.57 and Australia Amanda Fraser Priya Cooper Melissa Carlton Gemma Dashwood in position 3 with 4:48.34. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.
Beyond the medal positions, the final included Great Britain Jeanette Chippington Emily Jennings Sarah Storey Lara Ferguson (GBR, position 4, 4:52.02), Germany Maria Goetze Claudia Knoth Claudia Hengst Stephanie Puetz (GER, position 5, 4:54.52), Poland Malgorzata Okupniak Aneta Michalska Katarzyna Michalczyk Beata Drozdowska (POL, position 6, 5:05.71) and People's Republic of China Min Huang Huayan Pan Tieyin Shi Libo Yang (CHN, position 7, 5:59.68).
The medal-winning team rosters include Canada: Danielle Campo, Andrea Cole, Stephanie Dixon, Jessica Sloan, United States of America: Shannon Bothelio, Lauren Reynolds, Kendra Berner, Karen Norris and Australia: Amanda Fraser, Priya Cooper, Melissa Carlton, Gemma Dashwood. 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 women'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 | Canada — Danielle Campo, Andrea Cole, Stephanie Dixon, Jessica Sloan | Canada |
| Silver | United States of America — Shannon Bothelio, Lauren Reynolds, Kendra Berner, Karen Norris | United States of America |
| Bronze | Australia — Amanda Fraser, Priya Cooper, Melissa Carlton, Gemma Dashwood | Australia |
The final results
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Danielle Campo Andrea Cole Stephanie Dixon Jessica Sloan | CAN | 4:38.01 |
| 2 | United States of America Shannon Bothelio Lauren Reynolds Kendra Berner Karen Norris | USA | 4:45.57 |
| 3 | Australia Amanda Fraser Priya Cooper Melissa Carlton Gemma Dashwood | AUS | 4:48.34 |
| 4 | Great Britain Jeanette Chippington Emily Jennings Sarah Storey Lara Ferguson | GBR | 4:52.02 |
| 5 | Germany Maria Goetze Claudia Knoth Claudia Hengst Stephanie Puetz | GER | 4:54.52 |
| 6 | Poland Malgorzata Okupniak Aneta Michalska Katarzyna Michalczyk Beata Drozdowska | POL | 5:05.71 |
| 7 | People's Republic of China Min Huang Huayan Pan Tieyin Shi Libo Yang | CHN | 5:59.68 |
Sources
Check the original record.
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