Spanish competitors won 106 medals, 38 gold, 30 silver and.

2000 paralympics spain. It was one of the lowest acts committed on an australian sporting field when a team of spanish basketballers conned their way to a gold medal at the sydney 2000 paralympics. The first paralympic men’s basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities took place in sydney in october 2000 and was marked by the impressive. It's been 20 years since the sydney 2000 summer paralympic games.

As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals,. Spain was stripped of the gold medal they won at sydney 2000 after it emerged players had pretended to be intellectually disabled when they were not. Spain competed at the 2000 summer paralympics in sydney, australia.

The official website for the olympic and paralympic games tokyo 2020, providing the latest news, event information, games vision, and venue plans. After the tremendous success of barcelona 1992, and the troublesome experiences of atlanta 1996, the sydney 2000 paralympic games got the paralympic movement back on the track. (photo courtesy of simon tominson ) peter fedyk, editor in chief of content.

The team included 210 athletes—158 men and 52 women. Their team of 12 were each awarded gold. The spanish basketball team at the 2000 paralympics.

The first paralympic men’s basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities took place in sydney in october 2000 and was marked by the impressive. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first paralympic games to be held outside the norther. Fernando martin vicente, the former head of the spanish federation for mentally handicapped sports, fielded athletes with no disabilities at the 2000 paralympics in sydney in.