title: Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
text: # Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
  
  Netherlands competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. The team included 102 athletes, 69 men and 33 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 30 medals, including 12 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze to finish 15th in the medal table.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Jan Mulder Jeroen Straathof | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem open |
  | Gold | Joop Stokkel | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage - Championship grade II |
  | Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 |
  | Gold | Kasper Engel | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
  | Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S14 |
  | Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM14 |
  | Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 50 m Butterfly S14 |
  | Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S14 |
  | Gold | Syreeta van Amelsvoort | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 |
  | Gold | Robin Ammerlaan Ricky Molier | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Doubles |
  | Gold | Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Doubles |
  | Gold | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Singles |
  | Silver | Willem Noorduin | Athletics | Men's Discus F36 |
  | Silver | Willem Noorduin | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F36 |
  | Silver | Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots | Cycling | Men's Tandem open |
  | Silver | Joop Stokkel | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage - Freestyle grade II |
  | Silver | Gert Bolmer Ineke de Groot Joop Stokkel Sjerstin Vermeulen | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage Team open |
  | Silver | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 |
  | Silver | Jeroen Gottemaker Alwin Houtsma Marcel Kamst Jeroen van Oene | Swimming | Men's 4x50 m Medley S14 |
  | Silver | Netherlands men's wheelchair basketball team Wim t LamFrank de GoedeAnton de RooyRuud DettmerKoen JansensMustafa JebariRene MartensMarion OosterboschKees van de BunteGert Jan van der LindenKornelis van der WerfArie van Gent | Wheelchair basketball | Men's team |
  | Silver | Sharon Walraven | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Singles |
  | Bronze | Gert Bolmer | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage - Freestyle grade II |
  | Bronze | Taqy Parnian | Powerlifting | Men's Up To 60 kg |
  | Bronze | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 |
  | Bronze | Jurjen Engelsman | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM10 |
  | Bronze | Joost de Hoogh | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 |
  | Bronze | Mendy Meenderink | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 |
  | Bronze | Marion Nijhof | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S11 |
  | Bronze | Gertrudis Laemers Jolanda Paardekam | Table tennis | Women's Teams 1-3 |
  | Bronze | Maaike Smit | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Singles |
  
  Source: www.paralympic.org & www.olympischstadion.nl
  
  