The ROC team took one gold, two silvers, and four bronzes, marking the first time any Taiwan athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold. Also, as part of the events, Taiwan's Crescent Moon Dance Troupe, made up of handicapped persons, was the only foreign troupe invited by the Australian government to participate in the Paralympic Arts Festival.
台灣殘障人士組成的「弦月舞集」，則在這一次殘障奧運中，成為唯一獲澳洲政府邀請，參加殘障民俗藝術節目演出的外國團體。中華隊也在比賽中奪得一金二銀四銅，為台灣首度在奧運中抱金而歸。