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The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games were marred by a scandal which saw a Intelectual Disability athletes removed from the next two Summer Paralympics. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Fernando Vicente Martin, former head of the Spanish Federation for Mentally Handicapped Sports, allowed neurotypical athletes to compete at the Games in order to win the biggest ...
In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968
Waldemar has successfully competed at three summer paralympics. His first were in Barcelona in 1992 where he won the B2 class 800m and finished second in the 1500m and 5000m. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics he moved up in distance winning the T11 Marathon, second in the 10000m and third in 5000m as well as competing in the 1500m.
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Two East Timor athletes took part in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, but they competed officially as Individual Paralympic Athletes, rather than as representatives of an NPC. [ 1 ] There were two "individual Paralympians" from East Timor: Alcino Pereira in the men's 5,000m race (T38 category) in track and field ; and Mateus Lukas in ...
The 2000 Summer Paralympics saw Martin pick up what would prove to be his last medal, a silver in the discus as he was unable to medal in either shot or javelin. He was also unable to medal in either the discus or javelin at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [1] Martin died April 19, 2012, of a heart attack. [2]
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Action shot of Australian track athlete Lisa Llorens during her silver medal winning run in the 100 m T20 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Australian track athletes Katrina Webb (left) and Alison Quinn (right) celebrate with their Australian fans in the crowd over their medal wins in the 100 m T38 at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, Day 07 ...