page_title: Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
section_title: Wheelchair Rugby
hierarchical_section_title: Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics / Wheelchair Rugby
caption_attribution_description: English: Australian wheelchair rugby "Steelers" player Brad Dubberley attacks during their match against Sweden at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games
context_page_description: Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Paralympics which was held in Sydney. Australia competed in the games between 18 and 29 October. The team consisted of 285 athletes in 18 sports with 148 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to a Games. Australia has participated at every Summer Paralympic Games since its inception. Australia finished at the top of the medal tally with 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals to total 149 medals for the games. This was the first time and the only time to date that Australia has finished on top of either an Olympic or Paralympic medal tally. The most successful sports were athletics, cycling, equestrian, swimming and wheelchair tennis.
  Notable Australian performances were:
  Siobhan Paton won six gold medals in S14 swimming events and set six world records
  Timothy Sullivan won five gold medals and set five world records in athletics
  Neil Fuller, a leg amputee sprinter, won four gold medals and one bronze medal and was flag bearer at the closing ceremony
  Lisa Llorens won three gold medals and one silver medal in athletics
  Greg Smith in wheelchair athletics events won three gold medals
context_section_description: Australia represented in wheelchair rugby by:
  Coaches – Terry Vinyard (Head), Glenn Stephens, Nicholas Bailey Officials – Kim Elwood (Manager), David Bonavita (Chief Mechanic), Wendy Poole
  The team known as the 'Steelers' won the silver medal after losing to the World and Paralympic champions, United States by one point in the final.
  Group A Results and Standings
  Semi-finals 
  Australia 40 defeated New Zealand 39
  Gold Medal Match
  United States 32 defeated Australia 31
caption: 271000 - Wheelchair rugby Brad Dubberley attacks - 3b - 2000 Sydney match photo
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