Goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

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Goalball
at the XI Paralympic Games
Goalball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Goalball
Venue The Dome and Exhibition Complex
1996
2004

Goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1001
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1001
3Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0022
Totals (5 nations)2226

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's teamFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)

Martin Enggaard Pedersen
Soren Jensen
Henri Nooyen
Ferudun Kahraman
Thomas Wetche
Peter Weichel

Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)

Marius Zibolis
Genrik Pavliukianec
Egidijus Biknevicius
Arvydas Juchna
Algirdas Montvydas

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)

Torsten Karlsson
Niklas Wetterstroem
Boris Samuelsson
Jimmy Bjoerkstrand
Niklas Hultqvist
Mikael Stahl

Women's teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)

Nancy Morin
Nathalie Chartrand
Viviane Forest
Contessa Scott
Amy Alsop
Carrie Anton

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)

Sara Luna Santana
María Ángeles Calderón
Concepción Dueso Garcés
Concepción Hernández Díaz
Jessica Malagón Moreno
Maria Begoña Redal Giraldos

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)

Josefine Jaelmestal
Helena Gustavsson
Lena Saarensalo
Anna Nilsson
Malin Gustavsson
Sarah Winberg

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