Wheelchair racing at the 2000 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 28 September 2000. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.

Men's 1500 m wheelchair

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Saúl Mendoza Mexico3:06.75OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Claude Issorat France3:07.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Heinz Frei Switzerland3:07.82
4Kurt Fearnley Australia3:08.27
5Jeff Adams Canada3:08.95
6Scot Hollonbeck United States3:09.15
7Ernst van Dyk South Africa3:12.35
8John Maclean AustraliaDNF

Women's 800 m wheelchair

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Louise Sauvage Australia1:56.07
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:56.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ariadne Hernández Mexico1:56.59
4Tanni Grey Great Britain1:56.86
5Cheri Becerra United States1:57.19
6Chantal Petitclerc Canada1:57.22
7Lily Anggreny Germany1:57.63
8Madeleine Nordlund Sweden1:57.82

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