Faroe Islands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
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The Faroe Islands
competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
in Sydney
, Australia
. The islands' delegation consisted in two swimmers, Heidi Andreasen
and Esther Hansen.
Andreasen won all four of the Faroe Islands' medals: three silver (S8 50m freestyle, S8 100m freestyle, S8 400m freestyle) and one bronze (S8 100m backstroke).
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The islands' delegation consisted in two swimmers, Heidi Andreasen
Heidi Andreasen
Heidi Andreasen is a Faroese swimmer.She represented the Faroe Islands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, winning three silver medals, in the S8 50m freestyle, the S8 100m freestyle, and the S8 400m freestyle, and a bronze in the S8 100m backstroke.She was the Faroe Islands' sole representative at...
and Esther Hansen.
Andreasen won all four of the Faroe Islands' medals: three silver (S8 50m freestyle, S8 100m freestyle, S8 400m freestyle) and one bronze (S8 100m backstroke).