AUSTRALIA: KOREAN POWER LIFTER PARK JONG-CHUL BREAKS NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE SYDNEY PARALYMPICS

Record ID: 981549

  • Title: AUSTRALIA: KOREAN POWER LIFTER PARK JONG-CHUL BREAKS NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE SYDNEY PARALYMPICS
  • Date: 27th October 2000
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 27, 2000) (SOCOG - SEE RESTRICTIONS ABOVE) POWERLIFTING 1. PARK JONG-CHUL LIFTS A NEW RECORD OF 243 KG TO WIN THE 82 KG POWERLIFTING SAILING 2. THOMAS BROWN OF THE USA WINS THE FINAL RACE IN THE FINAL RACE IN THE 2.4 METRE R CLASS TO TAKE THE BRONZE MEDAL 3. NOEL ROBINS WINS THE SONAR CLASS GOLD MEDAL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 4. ESTHER VERGEER DEFEATS SHARON WALRAVEN 6-0, 6-4 IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL 5. MEN'S DOUBLES FINAL, ROBIN AMMERLAAN AND RICKY MOLIER BEAT NUMBER ONE SEEDS DAVID HALL AND DAVID JOHNSON TO WIN THE GOLD MEDAL CYCLING, MIXED LC1 ROADRACE 6. RACE IN PROGRESS 7. THOMAS NEAL MAKES A BREAK FOR THE FRONT AND WINS AHEAD OF PAUL O'NEILL AND DAVID MERCIER SWIMMING 8. WOMEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE S12, HONGYAN ZHU WINS IN 1:11.60 FROM TRISCHA ZORN AND PATRYCJA HARAJDA 9. REPLAY AS ZHU BANGS HER HEAD ON THE END WALL 10. MEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE S13, WALTER WU OF CANADA WINS IN 1:04.38 FROM ENRIQUE FLORIANO AND NOEL PEDERSEN 11. SLOWMOTION OF WU AT THE FINISH 12. MEN'S 4X50M MEDLEY RELAY S14 FINAL, HUNGARY WIN, GABOR MAJER SWIMS THE FINAL LEG TO SET A NEW WORLD RECORD OF 1:58:17 WITH THE NETHERLANDS SECOND AND POLAND THIRD TABLE TENNIS 13. CHRISTIANE PAPE BEATS MONIKA SIKORA TO WIN THE GOLD ATHLETICS 14. MEN'S 400M T38 FINAL, TIMOTHY SULLIVAN OF AUSTRALIA WINS IN A WORLD RECORD 50.30 WITH STEPHEN PAYTON SECOND AND MALCOLM PRINGLE THIRD 15. WOMEN'S 400M T53 FINAL, TANNI GREY-THOMPSON WINS FROM MADELEINE NORDLUND AND CHERI BLAUWET 16. MEN'S 200M T51 FINAL, BART DODSON WINS FROM MIKKEL GAARDER AND ALVISE DE VIDI VOLLEYBALL 17. GERMANY WIN THE FINAL, BEATING CANADA Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
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