1972 Summer Paralympics

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IV Paralympic Games
Host city Heidelberg, West Germany
Nations participating 41
Athletes participating 1004
Events 187 in 10 sports
Opening ceremony August 2
Closing ceremony  ?
Officially opened by Gustav Heinemann

The 1972 Summer Paralympics were the fourth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Heidelberg, West Germany.

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[edit] Sports

As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only. However, demonstration events such as goalball and a 100 m sprint for the visually impaired allowed visually impaired competitors to participate for the first time.[1]

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 West Germany West Germany 28 17 22 67
2 United States United States 17 27 30 74
3 Great Britain Great Britain 16 15 21 52
4 South Africa South Africa 16 12 13 41
5 Netherlands Netherlands 14 13 11 38
6 Poland Poland 14 12 7 33
7 France France 10 8 15 33
8 Israel Israel 9 10 9 28
9 Italy Italy 8 4 5 17
10 Jamaica Jamaica 8 3 4 15
11 Australia Australia 6 9 10 25
12 Austria Austria 6 6 6 18
13 Canada Canada 5 6 8 19
14 Sweden Sweden 5 6 6 17
15 Japan Japan 4 5 3 12
16 South Korea South Korea 4 2 1 7
17 Rhodesia Rhodesia 3 5 4 12
18 New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 3 9
19 Switzerland Switzerland 3 2 4 9
20 Argentina Argentina 2 4 3 9
21 Ireland Ireland 2 4 2 8
22 Norway Norway 1 5 5 11
23 Belgium Belgium 1 1 2 4
23 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 1 2 4
25 India India 1 0 0 1
25 Kenya Kenya 1 0 0 1
27 Spain Spain 0 4 0 4
28 Finland Finland 0 2 1 4
29 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0 1 1 2
30 Hungary Hungary 0 0 1 1
30 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
Total 188 187 200 575

[edit] Participating delegations

Forty-two delegations took part in the Heidelberg Paralympics.[2]

[edit] References


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