1980 Summer Paralympics
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| Host city | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| Nations participating | 42 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1,973 | ||
| Events | 489 in 12 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | June 21 | ||
| Closing ceremony | June 30 | ||
| Officially opened by | Princess Margriet | ||
| Stadium | National Sports Centre Papendal | ||
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The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games. They were held in Papendal, close to the host city of Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.
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[edit] Sports
Competitors were divided into four disability categories: amputee, cerebal palsy, visually impaired, and wheelchair. It was the first time that cerebral palsy athletes competed in the Paralympics. Volleyball was added to the program as a new sport.[1]
- Archery
- Athletics
- Dartchery
- Goalball
- Lawn bowls
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wrestling
[edit] Participating delegations
Forty-three delegations took part in the Arnhem Paralympics.[2]
Prior to the Games, the States-General (national Parliament) of the Netherlands, as host country, adopted a motion declaring South Africa's participation "undesirable", due to its policy of apartheid. The 1980 Games thus marked South Africa's first absence from the Summer Paralympics since it had joined the movement in 1964, and it remained absent until 1992. The Netherlands' decision thus corrected the anomaly whereby South Africa had been banned from the Olympic movement since 1960, while still being authorised to take part in the Paralympic Games.[3][4]
[edit] Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Netherlands, is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States |
75 | 66 | 54 | 195 |
| 2 |  Poland |
75 | 50 | 52 | 177 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
67 | 48 | 46 | 161 |
| 4 |  Canada |
64 | 35 | 31 | 130 |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
47 | 32 | 21 | 100 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
33 | 31 | 36 | 100 |
| 7 |  Sweden |
31 | 36 | 24 | 91 |
| 8 |  France |
28 | 26 | 31 | 85 |
| 9 |  Mexico |
20 | 16 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 |  Norway |
15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ "Arnhem 1980". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Arnhem_1980/index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Medal Standings - Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1980PG&sport=all. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "'The Netherlands against Apartheid' - 1970s", International Institute of Social History
- ^ South Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
[edit] External links
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