Lawn bowls at the Summer Paralympics

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Lawn bowls at the Summer Paralympics
Events8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Games

Lawn bowls has been contested at Summer Paralympics on six occasions, first appearing on the schedule in 1968 and having its most recent outing at the 1996 games. The competitions were initially divided by sex, with singles and doubles events for men and women. In 1976, divisions by disability category were introduced, greatly expanding the number of events and medals. Participation peaked at the 1976 edition, with 80 entrants from 13 countries competing in 16 events. Great Britain was the most successful nation in this sport at each of the games it was held.[1]

Summary[edit]

Edition Year Events Nations Athletes Best nation
3rd 1968 (details) 4 8 31  Great Britain[2]
4th 1972 (details) 4 7 20  Great Britain[3]
5th 1976 (details) 16 13 80  Great Britain[4]
6th 1980 (details) 19 13 69  Great Britain[5]
7th 1984 (details) 11 8 52  Great Britain[6]
8th 1988 (details) 6 10 55  Great Britain[7]
9th 1992 (not held)
10th 1996 (details) 8 11 64  Great Britain[8]

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)35292084
2 Australia (AUS)87520
3 Ireland (IRL)72312
4 South Africa (RSA)55111
5 Canada (CAN)4127
6 United States (USA)23712
7 Japan (JPN)2215
8 Indonesia (INA)2158
9 France (FRA)1056
10 New Zealand (NZL)1012
11 Germany (GER)1001
12 Austria (AUT)0404
13 South Korea (KOR)0123
14 Hong Kong (HKG)0112
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)0112
16 Brazil (BRA)0101
 Egypt (EGY)0101
 Kenya (KEN)0101
19 Israel (ISR)0022
 Italy (ITA)0022
21 Malta (MLT)0011
Totals (21 entries)686059187

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