1972 Summer Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Heidelberg, West Germany February 2020 1972 Summer Paralympics 1972_Paralympics_Poster.jpg 150 Heidelberg, West Germany 43 984SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERVIEW https://www.paralympic.org/paralympic-games/summer-overview International Paralympic Committee 4 October 2025 President Gustav Heinemann 2 August 1972 11 August 1972 187 in 10 sports Heidelberg Thingstätte Tel Aviv 1968 Toronto 1976 Örnsköldsvik 1976 The 1972 Summer Paralympics (de Paralympische Sommerspiele 1972), the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August 1972. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), they were known as the 21st International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time.Summer Games Governance 1960 to 1992. International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation. Retrieved on 2011-05-07. The games ended 15 days before the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, also in West Germany. Sports thumb|Shot putter in 1972 Summer Paralympics 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.Heidelberg 1972 International Paralympic Committee 2008 https://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Heidelberg_1972/ 2011-07-12 Archery Athletics Dartchery Goalball (demonstration sport) Lawn bowls Snooker Swimming Table tennis Weightlifting Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Medal table 1972 Summer Paralympics medal table The top ten listed NOCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, West Germany, is highlighted. flagIPC 1972 Summer 28 17 22 yes 17 27 31 16 15 21 16 12 13 14 13 11 14 12 7 10 8 15 9 10 9 8 4 5 8 3 4 Participating delegations Forty-two delegations took part in the Heidelberg Paralympics. Bahamas, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Hong Kong, Hungary, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, Uganda and Yugoslavia competed for the first time.Medal Standings – Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1972PG&sport=all 9 June 2011https://db.ipc-services.org/hira/paralympics/participants/code/PG1972 Participation Numbers in 1972 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee September 10, 2024https://db.ipc-services.org/hira/results-books/open/book/2 1972 Heidelberg Paralympic Games Results Book International Paralympic Committee de September 10, 2024 Between 1964 and 1976, South Africa was competing at the Paralympics for the third time. Although banned from the Olympic Games due to its policy of apartheid, it was not banned from the Paralympics until 1980, and West Germany, as host country, did not object to its participation."'The Netherlands against Apartheid' – 1970s", International Institute of Social HistorySouth Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee Rhodesia competed for the last time. Its invitation to take part in the 1972 Summer Olympics was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee four days before the opening ceremony, in response to African countries' protests against the Rhodesian government."1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics", BBC"Rhodesia expelled", Montreal Gazette, August 23, 1972 But as the Paralympics that year were held before the Olympics (and between 1968 and 1984 organised independently), Rhodesia was able to take part in the 1972 Paralympic Games. 22em ARG 1972 Summer 21 AUS 1972 Summer 37 AUT 1972 Summer 32 BAH 1972 Summer 1 BEL 1972 Summer 23 BRA 1972 Summer 8 CAN 1972 Summer 40 TCH 1972 Summer 19 DEN 1972 Summer 10 EGY 1972 Summer 1 FIN 1972 Summer 24 FRA 1972 Summer 61 GBR 1972 Summer 73 HKG 1972 Summer 10 HUN 1972 Summer 5 IND 1972 Summer 10 IRL 1972 Summer 17 ISR 1972 Summer 30 ITA 1972 Summer 25 JAM 1972 Summer 20 JPN 1972 Summer 28 KEN 1972 Summer 4 MAS 1972 Summer 4 MLT 1972 Summer 8 MEX 1972 Summer 7 NED 1972 Summer 38 NZL 1972 Summer 10 NOR 1972 Summer 27 PER 1972 Summer 1 POL 1972 Summer 22 POR 1972 Summer 11https://paralimpicos.pt/portugueses-nos-jogos-paralimpicos Portugal nos Jogos Paralímpicos Portugal Paralympic Committee September 13, 2024 pthttps://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/wheelchair-basketball/mens-tournament 1972 Heidelberg Paralympic Games results - Wheelchair Basketball - Men's Tournament September 13, 2024 RHO 1972 Summer 13 ROU 1972 Summer 1 RSA 1972 Summer 25 KOR 1972 Summer 8 ESP 1972 Summer 20 SWE 1972 Summer 38 SUI 1972 Summer 36 UGA 1972 Summer 2 USA 1972 Summer 66 FRG 1972 Summer 75 YUG 1972 Summer 22 References Germany Olympics Summer Paralympics Heidelberg Tel Aviv Toronto IV Paralympic Summer Games (1972) Paralympics P Category:Multi-sport events in West Germany Category:Sport in Heidelberg Paralympic Games Summer Paralympics Category:Sports competitions in Baden-Württemberg Category:Summer Paralympic Games by year Category:1970s in Baden-Württemberg Summer Paralympics Category:Olympic Games in Germany Category:Parasports in Germany