1968 Summer Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Tel Aviv, Israel 1968 Summer Paralympics Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympics.jpg Tel Aviv, IsraelAlthough officially called the Tel Aviv Paralympics, the opening ceremony was conducted in Jerusalem and the games took place in Ramat Gan. 29 750SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERVIEW https://www.paralympic.org/paralympic-games/summer-overview International Paralympic Committee 4 October 2025 Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon 4 November 1968 13 November 1968 181 in 10 sports Hebrew University Stadium Tokyo 1964 Heidelberg 1972 The 1968 Summer Paralympics (he המשחקים הפאראלימפיים בקיץ 1968) were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), they were known as the 17th 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 were originally planned to be held alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties.1968 Tel Aviv http://www.insidethegames.biz/history/paralympics/1968-tel-aviv insidethegames.biz Dunsar Media Company 11 October 2015 20 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171120010714/https://www.insidethegames.biz/history/paralympics/1968-tel-aviv dead The Israeli government offered to host the games in Tel Aviv, a suggestion that was accepted. The opening ceremony took place in the Hebrew University stadium at the Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem and the games took place in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. The closing ceremony took place in the Tel Aviv Trade Center. Therefore, these games were the first in Paralympic history to not be held concurrently with the Olympic Games. Sports thumb|Ora Goldstein receiving Gold Medal|250px|right Lawn bowls was included in the program for the first time. In wheelchair basketball, a women's team event was added, as was a 100 m wheelchair race for men in athletics.Tel Aviv 1968 International Paralympic Committee 2008 http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Tel_Aviv_1968/ 2011-07-12 Archery Dart archery Athletics Lawn bowls Snooker Swimming Table tennis Weightlifting Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Medal table 1968 Summer Paralympics medal table The top ten listed NOCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Israel, is highlighted. flagIPC 1968 Summer 33 27 39 29 20 20 18 21 23 yes 15 16 7 13 10 9 12 12 11 12 10 17 12 4 4 10 10 10 9 10 7 Participating delegations Twenty-eight delegations took part in the Tel Aviv Paralympics. Medal Standings - Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee 2008 http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1968PG 2011-07-12https://db.ipc-services.org/hira/paralympics/participants/code/PG1968 Participation Numbers in 1968 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee September 10, 2024 Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Korea and Spain took part in the Summer Paralympics for the first time. Having made its Paralympic Games début four years earlier, South Africa continued to compete at the Paralympics, by sending a delegation to the Tel Aviv Games. It was, at the time, banned from the Olympic Games due to its policy of apartheid, but it was not banned from the Paralympics until 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem."'The Netherlands against Apartheid' - 1970s", International Institute of Social HistorySouth Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee 22em ARG 1968 Summer 21 AUS 1968 Summer 35 AUT 1968 Summer 31 BEL 1968 Summer 26 CAN 1968 Summer 25 DEN 1968 Summer 8 ETH 1968 Summer 2 FIN 1968 Summer 2 FRA 1968 Summer 54 GBR 1968 Summer 74 IND 1968 Summer 10 IRL 1968 Summer 7 ISR 1968 Summer 54 ITA 1968 Summer 38 JAM 1968 Summer 11 JPN 1968 Summer 47 MLT 1968 Summer 6 NED 1968 Summer 35 NZL 1968 Summer 18 NOR 1968 Summer 28 RHO 1968 Summer 14 RSA 1968 Summer 8 KOR 1968 Summer 5 ESP 1968 Summer 11 SWE 1968 Summer 32 SUI 1968 Summer 34 USA 1968 Summer 82 FRG 1968 Summer 58 References External links The 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games, Israel 1968 Summer Paralympics Tel Aviv Tokyo Heidelberg III Paralympic Summer Games (1968) Paralympics Paralympics Category:Multi-sport events in Israel Paralympic Games Paralympic Games Paralympics, 1968 Summer Category:Summer Paralympic Games by year Category:November 1968 sports events in Asia Category:1960s in Tel Aviv Category:Parasports in Israel Category:1968 in international sports Category:Olympic Games in Israel