1972 Summer Paralympics medal table

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The 21st International Stoke Mandeville Games, later known as the 1972 Summer Paralympics (also known as the XXI World Games for the Paralysed) was an international multi-sport event held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972, in which athletes with physical disabilities competed against one another. [1] [2] The German Disabled Sports Association planned to stage the Games in Munich following the 1972 Olympic Games, however the Olympic village in Munich was designated to be closed and converted into private apartments. The organisers tried to arrange for alternative accommodation for the athletes but when this was not possible the city of Heidelberg stepped in with an invite to stage the Games at the University of Heidelberg's Institute for Physical Training. [3]

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In total 575 medals were awarded in 187 events in 10 different sports. Of the 42 competing National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) 31 won at least one medal. The host nation won the most gold medals, with 28, and the United States won the most total medals with 74. [4] Rhodesia competed at these Games, winning 12 medals, but did not take part at the 1972 Summer Olympics after their invitation was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee, four days before the opening ceremony, in response to African countries' protests against the Rhodesian regime. [4] [5] [6] This medal table ranks the competing NPCs by the number of gold medals won by their athletes.

Notable gold medallists included Canadian Eugene Reimer, who set a world record in discus with a throw of 29.91 metres and also won a gold medal in the pentathlon and silver in the 4×60 metres wheelchair relay. [3] [7] A crowd of 4,000 watched the United States defeat defending champions Israel 5958 to take the gold medal in men's wheelchair basketball. [3] Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum of Israel won a gold medal in the women's javelin throw 5 event, with a new world record of 18.50 metres, and also won a silver medal in the shot put. [3] [8] [9]

Medal table

The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a NPC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code.

Two bronze medals were awarded in each table tennis and lawn bowls event. [10] [11] Some athletics and swimming events did not award silver or bronze medals. [12] [13]

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany*28172267
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17273175
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 16152152
4Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 16121341
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14131138
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1412733
7Flag of France.svg  France 1081533
8Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 910928
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 84517
10Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 83415
11Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 691025
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 66618
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 56819
14Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 56617
15Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 45312
16Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 4217
17Flag of Rhodesia.svg  Rhodesia 35412
18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3339
19Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3249
20Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2439
21Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2428
22Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 15410
23Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1124
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1124
25Flag of India.svg  India 1001
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1001
27Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 0404
28Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0213
29Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 0112
30Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0011
Totals (31 nations)188187200575

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