| Athletics at the V Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Athletics | |
| Competitors | 774 from 39 nations |
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of 207 events. Argentina, Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Peru won their first ever medals in the 1976 Summer Paralympics.
Argentina (15)
Australia (26)
Austria (37)
Bahamas (6)
Belgium (23)
Brazil (15)
Burma (4)
Canada (66)
Colombia (10)
Denmark (13)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (23)
Ethiopia (1)
Fiji (8)
Finland (40)
France (8)
Great Britain (30)
Greece (1)
Hong Kong (9)
Hungary (1)
Indonesia (12)
Ireland (12)
Israel (32)
Italy (15)
Japan (31)
Mexico (29)
Netherlands (17)
New Zealand (12)
Norway (15)
Peru (1)
Poland (18)
South Africa (33)
South Korea (1)
Spain (16)
Sweden (20)
Switzerland (38)
Uganda (1)
United States (70)
West Germany (63)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 39 | 34 | 26 | 99 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 21 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Israel (ISR) | 15 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 12 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 11 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | New Zealand (NZL) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 15 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 16 |  Egypt (EGY) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 |  South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 19 | France (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
| 23 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 |  Burma (BIR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 209 | 178 | 170 | 557 | |
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The 1976 Summer Paralympics, branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 4 to 12 August 1976, marking the first time a Paralympics was held in the Americas and in Canada. The games began three days after the close of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
The 1980 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Olympics for the Disabled, were the sixth Summer Paralympic Games. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from 21 to 30 June 1980.
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