| Austria at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AUT |
| NPC | Austrian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto | |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Austria sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished tenth in the overall medal count. [1]
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 3 to 11 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.
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.
The Netherlands participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of five athletes. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1984, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Games, except 2006. The Netherlands was the host country of the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in Arnhem.
Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. The team included 58 athletes, 41 men and 17 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 84 medals, including 45 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze to finish 2nd in the medal table.
Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished third in the overall medal count.
West Germany sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished fourth in the overall medal count.
Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished fifth in the overall medal count.
Canada was the host of the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. Its athletes finished sixth in the overall medal count.
Sweden sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished ninth in the overall medal count.
Mexico sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twelfth in the overall medal count.
Switzerland sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished fourteenth in the overall medal count.
Japan sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished fifteenth in the overall medal count.
Belgium sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished seventeenth in the overall medal count.
Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes rank twentieth in the overall medal count. Metwali Ahmed Jadr and Said Dowara won gold medals.
Ireland sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its 19 athletes finished twenty first in the overall medal count.
Argentina sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty third in the overall medal count.
Italy sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty fifth in the overall medal count.
Indonesia sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty sixth in the overall medal count.
Hong Kong sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished thirty-first in the overall medal count.
Colombia sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes failed in winning any medal and finished last along 7 other countries.
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