| Bahamas at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | BAH |
| in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
| Competitors | 2 |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Bahamas competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 2 competitors from Bahamas won 2 medals including 1 silver and 1 bronze and finished joint 41st in the medal table with Indonesia. [1]
The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August 1972. The games ended 15 days before the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, also in West Germany.
The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, commonly known as the 1984 Summer Paralympics, were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. There were two separate competitions: one in Stoke Mandeville, England, United Kingdom for wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries and the other at the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Hofstra University on Long Island, New York, United States for wheelchair and ambulatory athletes with cerebral palsy, amputees, and les autres [the others]. Stoke Mandeville had been the location of the Stoke Mandeville Games from 1948 onwards, seen as the precursors to the Paralympic Games, as the 9th International Stoke Mandeville Games in Rome in 1960 are now recognised as the first Summer Paralympics.
The Bahamas first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games.
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 275 events. The Games saw 1,973 Para athletes from 43 countries compete in 13 sports.
The Bahamas competed at the Paralympic Games from 1972 to 1988. It participated in every Summer Paralympics during those years and won a total of two silver and three bronze medals. The country never competed at the Winter Paralympics and has not appeared at any Paralympic Games since 1988.
Bahamas competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 4 competitors from Bahamas won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 2 competitors from Liechtenstein won no medals and so did not place in the medal table. Athlete Iris Schaelder competed in the Women's Long Jump B1, having previously competed in the same event in 1984. Table Tennis player Peter Frommelt competed in the Men's Singles TT5 and reached the quarter-final where he lost to the silver medallist Thomas Schmitt.
Jamaica competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 1 competitor from Jamaica won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 8 competitors from Trinidad and Tobago won 3 medals, 2 gold and 1 bronze and finished 29th in the medal table.
Bahrain competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 12 competitors from Bahrain won 2 medals, both bronze and finished 43rd and last in the medal table.
Burma competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 10 competitors from Burma won 4 medals, 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze and finished 32nd in the medal table.
Indonesia competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. Indonesia won 2 medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze and finished joint 41st in the medal table with The Bahamas.
Jordan competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 9 competitors from Jordan won 3 medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze and finished joint 39th in the medal table with Zimbabwe.
Kuwait competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 22 competitors from Kuwait won 8 medals including 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze and finished 31st in the medal table.
South Korea competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 18 competitors from South Korea won 4 medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze, and finished joint 37th in the medal table with India.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 1 competitor from Liechtenstein won no medals and so did not place in the medal table. The athlete, Iris Schaelder, competed in the Women's 100m B1 and the Women's Long Jump B1.
Luxembourg competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 5 competitors from Luxembourg won 6 medals including 1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze and finished 30th in the medal table.
Malta competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 1 competitor from Malta won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Hong Kong competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. 11 competitors from Hong Kong won 3 medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze, and finished joint 35th in the medal table with The Bahamas.
Gerhard Scharf is an Austrian Paralympic athlete and para table tennis player. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics and at the Summer Paralympics of 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 he competed in individual and team para table tennis events. In total, he won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the Summer Paralympics, all in table tennis.
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