Hungary at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | HUN |
NPC | Hungarian Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Toronto | |
Competitors | 2 |
Medals Ranked 30th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Hungary competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. Its athletes finished thirtieth 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, Canada, from 4 to 12 August 1976, marking the first time a Paralympics was held in Americas and in Canada. The games began three days after the close of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Romania first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a single participant. The National Olympic Committee for Romania is the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, and was created and recognized in 1914. The nation first sent a team to compete at the Games in 1924, and has only missed two editions each of the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. Notably, Romania was the lone Eastern Bloc nation to participate at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which the other nations boycotted. That was also Romania's most successful Olympic Games: they won 20 gold medals and 53 medals in total.
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Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
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Canada has participated eleven times in the Summer Paralympic Games and in all Winter Paralympic Games. They first competed at the Summer Games in 1968 and the Winter Games in 1976.
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Hungary made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of four athletes in track and field. Following another appearance in 1976 the country was then absent in 1980. The Hungarian delegation made a permanent return to the Paralympics in 1984. Hungary first took part in the Winter Paralympics in 2002, and continuously attended the Winter Games through 2010. Hungary was absent from the 2014 Winter Games.
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Hungary competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 26 competitors from Hungary won 29 medals including 13 gold, 11 silver and 5 bronze and finished 18th in the medal table.
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