Japan at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

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Japan at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
IPC code JPN
NPC Japan Paralympic Committee
Website www.jsad.or.jp  (in Japanese)
in Heidelberg
Competitors28
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
4
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Japan sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty eight competitors, twenty three male and five female. [1]

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair. [2] This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories; amputation, either congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. [3] [4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. [5]

References

  1. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  5. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.