Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	MAS
NPC	Malaysian Paralympic Council
Website	www.paralympic.org.my  (in English)
in Heidelberg
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Malaysia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany from 2 August to 11 August. This marked the first time the country has participated in the Paralympic Games as a whole. They sent four competitors to these games, all of which were male athletes. ^[1] The country did not win a medal at these games.

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]

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Men's track events

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Amin Alwee	100 m 4	34.00	40	Did not advance
Ismail Salleh		30.80	38	Did not advance

Men's field events

Athlete	Events	Final	Rank
Amin Alwee	Shot put 4	3.89	39
Dulau Simon Ansim	Discus throw B1	22.68	7
	Shot put B1	8.94	5
Ismail Salleh	Javelin 4	14.24	26
Taisen Sen Chan		13.21	31
	Shot put 4	4.46	34

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Amin Alwee	Men's featherweight	67.5	7
Ismail Salleh	Men's light featherweight	90.0	7
Taisen Sen Chan		90.0	6

See also

• Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Malaysia at the Paralympics

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.