New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Last updated
New Zealand at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
Flag of New Zealand.svg
IPC code NZL
NPC Paralympics New Zealand
Website paralympics.org.nz
in Heidelberg
Competitors10
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent ten competitors, seven male and three female. [1] The team consisted of Graham Condon, Leo Close, Neroli Fairhall, Graeme Marett, Keith McCormick, Dennis Miller, Tina Morgan, Chris Nicholls, Eve Rimmer, and Jim Savage. [2]

Contents

The New Zealand contingent brought back nine medals, with five of the ten competitors obtaining medals. [2]

Medallists

[3]

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Graham Condon Athletics Men's Discus 3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eve Rimmer Athletics Women's Pentathlon 3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eve Rimmer Athletics Women's Shot Put 3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Graeme Marett Athletics Men's Discus 2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eve Rimmer Athletics Women's Discus 3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eve Rimmer Athletics Women's Javelin 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Graeme Marett Athletics Men's Pentathlon 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jim Savage Athletics Men's Shot Put 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tina Morgan Swimming Women's 25 m Freestyle 1B

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair. [4] 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. [5] [6] 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. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Argentina at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Argentina sent a team to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty one competitors, twelve male and nine female. The team finished twentieth in the medal table and won nine medals, two gold, four silver and three bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belgium at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Belgium sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty three competitors, eighteen male and five female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent forty competitors, twenty seven male and thirteen female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Czechoslovakia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent nineteen competitors, fourteen male and five female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denmark at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Denmark sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent ten competitors, eight male and two female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Egypt at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

France sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent sixty two competitors, forty two male and twenty female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hong Kong at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Hong Kong sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent ten competitors, ten male and zero female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Hungary sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent five competitors, four male and one female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ireland sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent seventeen competitors, eight male and nine female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Israels competition at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent thirty two competitors, twenty one male and eleven female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Japan at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Malaysia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent four competitors, four male and zero female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malta at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poland at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Poland sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty two competitors, twelve male and ten female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Africa at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

South Africa sent a team to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11. They sent twenty five competitors, twelve male and thirteen female. The team won forty-one medals—sixteen gold, twelve silver and thirteen bronze—and finished fourth in the medal table.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty competitors, eleven male and nine female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweden at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Sweden sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent thirty eight competitors, thirty male and eight female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Republic of Yugoslavia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty two competitors, fifteen male and seven female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Germany at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

West Germany sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent seventy five competitors, fifty two male and twenty three female.

References

  1. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 1972 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMES: NEW ZEALAND TEAM
  3. "IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete search by games - year (1972) medallists (all) and country (NZL)". paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  6. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  7. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.