Norway at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Norway at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NOR
NPC	Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Website	www.idrett.no  (in Norwegian)
in Heidelberg
Competitors	28
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 10
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Norway sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty eight competitors, nineteen male and nine female. ^[1]

Medallists

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Jan Erik Stenberg	Athletics	Men's 60 m Whellchair 1A
Silver	Bente Gronli	Swimming	Women's 3x35 m Medley 4
Silver	Bente Gronli	Swimming	Women's 50 m Freestyle 4
Silver	Harald Gunnerup	Swimming	Men's 50 m Breaststroke 4
Silver	A. Klausen Tora Lysoe	Table Tennis	Women's Doubles 1A-1B
Silver	Johnsen	Weightlifting	Men's Lightweight
Bronze	McNichol	Athletics	Men's Discus 1A*
Bronze	Berg-Holmen H. Warberg	Dartchery	Women's Pairs open
Bronze	Bente Gronli	Swimming	Women's 50 m Backstroke 4
Bronze	Henry Dahlgren	Table Tennis	Men's Singles 2
Bronze	Tora Lysoe	Table Tennis	Women's Singles 1B

• *Not recognized anymore.

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair. ^[3] This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories.

References

1. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
2. "IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete search by games - year (1972) medallists (all) and country (NOR)". paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
3. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.