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| Peru at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | PER |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee Peru |
| in Toronto | |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Peru sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty ninth 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.
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of 207 events. Argentina, Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Peru won their first ever medals in the 1976 Summer Paralympics.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
The 1976 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1976 Summer Paralympics, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 3 to 11, 1976.
Peru made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a single representative to compete in swimming. It sent two competitors to the 1976 Summer Paralympics, then was absent for two decades, before returning in 1996 with a three-man delegation. It has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.
Australia has participated in every Summer Paralympic Games since the inception of the Paralympics in the year 1960. The 1976 Paralympic Games in Toronto was Australia's fifth Paralympic Games. Australia competed in 10 out of the 13 sports and were able to win medals in six of these sports. There were 44 athletes representing Australia at the Games with a number of these athletes participating in multiple sports. Of the 44 athletes, 34 were males and 10 were females. As a team, Australia won 41 medals, 16 of which were gold. This placed it just outside the top 10 in 11th position at the end of the Games. The Australian team won more gold medals at the 1976 Paralympic Games than at any of the previous four Paralympic Games. 26 athletes finished on the podium in their respective events. This represents more than half the number of athletes that Australia sent to Toronto. Six world records were broken by Australian athletes on their way to winning their respective events.
Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. The team included 58 athletes, 41 men and 17 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 84 medals, including 45 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze to finish 2nd in the medal table.
Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished third in the overall medal count.
West Germany sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished fourth in the overall medal count.
Poland sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished seventh in the overall medal count.
Sweden sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished ninth in the overall medal count.
Austria sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished tenth in the overall medal count.
Mexico sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twelfth in the overall medal count.
Switzerland sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished fourteenth in the overall medal count.
Japan sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished fifteenth in the overall medal count.
Belgium sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished seventeenth in the overall medal count.
Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty second in the overall medal count.
Argentina sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty third in the overall medal count.
Italy sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty fifth in the overall medal count.
Indonesia sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty sixth in the overall medal count.
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