| Weightlifting at the IV Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Weightlifting | |
| Competitors | 46 from 18 nations |
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men. [1]
| Weightlifting at the IV Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Weightlifting | |
| Competitors | 46 from 18 nations |
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men. [1]
There were 46 male competitors representing 18 nations. [2]
Australia (3)
Belgium (3)
Denmark (1)
Finland (2)
France (6)
Great Britain (3)
India (1)
Israel (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (3)
Malaysia (3)
Mexico (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (3)
United States (6)
West Germany (1)There were 18 medal winners representing 10 nations. [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's light featherweight | Dumont France | Martin United States | Jan Was  Poland |
| Men's featherweight | Pearson Jamaica | Benny Nilsson  Sweden | Shmuel Haimovitz  Israel |
| Men's lightweight | Alex Eguers France | Vidal Johnsen  Norway | Ernst Michel  Switzerland |
| Men's middleweight | Edward Coyle United States | René Brifoulliere France | Richard Tauber United States |
| Men's light heavyweight | Ralph Rowe  Great Britain | Patton United States | Michel Allorge France |
| Men's heavyweight | Vic Renalson  Australia | Jon Brown United States | Gillet France |
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August 1972. The games ended 15 days before the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, also in West Germany.
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralympics in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
The Philippines has competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since its debut in the 1924 edition, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Filipino athletes have also competed at the Winter Olympic Games on five occasions since 1972.
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Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events for men.
Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events for men.
Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven events for men.
Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men.
Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 07 – 12 November 1968.
Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 09 - 12 November 1964.
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Mexico made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of seven athletes competing in track and field, swimming, weightlifting and wheelchair fencing. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, and made its Winter Paralympics début in 2006.
Malaysia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both track and field and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the Summer Paralympics, before making its return at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.
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The 21st International Stoke Mandeville Games, later known as the 1972 Summer Paralympics was an international multi-sport event held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972, in which athletes with physical disabilities competed against one another. The German Disabled Sports Association planned to stage the Games in Munich following the 1972 Olympic Games, however the Olympic village in Munich was designated to be closed and converted into private apartments. The organisers tried to arrange for alternative accommodation for the athletes but when this was not possible the city of Heidelberg stepped in with an invite to stage the Games at the University of Heidelberg's Institute for Physical Training.
Australia sent a team to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. Australian won 25 medals - 6 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals in six sports. Australia finished 11th on the gold medal table and 9th on the total medal table.
Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. Teams from the nation are referred to by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as Great Britain despite athletes from the whole of the United Kingdom, including those from Northern Ireland, being eligible. They sent seventy two competitors, forty seven male and twenty five female. The team won fifty-two medals—sixteen gold, fifteen silver and twenty-one bronze—to finish third in the medal table behind West Germany and the United States. Philip Craven, the former President of the IPC, competed in athletics, swimming and wheelchair basketball for Great Britain at these Games.
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Kenya competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. The seventeen member strong tem competed in athletics, weightlifting, lawn bowls and table tennis, claiming a gold medal and two silver medals. Lucy Wanjiru 's gold in the Women's Javelin 3 event was the first gold earned by a Kenyan woman at the Paralympic Games.
