| IV Paralympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 German stamp: XXI. Weltspiele der Gelähmten Heidelberg 1972 (The image and color on the stamp is identical to the 1972 emblem) | |||
| Host city | Heidelberg, West Germany | ||
| Nations participating | 41 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1004 | ||
| Events | 187 in 10 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | August 2 | ||
| Closing ceremony | August 11 | ||
| Officially opened by | Gustav Heinemann | ||
| Stadium | Institute for Physical Training | ||
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[edit]Sports
As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only. However, demonstration events such as goalball and a 100 m sprint for the visually impaired allowed visually impaired competitors to participate for the first time.[1]
- Archery
- Athletics
- Dartchery
- Goalball (demonstration sport)
- Lawn bowls
- Snooker
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
[edit]Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany | 28 | 17 | 22 | 67 |
| 2 |  United States | 17 | 27 | 30 | 74 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 16 | 15 | 21 | 52 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 16 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 |  Poland | 14 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 |  France | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 8 |  Israel | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 |  Italy | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 |  Jamaica | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 |  Australia | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 12 |  Austria | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 13 |  Canada | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 |  Japan | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 |  South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 |  Rhodesia | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 18 |  New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 |  Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 |  Argentina | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 |  Ireland | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 22 |  Norway | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 23 |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Kenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Spain | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 188 | 187 | 200 | 575 |
[edit]Participating delegations
Forty-two delegations took part in the Heidelberg Paralympics.[2]
South Africa was competing at the Paralympics for the third time. Although banned from the Olympic Games due to its policy of apartheid, it was not banned from the Paralympics until 1980, and West Germany, as host country, did not object to its participation.[3] [4]
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