Sunday, February 13, 2011

Paralympic Games 1980 Arnhem, Netherlands


VI Paralympic Games
VI Paralympic Games
Host cityArnhem, Netherlands
Nations participating42
Athletes participating1,973
Events489 in 12 sports
Opening ceremonyJune 21
Closing ceremonyJune 30
Officially opened byPrincess Margriet
StadiumNationaal Sport Centrum Papendal
Summer:
 < Toronto 1976Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 > 
Winter:
 < Geilo 1980Innsbruck 1984 > 
The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.

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[edit]Sports

Competitors were divided into four disability categories: amputee, cerebal palsy,visually impaired, and wheelchair. It was the first time that cerebral palsy athletes competed in the Paralympics. Volleyball was added to the program as a new sport.[1]

[edit]Participating delegations

Forty-three delegations took part in the Arnhem Paralympics.[2]
Prior to the Games, the States-General (national Parliament) of the Netherlands, as host country, adopted a motion declaring South Africa's participation "undesirable", due to its policy of apartheid. The 1980 Games thus marked South Africa's first absence from the Summer Paralympics since it had joined the movement in 1964, and it remained absent until 1992. The Netherlands' decision thus corrected the anomaly whereby South Africa had been banned from the Olympic movement since 1960, while still being authorised to take part in the Paralympic Games.[3][4]

[edit]Medal table

Main article: 1980 Summer Paralympics medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Netherlands, is highlighted.
 Rank NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States756654195
2 Poland755052177
3 West Germany674846161
4 Canada643531130
5 Great Britain473221100
6 Netherlands333136100
7 Sweden31362491
8 France28263185
9 Mexico2016642
10 Norway1513836
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