Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
| Athletics at the IV Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Athletics | |
| Competitors | 549 from 39 nations |
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 73 events, 37 for men and 36 for women.
Contents
1 Participating nations
2 Medal table
3 Medal summary
3.1 Men's events
3.2 Women's events
4 References
Participating nations
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Bahamas 
Brazil 
Denmark 
Egypt 
Finland 
Hong Kong 
India 
Kenya 
Malaysia 
Malta 
Mexico 
South Korea 
Spain 
Uganda
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 13 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Rhodesia (RHO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 nations) | 73 | 73 | 70 | 216 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m wheelchair 1A | Jan Erik Stenberg  Norway | Douglas Bovee  Canada | Andras Fejes  Hungary |
| 60 m wheelchair 1B | Baumgartner West Germany | Kazumi Ohashi Japan | R. Zeyher West Germany |
| 100 m wheelchair 2 | Gary Kerr  United States | Goldmann United States | Barrett Australia |
| 100 m wheelchair 3 | Frank Jespers  Belgium | Josef Greil  Austria | Stuewe United States |
| 100 m wheelchair 4 | Raymond Lewandowski United States | Terry Giddy Australia | Rolf Johansson  Sweden |
| 100 m wheelchair 5 | B. Simpson Canada | Gillette United States | E. H. Roek  Netherlands |
| 4×60 m wheelchair relay open | United States (USA) Gillette Raymond Lewandowski Stuewe Donald Vandello | Canada (CAN) Walter Dann F. Henderson Eugene Reimer B. Simpson | West Germany (FRG) W. Flach M. Neikes Schaupp Johann Schuhbauer |
| Discus throw 1A | Edund Weber West Germany | Rod Vleiger United States | McNichol Norway |
| Discus throw 1B | Patrick Reid  Jamaica | Julius Duval United States | Tullius West Germany |
| Discus throw 2 | van Rensburg South Africa | Graeme Marett  New Zealand | Joze Okoren  Yugoslavia |
| Discus throw 3 | Graham Condon New Zealand | Vic Renalson Australia | Josef Greil Austria |
| Discus throw 4 | Eugene Reimer Canada | Schoosleitner Austria | Remi van Ophem Belgium |
| Discus throw 5 | Ray Clark United States | Jacek Kowalik  Poland | Fliter Israel |
| Javelin throw 1A | Edund Weber West Germany | McNichol United States | Richard G Holmes South Africa |
| Javelin throw 1B | Julius Duval United States | Raúl Di Paolo  Argentina | Wolfgang Koch West Germany |
| Javelin throw 2 | van Rensburg South Africa | Josef Jager Austria | Ron Halsey United States |
| Javelin throw 3 | Kleinjans West Germany | David Williamson United States | Daniel Erasmus South Africa |
| Javelin throw 4 | W. Flach West Germany | Reno Levis United States | Johann Schuhbauer West Germany |
| Javelin throw 5 | Rubén Ferrari Argentina | Fliter Israel | Ray Clark United States |
| Precision javelin throw open | Ernst Michel  Switzerland | Reno Levis United States | Vic Renalson Australia |
| Shot put 1A | Edund Weber West Germany | Hans Rosenast Switzerland | Douglas Bovee Canada |
| Shot put 1B | Julius Duval United States | R. Muise Canada | R. Zeyher West Germany |
| Shot put 2 | van Rensburg South Africa | Ron Halsey United States | Josef Jager Austria |
| Shot put 3 | David Williamson United States | Daniel Erasmus South Africa | J. Savage New Zealand |
| Shot put 4 | Schoosleitner Austria | Johann Schuhbauer West Germany | Dale Wiley United States |
| Shot put 5 | Horst Gotthelf West Germany | Jacek Kowalik Poland | Jerzy Skrzypek Poland |
| Slalom 1A | Douglas Bovee Canada | Rod Vleiger United States | McNichol United States |
| Slalom 1B | Rosenbaum United States | Robert Ockvirk United States | Daniel Jeannin  France |
| Slalom 2 | Giuseppe Trieste  Italy | Goldmann United States | |
| Schmicking West Germany | |||
| Slalom 3 | Lars Lofstrom Sweden | Roman United States | Carlo Jannucci Italy |
| Slalom 4 | M. Neikes West Germany | Tetsuya Matuso Japan | Yasuhiro Fujikawa Japan |
| Slalom 5 | Shuji Sakamoto Japan | Hideshi Oba Japan | Robert McIntyre Australia |
| Pentathlon 1B | Patrick Reid Jamaica | Julius Duval United States | R. Zeyher West Germany |
| Pentathlon 2 | Josef Jager Austria | Schmicking West Germany | Graeme Marett New Zealand |
| Pentathlon 3 | David Williamson United States | Heinz Simon West Germany | Terry Mason Australia |
| Pentathlon 4 | Eugene Reimer Canada | W. Flach West Germany | Reno Levis United States |
| Pentathlon 5 | Ray Clark United States | Ed Owen United States | Moll West Germany |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m wheelchair 1A | Mayer West Germany | Aria de Vries-Noordam Netherlands | Karen Donaldson United States |
| 60 m wheelchair 1B | Rosaleen Gallagher  Ireland | Tracey Freeman Australia | Andres West Germany |
| 60 m wheelchair 2 | Sitar Yugoslavia | Kathleen Fagan Ireland | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland |
| 60 m wheelchair 3 | Barbara Howie  Great Britain | Binns Canada | Emilie Schwarz Austria |
| 60 m wheelchair 4 | Carol Bryant Great Britain | Milka Milinkovic Yugoslavia | Keyser United States |
| 60 m wheelchair 5 | Rohne Jamaica | Wiksen Sweden | Rita Laux West Germany |
| 4×40 m wheelchair relay open | Great Britain (GBR) Carol Bryant Pauline Dukelow Barbara Howie Marion O'Brien | West Germany (FRG) Waltraud Hagenlocher Rita Laux Martina Tschoetschel Wenzel | Jamaica (JAM) Lewis Nella McPherson Rhone Leone Williams |
| Discus throw 1A | Mayer West Germany | Olga Ricchetti Argentina | Sandra James  Rhodesia |
| Discus throw 1B | Tracey Freeman Australia | Andres West Germany | Broemmer United States |
| Discus throw 2 | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland | van der Schyff South Africa | Kathleen Fagan Ireland |
| Discus throw 3 | Hattingh South Africa | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Rosalie Hixson United States |
| Discus throw 4 | Le Roux South Africa | Ora Goldstein Israel | Darleen Quinlan United States |
| Discus throw 5 | Leone Williams Jamaica | Swanepoel South Africa | Malka Potashnik Israel |
| Javelin throw 1A | Sandra James Rhodesia | Joyce Murland Canada | Olga Ricchetti Argentina |
| Javelin throw 1B | Tracey Freeman Australia | Rosaleen Gallagher Ireland | Broemmer United States |
| Javelin throw 2 | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland | Slabbert South Africa | van der Schyff South Africa |
| Javelin throw 3 | Rosalie Hixson United States | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Kirn United States |
| Javelin throw 4 | Darleen Quinlan United States | Maria Schitter Austria | Milka Milinkovic Yugoslavia |
| Javelin throw 5 | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel | Malka Potashnik Israel | Swanepoel South Africa |
| Precision javelin throw open | Megumi Kawakami Japan | Rosalie Hixson United States | Hermina Kraft Austria |
| Shot put 1A | Aria de Vries-Noordam Netherlands | Sandra James Rhodesia | Joyce Murland Canada |
| Shot put 1B | Tracey Freeman Australia | Andres West Germany | Chmelova Czechoslovakia |
| Shot put 2 | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland | van der Schyff South Africa | Slabbert South Africa |
| Shot put 3 | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Emilie Schwarz Austria | Helena Ciapala-Zdunek Poland |
| Shot put 4 | Ora Goldstein Israel | Le Roux South Africa | Darleen Quinlan United States |
| Shot put 5 | Malka Potashnik Israel | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel | Swanepoel South Africa |
| Slalom 1A | Mayer West Germany | Olga Ricchetti Argentina | None |
| Slalom 1B | Broemmer United States | Tracey Freeman Australia | S. Long Canada |
| Slalom 2 | Yamahata Japan | Cristina Benedetti Argentina | Sharon Myers United States |
| Slalom 3 | B. Howie Great Britain | Binns Canada | Helena Ciapala-Zdunek Poland |
| Slalom 4 | Keyser United States | Kawakami Japan | Darleen Quinlan United States |
| Slalom 5 | Michiko Tanaka Japan | Marion O'Brien Great Britain | Gisela Hermes West Germany |
| Pentathlon 2 | Ruth Lamsbach West Germany | Fetter United States | Sharon Myers United States |
| Pentathlon 3 | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Rosalie Hixson United States | Binns Canada |
| Pentathlon 4 | Marga Floer West Germany | Ora Goldstein Israel | Carol Bryant Great Britain |
| Pentathlon 5 | Marion O'Brien Great Britain | None | None |
References
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (Heidelberg) from the International Paralympic Committee
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