Wikipedia
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 73 events, 37 for men and 36 for women.
Participating nations edit
- Argentina (19)
- Australia (21)
- Austria (27)
- Bahamas (1)
- Belgium (10)
- Brazil (7)
- Canada (35)
- Czechoslovakia (19)
- Denmark (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Finland (15)
- France (11)
- Great Britain (33)
- Hong Kong (9)
- Hungary (4)
- India (9)
- Ireland (11)
- Israel (19)
- Italy (13)
- Jamaica (17)
- Japan (24)
- Kenya (3)
- Malaysia (3)
- Malta (8)
- Mexico (5)
- Netherlands (13)
- New Zealand (10)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (9)
- Rhodesia (4)
- South Africa (19)
- South Korea (2)
- Spain (6)
- Sweden (14)
- Switzerland (28)
- Uganda (2)
- United States (43)
- West Germany (49)
- Yugoslavia (20)
Medal table edit
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 entries) | 73 | 73 | 70 | 216 |
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
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 | Ebo 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 | Chaim 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 | Chaim 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 edit
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 edit
- from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)