Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.[2] This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories; amputation, either congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.[5]
spain, 1972, summer, paralympics, spain, sent, delegation, compete, 1972, summer, paralympics, heidelberg, west, germany, they, sent, twenty, competitors, eleven, male, nine, female, spain, the1972, summer, paralympicsipc, codeespnpcspanish, paralympic, commit. Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg West Germany They sent twenty competitors eleven male and nine female 1 Spain at the1972 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeESPNPCSpanish Paralympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr paralimpicos wbr es in Spanish in HeidelbergCompetitors20MedalsGold 0 Silver 4 Bronze 0 Total 4Summer Paralympics appearances overview 19681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020Disability classifications EditAthletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair 2 This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories amputation either congenital or sustained through injury or illness cerebral palsy wheelchair athletes visual impairment including blindness Les autres any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis 3 4 Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition Events are given a code made of numbers and letters describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing 5 References Edit Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee 1972 Retrieved 27 May 2011 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 29 May 2011 Paralympics categories explained ABC 3 September 2008 Retrieved 27 May 2011 Making sense of the categories BBC Sport 6 October 2000 Retrieved 27 May 2011 A Z of Paralympic classification BBC Sport 28 August 2008 Retrieved 27 May 2011 This article about sports in Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This 1972 Summer Paralympics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spain at the 1972 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1107568500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
