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1972 Summer Paralympics

Index 1972 Summer Paralympics

The 1972 Summer Paralympics (Paralympische Sommerspiele 1972), the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972. [1]

31 relations: Apartheid, Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Dartchery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Demonstration sport, Deutsche Bundespost, Goalball, Goalball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Gustav Heinemann, Heidelberg, International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Lawn bowls at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, National Olympic Committee, Paralympic Games, President of Germany, Rhodesia at the Paralympics, Snooker at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, South Africa at the Paralympics, Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Thingspiele, Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, West Germany, Wheelchair, Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair fencing at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, 1968 Summer Paralympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Paralympics, 1976 Winter Paralympics.

Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events.

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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 73 events, 37 for men and 36 for women.

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Dartchery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Dartchery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of three events.

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Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote it, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.

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Deutsche Bundespost

The Deutsche Bundespost (German federal post office) was a German state-run postal service and telecommunications business founded in 1947.

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Goalball

Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment.

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Goalball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Goalball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics was a demonstration sport.

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Gustav Heinemann

Gustav Walter Heinemann (23 July 1899 – 7 July 1976) was a German politician.

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Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a college town in Baden-Württemberg situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.

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Lawn bowls at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Lawn bowls at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events.

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National Olympic Committee

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement.

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Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.

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President of Germany

The President of Germany, officially the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland),The official title within Germany is Bundespräsident, with der Bundesrepublik Deutschland being added in international correspondence; the official English title is President of the Federal Republic of Germany is the head of state of Germany.

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Rhodesia at the Paralympics

Rhodesia was one of the participants at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where one of its two representatives was Margaret Harriman, in swimming and archery.

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Snooker at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Snooker at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of two events for men.

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South Africa at the Paralympics

South Africa has competed at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.

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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 56 events, 28 for men and 28 for women.

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Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of nineteen events, ten for men and nine for women.

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Thingspiele

A Thingspiel (plural Thingspiele) was a kind of multi-disciplinary outdoor theatre which enjoyed brief popularity in pre-war Nazi Germany during the 1930s.

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Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BRD) in the period between its creation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification on 3 October 1990.

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Wheelchair

A wheelchair, often abbreviated to just "chair", is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability.

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Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.

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Wheelchair fencing at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven events, eight for men and three for women.

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1968 Summer Paralympics

The 1968 Summer Paralympics (המשחקים הפאראלימפיים ה-3) were the third Paralympic Games to be held.

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1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.

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1976 Summer Paralympics

The 1976 Summer Paralympics (Les Vème Paralympiques d'été), branded as Torontolympiad - 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held.

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1976 Winter Paralympics

The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games (Paralympiska vinterspelen 1976) were the first Winter Paralympics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summer_Paralympics

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