1972 Summer Paralympics

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IV. Summer Paralympics
XXI. World games of the paralyzed
Paralympics logo (until 1987)
Venue: Heidelberg GermanyGermanyGermany 
Opening ceremony: 2nd August 1972
Closing ceremony: August 11, 1972
Opened by: Gustav Heinemann
( Federal President )
Olympic oath : Marga Flor (athlete)
Competitions: 187 competitions in 10 sports
Countries: 41
Athletes: 1.004
← Tel Aviv 1968
Toronto 1976 →
Medal table
space country gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal total
1 Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany 28 17th 22nd 67
2 United StatesUnited States United States 17th 27 30th 74
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 16 15th 21st 52
4th South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa 16 12 13 41
5 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 14th 13 11 38
6th Poland 1944Poland Poland 14th 12 7th 33
7th FranceFrance France 10 8th 15th 33
8th IsraelIsrael Israel 9 10 9 28
9 ItalyItaly Italy 8th 4th 5 17th
10 JamaicaJamaica Jamaica 8th 3 4th 15th
... ...
12 AustriaAustria Austria 6th 6th 6th 18th
... ...
19th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 2 4th 9
Complete medal table

The 4th Summer Paralympics took place from August 1 to August 10, 1972 as XXI. World Games of the Paralyzed in Heidelberg . As in 1968, the Games were not held in the same city as the Summer Olympics. The competitions opened by Federal President Gustav Heinemann were held over a total of seven days.

Originally the Paralympics were supposed to take place in Munich as well as the Olympic Summer Games , but the renovation of the Olympic Village was planned immediately after the end of the Games, so that the participants of the Paralympics could not be accommodated there. That is why Heidelberg stepped in as the organizer. The beer tent set up as a communication center on the sports grounds met with great applause - this idea was adopted for the subsequent Paralympics.

The Paralympics were held on the sports facilities of the University of Heidelberg in Neuenheimer Feld and the new federal performance center . The German Disabled Sports Association took over the organization of the games. For the first time, visually impaired people from Germany took part in new sports and disciplines. A total of 1004 athletes from 41 participating countries competed for medals and places. Large military buses of the US Army brought the athletes and supervisors from the accommodations to the sports facilities.

Successes of the German team

In 1972, Germany won first place in the nation ranking for the first time. A total of 67 medals, including 28 gold medals, were won in front of the home crowd. Edmund Weber was the most successful German athlete with three wins (shot put, discus throw and javelin throw) and a third place in table tennis. A total of six other participants won three medals each.

Participating Nations

Germany provided the largest team with 80 athletes, followed by the United Kingdom and France . The following nations took part in the games:

sports

German special postage stamp : XXI. World Games of the Paralyzed Heidelberg 1972

At the 4th Summer Paralympics, competitions were held in ten sports. Goalball and the 100-meter run for the blind were only scheduled as a demonstration competition.

  • Archery
  • darts
  • Weightlifting
  • athletics
  • Lawn bowling
  • Wheelchair basketball
  • Wheelchair fencing
  • swim
  • snooker
  • Table tennis

More than 4,000 spectators attended the wheelchair basketball final between Israel and the USA.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Video on SWR.de
  2. ^ Stadtblatt Heidelberg: 30 years ago: Paralympics in Heidelberg . Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  3. ↑ Timeline of Heidelberg history from 1965 onwards, Heidelberg History Association. Heidelberger Geschichtsverein eV (HGV), accessed on March 31, 2020 (parts of the content are from cand. Phil. Katja Nagel (cf. Katja Nagel, Die Provinz inbewegung. Student riots in Heidelberg 1967 to 1973. Ubstadt-Weiher 2009)).
  4. ^ A b c International Paralympic Committee: Heidelberg 1972 . Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ International Paralympic Committee: Medal Standings Heidelberg 1972 . Retrieved September 18, 2008.

literature

  • Daniel Westermann: The XXI. World Games of the Paralyzed in Heidelberg 1972. History and process. Volume 9 of the series of publications of the Heidelberg City Archives. Edited by the Heidelberg City Archives. Verlag Regionalkultur 2014. ISBN 978-3-89735-807-2