1980 Summer Paralympics
Venue: | Arnhem Netherlands |
Opening ceremony: | June 21, 1980 |
Closing ceremony: | June 30, 1980 |
Opened by: | Princess Margriet |
Competitions: | 489 in 12 sports |
Countries: | 42 |
Athletes: | 1,973 |
← Toronto 1976 | |
Stoke Mandeville / New York 1984 → |
Medal table | |||||
space | country | total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 91 | 90 | 88 | 269 |
2 | BR Germany | 76 | 65 | 52 | 193 |
3 | United Kingdom | 65 | 65 | 54 | 184 |
4th | Canada | 55 | 42 | 55 | 152 |
5 | France | 46 | 44 | 50 | 140 |
6th | Sweden | 42 | 38 | 23 | 103 |
7th | South Korea | 40 | 35 | 19th | 94 |
8th | Netherlands | 30th | 24 | 29 | 83 |
9 | Australia | 23 | 34 | 38 | 95 |
10 | Poland | 23 | 25th | 33 | 81 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20th | Austria | 13 | 7th | 15th | 35 |
21st | Switzerland | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
Complete medal table |
The 6th Summer Paralympics took place in Arnhem from June 21 to June 30, 1980 . The International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) awarded the Games to the Netherlands after the Soviet Union refused to hold the Games, even though the Summer Olympics were held in Moscow that same year . For the first time athletes with cerebral movement disorders took part in the Paralympics.
The mascots of the games were two squirrels , the very first Paralympic mascots.
Participating Nations
South Africa - excluded from the Olympic Games since 1964 - was also refused to participate in the Paralympics for the first time due to its apartheid regime . The following nations took part:
sports
The 6th Summer Paralympics competitions were held in 13 sports, the volleyball tournament at these Paralympics was seated, in 1976 in Toronto this was still played standing.
- Archery
- darts
- Weightlifting
- Goalball
- athletics
- Lawn bowling
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- shoot
- swim
- Table tennis
- volleyball
- Wrestling
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ International Paralympic Committee: Paralympics Arnhem 1980 on the website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) . Retrieved August 28, 2012.