1980 Summer Paralympics

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See also: 1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Games of the VI Paralympiad
Nations participating	42
Athletes participating	1,973
Events	489 in 12 sports
Opening ceremonies	June 21, 1980
Closing ceremonies
Officially opened by	Princess Margriet

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	75	66	53	194
2	Poland	75	50	52	177
3	West Germany	67	48	46	161
4	Canada	64	35	31	130
5	United Kingdom	47	32	20	99
6	Netherlands	33	31	36	100
7	Sweden	30	36	24	90
8	France	28	26	31	85
9	Mexico	20	16	6	42
10	Norway	15	12	7	34
11	Austria	14	23	8	45
12	Israel	13	18	15	46
13	Belgium	13	11	17	41
14	Australia	12	21	17	55
15	Switzerland	9	10	10	29
16	Japan	9	10	7	26
17	Finland	7	19	13	39
18	Jamaica	7	7	5	19
19	New Zealand	7	5	6	18
20	Italy	6	5	9	20
21	Denmark	6	4	7	18
22	Egypt	4	7	3	14
21	Egypt	4	5	9	18
22	Argentina	4	5	6	16
23	Yugoslavia	3	5	9	17
24	Ireland	4	2	11	17
25	South Korea	2	2	1	5
26	Kuwait	2	2	1	5
27	Indonesia	2	0	4	6
28	Spain	1	13	9	23
29	Kenya	1	2	0	3
30	Colombia	1	0	1	2
31	Iceland	1	0	1	2
32	Sudan	1	0	0	1
33	Zimbabwe	0	8	4	12
34	Bahamas	0	1	2	1
35	Hong Kong	0	1	2	3
36	Bahamas	0	1	2	3
37	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
38	Greece	0	0	1	1
39	Luxembourg	0	0	1	1
40	Malta	0	0	1	2

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