| Germany at the Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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At the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg
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| Competitors | 75 | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1960 • 1964 • 19681 • 19721 • 19761 • 19801 • 19841 • 19881 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 19761 • 19801 • 19841 • 19881 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
1As the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) |
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| Other related appearances | ||||||||||
| East Germany (1984) | ||||||||||
West Germany sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent seventy five competitors, fifty two male and twenty three female.[1]
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]
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