Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands at the Paralympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands
IPC code  NED
NPC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Websiteparalympisch.nl (Dutch)
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg
Competitors 39 (26 men and 13 women)
Medals
Rank: 5th		 Gold
14		 Silver
13		 Bronze
11		 Total
38
Paralympic history (summary)
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Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. The team included 39 athletes, 26 men and 13 women.[1] Competitors from Netherlands won 38 medals, including 14 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze to finish 5th in the medal table.[2]

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold de Vries-Noordam, AriaAria de Vries-Noordam Athletics Women's Shot Put 1A
 Gold Lamberts, HarryHarry Lamberts Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle 6
 Gold Ruiter, MarijkeMarijke Ruiter Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke 5
 Gold Ruiter, MarijkeMarijke Ruiter Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke 5
 Gold van der Benden, IngridIngrid van der Benden Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke 6
 Gold van der Benden, IngridIngrid van der Benden Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle 6
 Gold Hilberink, HennyHenny Hilberink Swimming Women's 25 m Backstroke 2
 Gold van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers, DelphineDelphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers Swimming Women's 25 m Breaststroke 1B
 Gold van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers, DelphineDelphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers Swimming Women's 25 m Freestyle 1B
 Gold Netherlands women's swimming team
names unknown 		Swimming Women's 3x100 m Medley Relay 5-6
 Gold Ruiter, MarijkeMarijke Ruiter Swimming Women's 3x50 m Medley 5
 Gold van der Benden, IngridIngrid van der Benden Swimming Women's 3x50 m Medley 6
 Gold de Vries-Noordam, AriaAria de Vries-Noordam Table tennis Women's Singles 1A
 Gold Netherlands women's table tennis team
Lekx, LoesLoes Lekx
Schmidt, IreneIrene Schmidt 		Table tennis Women's Teams 4
 Silver Blanker, P.P. Blanker
Popkema, PopkePopke Popkema
van Opdorp, van Opdorp 		Archery Men's FITA Round Team open
 Silver de Vries-Noordam, AriaAria de Vries-Noordam Athletics Women's 60 m Wheelchair 1A
 Silver Blanker, P.P. Blanker
Popkema, PopkePopke Popkema 		Dartchery Men's Pairs open
 Silver Lamberts, HarryHarry Lamberts Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke 6
 Silver Pomp, GerritGerrit Pomp Swimming Men's 25 m Backstroke 2
 Silver Lamberts, HarryHarry Lamberts Swimming Men's 3x50 m Medley 6
 Silver Kuivenhoven, Kuivenhoven Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke 5
 Silver Kuivenhoven, Kuivenhoven Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle 5
 Silver Jonker, Jonker Swimming Women's 25 m Backstroke 2
 Silver van der Krieke, van der Krieke Swimming Women's 3x25 m Medley 3
 Silver Netherlands women's swimming team
names unknown 		Swimming Women's 3x50 m Medley Relay 2-4
 Silver van der Krieke, van der Krieke Swimming Women's 50 m Backstroke 3
 Silver van der Krieke, van der Krieke Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle 3
 Bronze Popkema, PopkePopke Popkema Archery Men's FITA Round open
 Bronze Roek, E.H.E.H. Roek Athletics Men's 100 m Wheelchair 5
 Bronze Pomp, GerritGerrit Pomp Swimming Men's 25 m Breaststroke 2
 Bronze Pomp, GerritGerrit Pomp Swimming Men's 25 m Freestyle 2
 Bronze de Baker, de Baker Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke 5
 Bronze van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers, DelphineDelphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers Swimming Women's 25 m Backstroke 1B
 Bronze Kuivenhoven, Kuivenhoven Swimming Women's 3x50 m Medley 5
 Bronze Graveland, Graveland Swimming Women's 50 m Breaststroke 4
 Bronze Pimmelar, Pimmelar
Suijkerbuijk, P.P. Suijkerbuijk 		Table tennis Men's Doubles 1B
 Bronze Suijkerbuijk, P.P. Suijkerbuijk Table tennis Men's Singles 1B
 Bronze Schmidt, IreneIrene Schmidt Table tennis Women's Singles 4

Source: www.paralympic.org[7] & www.olympischstadion.nl[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Participation Numbers Stoke Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Stoke Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Medal winners 1972 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Paralympische wall of fame". www.olympischstadion.nl. Retrieved 16 October 2012.