South Africa at the 1972 Summer Paralympics information
Sporting event delegation
South Africa at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code
RSA
NPC
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website
www.sascoc.co.za
in Heidelberg
Competitors
25
Medals Ranked 4th
Gold
16
Silver
12
Bronze
13
Total
41
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980–1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
South Africa sent a team to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August.[1] They sent twenty five competitors, twelve male and thirteen female.[1] The team won forty-one medals—sixteen gold, twelve silver and thirteen bronze—and finished fourth in the medal table.[2]
Despite being banned from the Olympic Games, because of the policy of apartheid, since 1964 South Africa continued to participate in the Paralympics until 1976.[3]
^ ab"Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^"Medal Standings Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^"The Netherlands against Apartheid – 1970s". International Institute of Social History. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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