Denmark at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Denmark sent a team for the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent ten athletes, eight male and two female.[1]

Denmark at the Paralympic Games

Flag of Denmark
IPC code  DEN
NPC Dansk Handicap Idræts-Forbund
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg
Competitors 10
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Paralympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries. They were also required the use of a wheelchair.[2] This is different from 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. It depends upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters. It describes the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.[5]

References

  1. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. Making sense of the categories. BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/959701.stm. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 
  5. A-Z of Paralympic classification. BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm. Retrieved 27 May 2011.