Norway at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Norway at the Paralympic Games
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At the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg
Competitors	28
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Norway sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty eight competitors, nineteen male and nine female.^[1]

Disability classifications

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.

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.