Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

The Republic of Yugoslavia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty two competitors, fifteen male and seven female.[1]

Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	YUG
in Heidelberg
Competitors	22
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 4
Summer Paralympics appearances
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
Other related appearances
Independent Paralympic Participants (1992)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–)  Croatia (1992–) FR Yugoslavia (1996–2000)  Serbia and Montenegro (2004)  Macedonia (1996–)  Slovenia (1992–)  Montenegro (2008–)  Serbia (2008–)

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; 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]

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. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
5. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.