Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

IPC code	TCH
in Heidelberg
Competitors	19
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992
Other related appearances
Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent nineteen competitors, fourteen male and five 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; 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

^ "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.