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'''[[Czechoslovakia]]''' sent a delegation to compete at the '''[[1972 Summer Paralympics]]''' in [[Heidelberg]], [[West Germany]].They sent nineteen competitors, fourteen male and five female.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1972PG&sport=all|title=Particpants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games |publisher=''[[International Paralympic Committee]]''|accessdate=27 May 2011|year=1972}}</ref> |
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==Disability classifications== |
==Disability classifications== |
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Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by [[Spinal cord injury|spinal cord injuries]] and required the use of a wheelchair.<ref |
Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by [[Spinal cord injury|spinal cord injuries]] and required the use of a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=29 May 2011}}</ref> This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different [[Summer_Paralympic_Games#Disability_categories|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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Paralympics categories explained |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |date=3 September 2008 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008 |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Making sense of the categories |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |date=6 October 2000 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/959701.stm |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref> Each [[Paralympic Games#Summer sports|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]] |date=28 August 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm |accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 01:21, 29 May 2011
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
- ^ "Particpants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "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.