Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. The team included 39 athletes, 26 men and 13 women.[1] Competitors from Netherlands won 38 medals, including 14 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze to finish 5th in the medal table.[2]

Netherlands at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeNED
NPCNederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Websiteparalympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Heidelberg
Competitors39 (26 men and 13 women)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
14
Silver
13
Bronze
11
Total
38
Summer Paralympics appearances

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldAria de Vries-NoordamAthleticsWomen's Shot Put 1A
 GoldHarry LambertsSwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle 6
 GoldMarijke RuiterSwimmingWomen's 100 m Backstroke 5
 GoldMarijke RuiterSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke 5
 GoldIngrid van der BendenSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke 6
 GoldIngrid van der BendenSwimmingWomen's 100 m Freestyle 6
 GoldHenny HilberinkSwimmingWomen's 25 m Backstroke 2
 GoldDelphine van Opdorp-Ariens KappersSwimmingWomen's 25 m Breaststroke 1B
 GoldDelphine van Opdorp-Ariens KappersSwimmingWomen's 25 m Freestyle 1B
 GoldNetherlands women's swimming team
names unknown		SwimmingWomen's 3x100 m Medley Relay 5-6
 GoldMarijke RuiterSwimmingWomen's 3x50 m Medley 5
 GoldIngrid van der BendenSwimmingWomen's 3x50 m Medley 6
 GoldAria de Vries-NoordamTable tennisWomen's Singles 1A
 GoldNetherlands women's table tennis team
Loes Lekx
Irene Schmidt		Table tennisWomen's Teams 4
 SilverP. Blanker
Popke Popkema
van Opdorp		ArcheryMen's FITA Round Team open
 SilverAria de Vries-NoordamAthleticsWomen's 60 m Wheelchair 1A
 SilverP. Blanker
Popke Popkema		DartcheryMen's Pairs open
 SilverHarry LambertsSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke 6
 SilverGerrit PompSwimmingMen's 25 m Backstroke 2
 SilverHarry LambertsSwimmingMen's 3x50 m Medley 6
 Silver KuivenhovenSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke 5
 Silver KuivenhovenSwimmingWomen's 100 m Freestyle 5
 Silver JonkerSwimmingWomen's 25 m Backstroke 2
 Silver van der KriekeSwimmingWomen's 3x25 m Medley 3
 SilverNetherlands women's swimming team
names unknown		SwimmingWomen's 3x50 m Medley Relay 2-4
 Silver van der KriekeSwimmingWomen's 50 m Backstroke 3
 Silver van der KriekeSwimmingWomen's 50 m Freestyle 3
 BronzePopke PopkemaArcheryMen's FITA Round open
 BronzeE.H. RoekAthleticsMen's 100 m Wheelchair 5
 BronzeGerrit PompSwimmingMen's 25 m Breaststroke 2
 BronzeGerrit PompSwimmingMen's 25 m Freestyle 2
 BronzeJeanne de BackerSwimmingWomen's 100 m Backstroke 5
 BronzeDelphine van Opdorp-Ariens KappersSwimmingWomen's 25 m Backstroke 1B
 Bronze KuivenhovenSwimmingWomen's 3x50 m Medley 5
 Bronze GravelandSwimmingWomen's 50 m Breaststroke 4
 Bronze Pimmelar
P. Suijkerbuijk		Table tennisMen's Doubles 1B
 BronzeP. SuijkerbuijkTable tennisMen's Singles 1B
 BronzeIrene SchmidtTable tennisWomen's Singles 4

Source: www.paralympic.org[7] & www.olympischstadion.nl[8]

See also

References
  1. "Participation Numbers Stoke Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. "Medal Standings Stoke Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  5. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  6. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  7. "Dutch Medal winners 1972 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  8. "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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