West Germany at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

West Germany at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
West Germany at the; 1972 Summer Paralympics
	Flag of Germany
IPC code	FRG; (GER used at these Games)
NPC	National Paralympic Committee Germany
Website	www.dbs-npc.de (in German)
in Heidelberg
Competitors	75
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 28 Silver 17 Bronze 22 Total 67
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	East Germany (1984)

West Germany sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent seventy five competitors, fifty two male and twenty three 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] ^[6]