| Australia at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AUS |
| NPC | Australian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto | |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia has participated in every Summer Paralympic Games since the inception of the Paralympics in the year 1960. The 1976 Paralympic Games in Toronto was Australia's fifth Paralympic Games. Australia competed in 10 out of the 13 sports and were able to win medals in six of these sports. There were 44 athletes representing Australia at the Games with a number of these athletes participating in multiple sports. Of the 44 athletes, 34 were males and 10 were females. As a team, Australia won 41 medals, 16 of which were gold. This placed it just outside the top 10 in 11th position at the end of the Games.[1] The Australian team won more gold medals at the 1976 Paralympic Games than at any of the previous four Paralympic Games.[2] 26 athletes finished on the podium in their respective events. This represents more than half the number of athletes that Australia sent to Toronto.[3] Six world records were broken by Australian athletes on their way to winning their respective events.[4]
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- ^ "Toronto 1976". London 2012 - Official Australian Paralympic Team. Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Toronto 1976". London 2012 - Official Australian Paralympic Team. Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Australian Results at 1976 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee Results Database. Retrieved 28 June 2012.