Australia at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

Australia at the
1980 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeAUS
NPCAustralian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.org.au
in Arnhem
Competitors57
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
12
Silver
21
Bronze
22
Total
55
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Australia competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. It was the 6th Summer Paralympic Games in which Australia had competed. These Games were the biggest Paralympics yet, with 1,973 people participating. Of those participants, 57 were Australian. The team was made up of 45 men and 12 women, and was Australia's largest team to compete at any Paralympic Games so far.

As a nation, Australia won 55 medals in total – 12 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze medals. This was the greatest number of medals Australia had ever won at the Paralympic Games, and although they won fewer gold medals than at the previous Games (16 gold medals won at the 1976 Paralympic Games), Australia won more silver and bronze medals than ever before. As a result, Australia placed 14th on the gold medal table and 9th on the overall total medal table.[1] This was an improvement from the 1976 Games, at which they placed 11th, and matched their overall performance at the 1972 Games where they also placed 9th.

  1. ^ "Australian results at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 29 June 2012.