Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IPC codeGBR
NPCBritish Paralympic Association
Websitewww.paralympics.org.uk
in Heidelberg
Competitors72 in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
16
Silver
15
Bronze
21
Total
52
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. Teams from the nation are referred to by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as Great Britain despite athletes from the whole of the United Kingdom, including those from Northern Ireland, being eligible.[1][2] They sent seventy two competitors, forty seven male and twenty five female.[3] The team won fifty-two medals—sixteen gold, fifteen silver and twenty-one bronze—to finish third in the medal table behind West Germany and the United States.[4] Philip Craven, the former President of the IPC, competed in athletics, swimming and wheelchair basketball for Great Britain at these Games.[5][6][7]

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  4. ^ "Medal Standings Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Athlete Search Results Great Britain 1972". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Philip Craven Biography". Paralympians' Club. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Top honours for wheelchair stars". BBC Sport. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2011.