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| South Africa at the 1972 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | RSA (SAF used at these Games) |
| NPC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Heidelberg | |
| Competitors | 25 |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa sent a team to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August.[1] They sent twenty five competitors, twelve male and thirteen female.[1] The team won forty-one medals—sixteen gold, twelve silver and thirteen bronze—and finished fourth in the medal table.[2]
Despite being banned from the Olympic Games, because of the policy of apartheid, since 1964 South Africa continued to participate in the Paralympics until 1976.[3]
- ^ a b "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Medal Standings Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "The Netherlands against Apartheid – 1970s". International Institute of Social History. Retrieved 28 April 2011.