United States at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | USA |
NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Tel Aviv | |
Competitors | 82 in 9 sports |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished first out of the twenty-eight competing nations in the medal table and won ninety-nine medals: thirty-three gold, twenty-seven silver and thirty-nine bronze.[2] Eighty-two American athletes took part; fifty-three men and twenty-nine women.[3][n 1]
Ed Owen won medals in six different sports; nine golds and a bronze in athletics, two golds in swimming and a silver in wheelchair basketball.[4][5]
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