Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
Appearance
Athletics at the V Paralympic Games | |
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Competitors | 774 from 39 nations |
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of 207 events. Argentina, Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Peru won their first ever medals in the 1976 Summer Paralympics.
Participating nations
- Argentina (15)
- Australia (26)
- Austria (37)
- Bahamas (6)
- Belgium (23)
- Brazil (15)
- Burma (4)
- Canada (66)
- Colombia (10)
- Denmark (13)
- Ecuador (2)
- Egypt (23)
- Ethiopia (1)
- Fiji (8)
- Finland (40)
- France (8)
- Great Britain (30)
- Greece (1)
- Hong Kong (9)
- Hungary (1)
- Indonesia (12)
- Ireland (12)
- Israel (32)
- Italy (15)
- Japan (31)
- Mexico (29)
- Netherlands (17)
- New Zealand (12)
- Norway (15)
- Peru (1)
- Poland (18)
- South Africa (33)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (16)
- Sweden (20)
- Switzerland (38)
- Uganda (1)
- United States (70)
- West Germany (63)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burma (BIR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
28 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (30 entries) | 209 | 178 | 170 | 557 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
References
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 August 2012). "Derek Howie – our very own paralympian". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Meikle, Hayden (19 July 2011). "No 101: Bill Lean breaks world record (1976)". Otago Times. odt.co.nz. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)