Rhodesia at the Paralympics
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IPC code | RHO |
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Summer Paralympics until 1972. Although Rhodesia was barred from all Olympics from 1968 until its disestablishment in 1979 after its 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom, it was allowed to participate in the 1968 Tel Aviv and 1972 Heidelberg games because politicians, both from Britain and the host nations of the games, were unwilling to sanction athletes with disabilities.[1]
However, the Canadian government refused to grant visas for the Rhodesian Paralympic team to attend the
1976 Toronto Paralympics.[1]
Rhodesia ceased to exist before the
List of medalists
Over their four appearances, Rhodesians won a total of 21 gold medals, 18 silver and 15 bronze.
Andrew James Scott went on to compete for Zimbabwe, winning a number of silver and bronze medals in 1980.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Little, Cliff (2008). "The Paralympic Protest Paradox: The Politics of Rhodesian Participation in the Paralympic Games, 1960–1980" (PDF). Pathways: Critiques and Discourse in Olympic Research: 123–131. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b Zimbabwe at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Rhodesia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee