Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Netherlands at the
1972 Summer Paralympics

Flag of the Netherlands

IPC code| NED
NPC| Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website| paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Heidelberg
Competitors| 39 (26 men and 13 women)
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. The team included 39 athletes, 26 men and 13 women.[1] Competitors from Netherlands won 38 medals, including 14 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze to finish 5th in the medal table.[2]

## Disability classifications

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Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.[3] This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories; amputation, either congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[4][5] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.[6]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Aria de Vries-Noordam | Athletics | Women's Shot Put 1A
Gold | Harry Lamberts | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle 6
Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke 5
Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke 5
Gold | Ingrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke 6
Gold | Ingrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle 6
Gold | Henny Hilberink | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke 2
Gold | Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers | Swimming | Women's 25 m Breaststroke 1B
Gold | Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle 1B
Gold | Mary Kuivenhoven
Ingrid van der Benden
Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 3x100 m Medley Relay 5-6
Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley 5
Gold | Ingrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley 6
Gold | Aria de Vries-Noordam | Table tennis | Women's Singles 1A
Gold | Loes Lekx
Irene Schmidt | Table tennis | Women's Teams 4
Silver | Peter Blanker
Popke Popkema
Gérard van Opdorp | Archery | Men's FITA Round Team open
Silver | Aria de Vries-Noordam | Athletics | Women's 60 m Wheelchair 1A
Silver | Peter Blanker
Popke Popkema | Dartchery | Men's Pairs open
Silver | Harry Lamberts | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke 6
Silver | Gerrit Pomp | Swimming | Men's 25 m Backstroke 2
Silver | Harry Lamberts | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Medley 6
Silver | Mary Kuivenhoven | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke 5
Silver | Mary Kuivenhoven | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle 5
Silver | Quirien Jonker | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke 2
Silver | Netty van der Krieke | Swimming | Women's 3x25 m Medley 3
Silver | Quirien Jonker
Sonja Graveland
Netty van der Krieke | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley Relay 2-4
Silver | Netty van der Krieke | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke 3
Silver | Netty van der Krieke | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle 3
Bronze | Popke Popkema | Archery | Men's FITA Round open
Bronze | Ebo Roek"Ebo Roek kon alles vanuit zijn rolstoel". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2023-11-20. | Athletics | Men's 100 m Wheelchair 5
Bronze | Gerrit Pomp | Swimming | Men's 25 m Breaststroke 2
Bronze | Gerrit Pomp | Swimming | Men's 25 m Freestyle 2
Bronze | Jeanne de Backer | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke 5
Bronze | Delphine van Opdorp-Ariens Kappers | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke 1B
Bronze | Mary Kuivenhoven | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley 5
Bronze |  Sonja Graveland | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke 4
Bronze | Hans Pimmelaar[7]
Paul Suijkerbuijk | Table tennis | Men's Doubles 1B
Bronze | Paul Suijkerbuijk | Table tennis | Men's Singles 1B
Bronze | Irene Schmidt | Table tennis | Women's Singles 4

Source: www.paralympic.org[8] & www.olympischstadion.nl[9][10][11][12]

## See also

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* Netherlands at the Paralympics
* Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Participation Numbers Stoke Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. ^ "Medal Standings Stoke Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
3. ^ "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
4. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
5. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
6. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
7. ^ "Trouw / De Rotterdammer | 30 juli 1973 | pagina 3".
8. ^ "Dutch Medal winners 1972 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
9. ^ "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
10. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad".
11. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad".
12. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Leeuwarder courant : Hoofdblad van Friesland".

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