South Africa at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

South Africa at the
1976 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| RSA
NPC| South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website| www.sascoc.co.za
in Toronto
Competitors| 39 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980–1988
* 1992
* 1996
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* 2024

South Africa took part in the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The country was represented by 39 athletes, twenty-nine male and ten female.[1] South Africans competed in archery, athletics, dartchery, lawn bowls, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair basketball.[2] They won twenty six medals in total: six golds, nine silvers and eleven bronze, finishing 19th on the medal table.[3]

These were South Africa's last Paralympics for sixteen years due to South Africa's policy of apartheid. The Netherlands, as hosts of the 1980 Games and ironically its former colonial master, declared South Africa's further participation "undesirable".[4][5] South Africa was subsequently absent from the Paralympic Games until 1992.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Participation Numbers Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games IPC 12 June 2011
2. ^ Results: South Africa at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, IPC
3. ^ Medal Standings Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games IPC 12 June 2011
4. ^ "'The Netherlands against Apartheid' - 1970s", International Institute of Social History
5. ^ South Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
6. ^ South Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

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Nations at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada

Africa|

* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* South Africa
* Uganda

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Brazil
* Canada
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* Peru
* United States

Asia|

* Burma
* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* Japan
* South Korea

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* West Germany

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

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