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1984 Summer Paralympics - Definition and Overview

See also: 1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom (wheelchair athletes) and New York, United States of America (cerebral palsy, visually impaired, amputees, and les autres).

Games of the VII Paralympics
(New York)
Nations participating45
Athletes participating1,800
Events~300 in 15 sports
Opening ceremoniesJune 17, 1984
Closing ceremoniesJune 30, 1984
Officially opened byRonald Reagan
(Stoke Mandeville)
Nations participating41
Athletes participating1,100
Events~300 in 10 sports
Opening ceremoniesJuly 22, 1984
Closing ceremoniesAugust 1, 1984
Officially opened byHRH Prince Charles
Rank NPC Name  Gold   Silver Bronze Total 
1United States1019184276
2Great Britain758085240
3Sweden513022103
4Canada485249149
5West Germany444229115
6Netherlands444017101
7France37392399
8Australia29382693
9Norway22242066
10Denmark2261139
11Spain2181241
12Poland20151348
13Finland15101742
14Ireland13112044
15Hungary1212327
16Belgium911626
17Yugoslavia79824
18Austria513725
19Switzerland5229
20Portugal42713
21Italy37616
22Japan32510
23China212822
24Israel26715
25New Zealand2316
26Egypt2035
27Trinidad and Tobago2013
28Luxembourg1416
29Brazil1326
30Burkina Faso1124
31Mexico0336
32Iceland0268
33East Germany0213
India0213
35Indonesia0112
36Zimbabwe0101
37Hong Kong0011
Korea0011



International Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
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Winter Paralympics
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