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1984 Summer Paralympics

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 participating	45
Athletes participating	1,800
Events	~300 in 15 sports
Opening ceremonies	June 17, 1984
Closing ceremonies	June 30, 1984
Officially opened by	Ronald Reagan
(Stoke Mandeville)
Nations participating	41
Athletes participating	1,100
Events	~300 in 10 sports
Opening ceremonies	July 22, 1984
Closing ceremonies	August 1, 1984
Officially opened by	HRH Prince Charles

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	101	91	84	276
2	Great Britain	75	80	85	240
3	Sweden	51	30	22	103
4	Canada	48	52	49	149
5	West Germany	44	42	29	115
6	Netherlands	44	40	17	101
7	France	37	39	23	99
8	Australia	29	38	26	93
9	Norway	22	24	20	66
10	Denmark	22	6	11	39
11	Spain	21	8	12	41
12	Poland	20	15	13	48
13	Finland	15	10	17	42
14	Ireland	13	11	20	44
15	Hungary	12	12	3	27
16	Belgium	9	11	6	26
17	Yugoslavia	7	9	8	24
18	Austria	5	13	7	25
19	Switzerland	5	2	2	9
20	Portugal	4	2	7	13
21	Italy	3	7	6	16
22	Japan	3	2	5	10
23	China	2	12	8	22
24	Israel	2	6	7	15
25	New Zealand	2	3	1	6
26	Egypt	2	0	3	5
27	Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	1	3
28	Luxembourg	1	4	1	6
29	Brazil	1	3	2	6
30	Burkina Faso	1	1	2	4
31	Mexico	0	3	3	6
32	Iceland	0	2	6	8
33	East Germany	0	2	1	3
33	India	0	2	1	3
35	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
36	Zimbabwe	0	1	0	1
37	Hong Kong	0	0	1	1
37	Korea	0	0	1	1

10-26-2009 08:16:03
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