Paralympic Summer Games 1976 - fifth Paralympic Games. Passed to Toronto , Ontario , Canada , in August 1976. The competition was attended by 1657 athletes who competed in 13 sports and played 447 sets of awards.
| V Summer Paralympic Games 1976 | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Toronto Ontario Canada |
| Member countries | 32 |
| Number of Athletes | 1657 (1404 men and 253 women) |
| Medals being played | 447 in 13 sports |
| The opening ceremony | August 3, 1976 |
| Opened | Kevin Cheyk |
| Closing ceremony | August 11, 1976 |
| Stadium | Woodbown Circuit , Centennial Park Stadium |
| Website | |
These games were officially called the Olympiad for the Physically Disabled.
Final medal standings
| Total number of medals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| one | USA | 66 | 44 | 45 | 155 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 45 | 25 | fourteen | 84 |
| 3 | Israel | 39 | 13 | 16 | 68 |
| four | Germany | 37 | 33 | 26 | 96 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 29th | 29th | 36 | 94 |
| 6 | Canada | 25 | 26 | 26 | 77 |
| 7 | Poland | 24 | 17 | 12 | 53 |
| 8 | France | 23 | 22 | fourteen | 59 |
| 9 | Sweden | 22 | 27 | 25 | 74 |
| 10 | Austria | eighteen | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| eleven | Australia | 16 | eighteen | 8 | 42 |
| 12 | Mexico | 16 | fourteen | 9 | 39 |
| 13 | Finland | 12 | twenty | eighteen | fifty |
| fourteen | Japan | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| fifteen | Switzerland | 9 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 16 | Norway | 9 | 6 | four | 19 |
| 17 | South Africa | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| eighteen | Belgium | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 7 | one | 5 | 13 |
| twenty | Egypt | 5 | 2 | one | 8 |
| 21 | Ireland | four | 10 | 6 | twenty |
| 22 | Spain | four | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 23 | Argentina | 3 | four | 6 | 13 |
| 24 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | Italy | 2 | 5 | eleven | eighteen |
| 26 | Indonesia | 2 | one | four | 7 |
| 27 | The Republic of Korea | one | 2 | one | four |
| 28 | Myanmar | one | one | one | 3 |
| 29th | Peru | one | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| thirty | Hong Kong | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Brazil | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 32 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | one | one |
Sports
- Archery
- Athletics
- Darts
- Goalball
- Lawn bowls
- Bullet shooting
- Snooker
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Basketball among Wheelchair Athletes
- Fencing among Wheelchair Athletes
See also
- 1976 Summer Olympics
- Deaflympics