Norway sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty eight competitors, nineteen male and nine female.
Medallists
Medal Name Sport Event Jan Erik Stenberg Athletics Men's 60 m Whellchair 1A Bente Grønli Swimming Women's 3x35 m Medley 4 Bente Grønli Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle 4 Harald Gunnerud Swimming Men's 50 m Breaststroke 4 Aase Klausen Tora Lysø Table Tennis Women's Doubles 1A-1B Vidar Johnsen Weightlifting Men's Lightweight McNichol Athletics Men's Discus 1A* Marit Berg-Holman Herdis Warberg Dartchery Women's Pairs open Bente Grønli Swimming Women's 50 m Backstroke 4 Henry Dahlgren Table Tennis Men's Singles 2 Tora Lysø Table Tennis Women's Singles 1B
*Not recognized anymore.
Disability classifications Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair. This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories.
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