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Encyclopedia > 1980 Summer Paralympics

See also: 1980 Summer Olympics The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union. ...


The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are the official Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine and the capital of the Gelderland province. ...

Games of the VI Paralympics
Nations participating 42
Athletes participating 1,973
Events 489 in 12 sports
Opening ceremonies June 21, 1980
Closing ceremonies  
Officially opened by Princess Margriet
Rank NPC Name  Gold   Silver Bronze Total 
1 United States 62 58 54 174
2 West Germany 61 47 41 149
3 Canada 53 27 31 111
4 Poland 51 51 47 149
5 Great Britain 43 29 20 92
6 Netherlands 32 27 33 92
7 Sweden 25 35 24 84
8 France 25 23 24 72
9 Mexico 20 16 4 40
10 Israel 12 18 11 41
11 Norway 11 11 7 29
12 Belgium 11 9 13 33
13 Austria 9 12 4 25
14 Switzerland 9 10 9 28
15 Australia 8 19 18 45
16 Japan 8 10 6 24
17 Finland 6 15 12 33
18 Italy 6 4 9 19
19 New Zealand 5 6 5 16
20 Jamaica 5 6 4 15
21 Egypt 4 7 3 14
22 Argentina 4 4 6 14
23 Yugoslavia 3 5 9 17
24 Denmark 3 4 6 13
25 Ireland 2 2 10 14
26 Kuwait 2 2 1 5
27 Iceland 2 0 1 3
28 Spain 1 14 9 24
29 Korea 1 2 1 4
30 Kenya 1 2 0 3
31 India 1 1 0 2
32 Indonesia 1 0 4 5
33 Colombia 1 0 1 2
34 Sudan 1 0 0 1
35 Zimbabwe 0 7 4 11
36 Bahamas 0 1 2 3
37 Hong Kong 0 0 2 2
38 Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
Greece 0 0 1 1
Malta 0 0 1 1


June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (born January 19, 1943) is the third daughter of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, the former Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... National motto: 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라 Translation: Bring benefit to all people Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 107th 99,274 km² 0. ...

International Paralympic Games
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Winter Paralympics
1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014

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