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{{Infobox country at games
| NPC = IND
| NPCname = [[Paralympic Committee of India]]
| games = Summer Paralympics
| year = 1972
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.paralympicindia.org.in }}
| location = [[Heidelberg]]
| competitors = 10
| sports =
| flagbearer =
| rank =
| gold = 1
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}
'''[[India]]''' sent a delegation to compete at the '''[[1972 Summer Paralympics]]''' in [[Heidelberg]], [[West Germany]]. They sent ten competitors, seven male and three female.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1972PG&sport=all|title=Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=27 May 2011|year=1972}}</ref>

==Medalist==
[[Murlikant Petkar]] became the first Indian Paralympic champion when he won a gold medal in swimming.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130925130445/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/Forgotten-hero-India-s-first-Paralympic-gold-medallist/Article1-917904.aspx]

== References ==
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{{NPCin1972SummerParalympics}}

[[Category:Nations at the 1972 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:India at the Paralympics|1972]]
[[Category:1972 in Indian sport]]

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India at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Revision history

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