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| website = {{url|www.paralympicindia.org.in|Paralympic India}} | |||
| location = [[Heidelberg]] | | location = [[Heidelberg]] | ||
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India competed at the [[1972 Summer Paralympics]] held in [[Heidelberg]] from 2 to 11 August 1972. The nation made its official debut at the last Paralympic Games in [[1968 Summer Paralympics|1968]]. This was India's second consecutive appearance at the Summer Games for the disabled. India sent a contingent consisting of ten athletes for the Games and won a single gold medal. | |||
==Medalist== | == Background == | ||
[[Murlikant Petkar]] became the first Indian Paralympic | The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first [[Paralympics]] in [[1960 Paralympic Games|1960]] and the [[International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation]] organized the [[1972 Summer Paralympics|1972 Games]].<ref name="IPC">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/ipc/history|title=History of IPC|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=30 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130085921/https://www.paralympic.org/ipc/history|url-status=live}}</ref> India made its [[India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics debut]] in the previous Games in [[1968 Paralympics|1968]].<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/india-at-the-paralympics-a-brief-history|title=India at the Paralympics: A brief history|date=19 December 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Olympics.com]]|archive-date=22 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522133210/https://olympics.com/en/news/india-at-the-paralympics-a-brief-history|url-status=live}}</ref> India sent ten competitors including seven males and three females.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1972PG&sport=all|title=Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=27 May 2011|year=1972|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213174044/https://www.paralympic.org/results/historical?games=1972PG&sport=all&type=participation|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
== Medalist == | |||
India won its first ever Paralympic medal when [[Murlikant Petkar]] won the gold medal in the men's 50 meter [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/how-a-war-hero-won-indias-first-paralympics-gold-in-1968-in-mumbai/articleshow/85727717.cms|title=How a war hero won India's first Paralympics gold in 1972|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 August 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904073220/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/how-a-war-hero-won-indias-first-paralympics-gold-in-1972-in-mumbai/articleshow/85727717.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=12 August 2024|title=Murlikant Petkar: From War Hero to India’s First Paralympic Champion|url=https://crossbarriers.org/murlikant-petkar/|url-status=live|access-date=13 August 2024|work=Cross Barriers|archive-date=4 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904073224/https://crossbarriers.org/murlikant-petkar/}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" | |||
|- | |||
! Medal !! Name !! Sport !! Event | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Gold medal Paralympics.svg|16px]] Gold || [[Murlikant Petkar]] || [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Swimming]] || [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's 50 m freestyle 3]] | |||
|} | |||
== Competitors == | |||
The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of ten athletes who competed across five sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/participants|title=Participants in the 1972 Paralympics|access-date=31 August 2024|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|archive-date=30 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730093737/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/participants|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
!Sport | |||
!Men | |||
!Women | |||
!Total | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Image:Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] [[Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Archery]] | |||
| 0 || 1 || 1 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Image:Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] | |||
| 6 || 2 || 8 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Image:Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Swimming]] | |||
| 1 || 0 || 1 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Image:Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] [[Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Table tennis]] | |||
| 2 || 0 || 2 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Image:Powerlifting pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Weightlifting]] | |||
| 1 || 0 || 1 | |||
|- | |||
! Total !! 7{{efn|name=Multiple|{{bulletlist|Petkar participated in athletics and swimming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/petkar|title=Petkar|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531002654/https://www.paralympic.org/petkar|url-status=live}}</ref>|Makandi participated in athletics and weightlifting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/makandi|title=Makandi|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135840/https://www.paralympic.org/makandi|url-status=live}}</ref>|Patel participated in athletics and archery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/patel|title=Patel|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135840/https://www.paralympic.org/patel|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}} !! 3 !! 10{{efn|name=Multiple}} | |||
|} | |||
== Archery == | |||
{{main|Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics}} | |||
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" | |||
|- | |||
!Athlete | |||
!Event | |||
!Score | |||
!Rank | |||
|- | |||
| [[Patel (athlete)|Patel]] | |||
| [[Archery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/archery/womens-st-nicholas-round-paraplegic|title=Results/Archery/Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809115249/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/archery/womens-st-nicholas-round-paraplegic|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|31 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|8 | |||
|} | |||
== Athletics == | |||
{{main|Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics}} | |||
;Track | |||
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="2" |Athlete | |||
!rowspan="2" |Event | |||
!colspan="2" |Heat | |||
!colspan="2" |Final | |||
|- | |||
!Result | |||
!Rank | |||
!Result | |||
!Rank | |||
|- | |||
|[[Chandrashekhar (athlete)|Chandrashekhar]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's 100 m 2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-100-m-2|title=Results/Athletics/Men's 100 m 2|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221105945/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-100-m-2|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|1:28.40 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|22 | |||
| colspan="2" {{n/a|Did not advance}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Magan Gina]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's 100 m 3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-100-m-3|title=Results/Athletics/Men's 100 m 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201174307/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-100-m-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|48.80 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|41 | |||
| colspan="2" {{n/a|Did not advance}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Murlikant Petkar]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's slalom 3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-slalom-3|title=Results/Athletics/Men's slalom 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228155954/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-slalom-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| colspan="2" {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|1:20.10 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|26 | |||
|} | |||
;Field | |||
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" | |||
|- | |||
!Athlete | |||
!Event | |||
!Result | |||
!Points | |||
!Rank | |||
|- | |||
| [[Diwan (athlete)|Diwan]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's shot put 2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-2|title=Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 2|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201164102/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-2|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|2.72 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|24 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|[[Makandi]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's shot put 4]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-4|title=Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 4|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915140021/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-4|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|4.25 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|36 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's precision javelin open]]<ref name="PJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-precision-javelin-open|title=Results/Athletics/Men's precision javelin open|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135955/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-precision-javelin-open|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|68 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3"|[[Murlikant Petkar]] | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|26 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|55 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's javelin 3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-javelin-3|title=Results/Athletics/Men's javelin 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924081128/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-javelin-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|15.07 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|15 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's shot put 3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-3|title=Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135903/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|6.20 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|12 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3"|[[Patel (athlete)|Patel]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's precision javelin open]]<ref name="WPJ"/> | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|12 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|51 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's javelin 3]]<ref name="WJ3"/> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|6.08 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|30 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's shot put 3]]<ref name="WS3" /> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|2.88 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|30 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"|[[Poudwal]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's javelin 5]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-javelin-5|title=Results/Athletics/Men's javelin 5|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829212709/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-javelin-5|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|8.10 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|26 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's shot put 5]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-5|title=Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 5|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829221224/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/mens-shot-put-5|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|3.95 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|28 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="4"|[[Shehrnaz Kermani]] | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's precision javelin open]]<ref name="WPJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-precision-javelin-open|title=Results/Athletics/Women's precision javelin open|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135947/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-precision-javelin-open|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|27 | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|41 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's discus throw 3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-discus-throw-3|title=Results/Athletics/Women's discus throw 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135954/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-discus-throw-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|7.43 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|27 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's javelin 3]]<ref name="WJ3">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-javelin-3|title=Results/Athletics/Women's javelin 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224115601/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-javelin-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|7.05 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|26 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Women's shot put 3]]<ref name="WS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-shot-put-3|title=Results/Athletics/Women's shot put 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208234522/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/athletics/womens-shot-put-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|3.31 | |||
| {{n/a}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|27 | |||
|} | |||
== Swimming == | |||
{{main|Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics}} | |||
[[Murlikant Petkar]] became the first Indian Paralympic medalist when he won a gold medal in swimming. Hailing from [[Maharashtra]], he was part of the [[Indian Army]]. He was injured in the [[1965 India-Pakistan War]] when he was hit by multiple bullets. He started swimming as an exercise to improve mobility in the injured leg muscles. He set a new World Record when he won the gold medal in the freestyle 3 event. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], India's third highest civilian honor for his achievement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shrikant |first=B |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/Forgotten-hero-India-s-first-Paralympic-gold-medallist/Article1-917904.aspx |title=Forgotten hero: India’s first Paralympic gold medallist|access-date=1 August 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=22 August 2012|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925130445/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/Forgotten-hero-India-s-first-Paralympic-gold-medallist/Article1-917904.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/feature/murlikant-petkar-first-one-rise-amongst-billion|title=Murlikant Petkar – The first one to rise amongst a billion|date=7 August 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|archive-date=23 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623113743/https://www.paralympic.org/feature/murlikant-petkar-first-one-rise-amongst-billion|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="2"|Athlete | |||
!rowspan="2"|Event | |||
!colspan="2"|Heat | |||
!colspan="2"|Final | |||
|- | |||
!Result | |||
!Rank | |||
!Result | |||
!Rank | |||
|- | |||
|[[Murlikant Petkar]] | |||
|[[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's 50 m freestyle 3]] | |||
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |37.33 | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |{{Gold1}} | |||
|} | |||
== Table tennis == | |||
{{main|Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics}} | |||
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" | |||
|-align=center | |||
!rowspan="2"|Athlete/Team | |||
!rowspan="2"|Event | |||
!colspan="3"|Group Stage | |||
!Quarterfinals | |||
!Semifinals | |||
!colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} | |||
|- | |||
!Opposition<br />Result | |||
!Opposition<br />Result | |||
!Rank | |||
!Opposition<br />Result | |||
!Opposition<br />Result | |||
!Opposition<br />Result | |||
!Rank | |||
|-align=center | |||
|align=left|India | |||
|align=left|[[Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's teams 3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/table-tennis/mens-teams-3|title=Results/Table tennis/Men's teams 3|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228065530/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/table-tennis/mens-teams-3|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|{{flagIPC|FRG|1972 Summer}}<br/> '''L''' 0–3 | |||
|{{flagIPC|USA|1972 Summer}}<br/> '''L''' 0–3 | |||
|3 | |||
|colspan="4" {{n/a|Did not advance}} | |||
|} | |||
== Weightlifting == | |||
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics}} | |||
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" | |||
|- | |||
!Athlete | |||
!Event | |||
!Result | |||
!Rank | |||
|- | |||
|[[Makandi]] | |||
|[[Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Men's featherweight]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/weightlifting/mens-featherweight|title=Results/Weightlifting/Men's featherweight|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135921/https://www.paralympic.org/heidelberg-1972/results/weightlifting/mens-featherweight|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |75 | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |6 | |||
|} | |||
== Notes == | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:1972 in Indian sport]] | [[Category:1972 in Indian sport]] | ||
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| India at the 1972 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IND |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee of India |
| Website | Paralympic India |
| in Heidelberg August 2, 1972 – August 11, 1972 | |
| Competitors | 10 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 25th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics held in Heidelberg from 2 to 11 August 1972. The nation made its official debut at the last Paralympic Games in 1968. This was India's second consecutive appearance at the Summer Games for the disabled. India sent a contingent consisting of ten athletes for the Games and won a single gold medal.
Background[edit | edit source]
The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the 1972 Games.[1] India made its Paralympics debut in the previous Games in 1968.[2] India sent ten competitors including seven males and three females.[3]
Medalist[edit | edit source]
India won its first ever Paralympic medal when Murlikant Petkar won the gold medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle event.[4][5]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Murlikant Petkar | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle 3 |
Competitors[edit | edit source]
The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of ten athletes who competed across five sports.[6]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Athletics | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 2 |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 10[lower-alpha 1] |
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Archery[edit | edit source]
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patel | Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic[7] | 31 | 8 |
Athletics[edit | edit source]
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Chandrashekhar | Men's 100 m 2[8] | 1:28.40 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Magan Gina | Men's 100 m 3[9] | 48.80 | 41 | Did not advance | |
| Murlikant Petkar | Men's slalom 3[10] | N/A | 1:20.10 | 26 | |
- Field
| Athlete | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diwan | Men's shot put 2[11] | 2.72 | N/A | 24 |
| Makandi | Men's shot put 4[12] | 4.25 | N/A | 36 |
| Men's precision javelin open[13] | N/A | 1 | 68 | |
| Murlikant Petkar | N/A | 26 | 55 | |
| Men's javelin 3[14] | 15.07 | N/A | 15 | |
| Men's shot put 3[15] | 6.20 | N/A | 12 | |
| Patel | Women's precision javelin open[16] | N/A | 12 | 51 |
| Women's javelin 3[17] | 6.08 | N/A | 30 | |
| Women's shot put 3[18] | 2.88 | N/A | 30 | |
| Poudwal | Men's javelin 5[19] | 8.10 | N/A | 26 |
| Men's shot put 5[20] | 3.95 | N/A | 28 | |
| Shehrnaz Kermani | Women's precision javelin open[16] | N/A | 27 | 41 |
| Women's discus throw 3[21] | 7.43 | N/A | 27 | |
| Women's javelin 3[17] | 7.05 | N/A | 26 | |
| Women's shot put 3[18] | 3.31 | N/A | 27 |
Swimming[edit | edit source]
Murlikant Petkar became the first Indian Paralympic medalist when he won a gold medal in swimming. Hailing from Maharashtra, he was part of the Indian Army. He was injured in the 1965 India-Pakistan War when he was hit by multiple bullets. He started swimming as an exercise to improve mobility in the injured leg muscles. He set a new World Record when he won the gold medal in the freestyle 3 event. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's third highest civilian honor for his achievement.[22][23]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Murlikant Petkar | Men's 50 m freestyle 3 | N/A | 37.33 | 
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Table tennis[edit | edit source]
| Athlete/Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| India | Men's teams 3[24] | Template:FlagIPC L 0–3 |
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3 | Did not advance | |||
Weightlifting[edit | edit source]
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makandi | Men's featherweight[25] | 75 | 6 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "History of IPC". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "India at the Paralympics: A brief history". Olympics.com. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "How a war hero won India's first Paralympics gold in 1972". The Times of India. 29 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Murlikant Petkar: From War Hero to India's First Paralympic Champion". Cross Barriers. 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "Participants in the 1972 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Archery/Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's 100 m 2". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's 100 m 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's slalom 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 2". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 4". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's precision javelin open". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's javelin 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Results/Athletics/Women's precision javelin open". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Results/Athletics/Women's javelin 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Results/Athletics/Women's shot put 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's javelin 5". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put 5". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Athletics/Women's discus throw 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ Shrikant, B (22 August 2012). "Forgotten hero: India's first Paralympic gold medallist". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Murlikant Petkar – The first one to rise amongst a billion". International Paralympic Committee. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Table tennis/Men's teams 3". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Results/Weightlifting/Men's featherweight". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.