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Egypt at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EGY
NPC	Egyptian Paralympic Committee
Website	paralympic.org.eg
in Heidelberg
Competitors	1
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany.

Background

Egypt made their Paralympic debut at the 1972 Games. They sent only one competitor, one male.

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; amputation, either congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.

Athletics

Egypt entered its only competitor, a male. He won zero medals.

References

1. "Egypt". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
2. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
3. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
4. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
5. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
6. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
7. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
8. "Paralympic Games Results". www.paralympic.org.

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