# India at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

India competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics held across New York and Stoke Mandeville from 19 June to 1 August 1984. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics but did not appear in the last two Games. This was India's third appearance at the Summer Games for the disabled. India sent a contingent consisting of five athletes for the Games and won four medals including two silver and bronze medals each.

## Background

The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the Paralympic Games till 1984. India made its Paralympics debut in 1968. India's first and only medal till the Games came in the 1972 Games when Murlikant Petkar won the gold medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle event. India missed the subsequent two Summer Paralympic Games and returned for the 1984 edition.

## Medalists

In the Games, Joginder Singh Bedi became the first Indian multi-medalist after he won a silver and two bronze medals in the athletics events. Bhimrao Kesarkar also won a silver medal in the javelin throw event to help record India's best finish till then with four medals.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Bhimrao Kesarkar | Athletics | Men's javelin L6 |
| Silver | Joginder Singh Bedi | Athletics | Men's shot put L6 |
| Bronze | Joginder Singh Bedi | Athletics | Men's javelin L6 |
| Bronze | Joginder Singh Bedi | Athletics | Men's discus throw L6 |

### Summary

Medals by sport :
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Male | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

## Competitors

The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of five athletes who competed across two sports.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |

## Athletics
### Track

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final |
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Abdul Jabbar | Men's 100 m A6 | 16.34 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Digambar Mehendale | Men's 100 m A1-3 | 28.70 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Digambar Mehendale | Men's 400 m A1-3 | — | — | 2:08.51 | 7 |

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Abdul Jabbar | Men's high jump A6 | NM | NM |
| Abdul Jabbar | Men's long jump A6 | 4.35 | 13 |
| Abdul Jabbar | Men's triple jump A6 | 9.26 | 10 |
| Bhimrao Kesarkar | Men's javelin L6 | 34.55 | |
| Digambar Mehendale | Men's discus throw A3 | 16.90 | 10 |
| Digambar Mehendale | Men's javelin A3 | 21.82 | 8 |
| Digambar Mehendale | Men's shot put A3 | 6.34 | 11 |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Men's discus throw L6 | 28.16 | |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Men's javelin L6 | 34.18 | |
| Joginder Singh Bedi | Men's shot put L6 | 10.08 | |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Bhagwan Patil | Men's 100 m freestyle A9 | — | — | 2:08.84 | 7 |
| Bhagwan Patil | Men's 50 m backstroke A9 | — | — | 1:13.37 | 5 |
| Bhagwan Patil | Men's 50 m breaststroke A9 | — | — | DQ | DQ |
| Bhimrao Kesarkar | Men's 100 m freestyle L6 | 2:02.22 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |