# Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 73 events, 37 for men and 36 for women.

## Participating nations

* Argentina (19)
* Australia (21)
* Austria (27)
* Bahamas (1)
* Belgium (10)
* Brazil (7)
* Canada (35)
* Czechoslovakia (19)
* Denmark (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Finland (15)
* France (11)
* Great Britain (33)
* Hong Kong (9)
* Hungary (4)
* India (9)
* Ireland (11)
* Israel (19)
* Italy (13)
* Jamaica (17)
* Japan (24)
* Kenya (3)
* Malaysia (3)
* Malta (8)
* Mexico (5)
* Netherlands (13)
* New Zealand (10)
* Norway (5)
* Poland (9)
* Rhodesia (4)
* South Africa (19)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (14)
* Switzerland (28)
* Uganda (2)
* United States (43)
* West Germany (49)
* Yugoslavia (20)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 13 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Israel (ISR) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 73 | 73 | 70 | 216 |

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 m wheelchair 1A details | Jan Erik Stenberg Norway | Douglas Bovee Canada | András Fejes Hungary |
| 60 m wheelchair 1B details | Baumgartner West Germany | Kazumi Ohashi Japan | R. Zeyher West Germany |
| 100 m wheelchair 2 details | Gary Kerr United States | Goldmann United States | Barrett Australia |
| 100 m wheelchair 3 details | Frank Jespers Belgium | Josef Greil Austria | Stuewe United States |
| 100 m wheelchair 4 details | Raymond Lewandowski United States | Terry Giddy Australia | Rolf Johansson Sweden |
| 100 m wheelchair 5 details | B. Simpson Canada | Gillette United States | Ebo Roek Netherlands |
| 4×60 m wheelchair relay open details | United States (USA) Gillette Raymond Lewandowski Stuewe Donald Vandello | Canada (CAN) Walter Dann F. Henderson Eugene Reimer B. Simpson | West Germany (FRG) W. Flach M. Neikes Schaupp Johann Schuhbauer |
| Discus throw 1A details | Edund Weber West Germany | Rod Vleiger United States | McNichol Norway |
| Discus throw 1B details | Patrick Reid Jamaica | Julius Duval United States | Tullius West Germany |
| Discus throw 2 details | van Rensburg South Africa | Graeme Marett New Zealand | Joze Okoren Yugoslavia |
| Discus throw 3 details | Graham Condon New Zealand | Vic Renalson Australia | Josef Greil Austria |
| Discus throw 4 details | Eugene Reimer Canada | Schoosleitner Austria | Remi van Ophem Belgium |
| Discus throw 5 details | Ray Clark United States | Jacek Kowalik Poland | Chaim Fliter Israel |
| Javelin throw 1A details | Edund Weber West Germany | McNichol United States | Richard G Holmes South Africa |
| Javelin throw 1B details | Julius Duval United States | Raúl Di Paolo Argentina | Wolfgang Koch West Germany |
| Javelin throw 2 details | van Rensburg South Africa | Josef Jager Austria | Ron Halsey United States |
| Javelin throw 3 details | Kleinjans West Germany | David Williamson United States | Daniel Erasmus South Africa |
| Javelin throw 4 details | W. Flach West Germany | Reno Levis United States | Johann Schuhbauer West Germany |
| Javelin throw 5 details | Rubén Ferrari Argentina | Chaim Fliter Israel | Ray Clark United States |
| Precision javelin throw open details | Ernst Michel Switzerland | Reno Levis United States | Vic Renalson Australia |
| Shot put 1A details | Edund Weber West Germany | Hans Rosenast Switzerland | Douglas Bovee Canada |
| Shot put 1B details | Julius Duval United States | R. Muise Canada | R. Zeyher West Germany |
| Shot put 2 details | van Rensburg South Africa | Ron Halsey United States | Josef Jager Austria |
| Shot put 3 details | David Williamson United States | Daniel Erasmus South Africa | J. Savage New Zealand |
| Shot put 4 details | Schoosleitner Austria | Johann Schuhbauer West Germany | Dale Wiley United States |
| Shot put 5 details | Horst Gotthelf West Germany | Jacek Kowalik Poland | Jerzy Skrzypek Poland |
| Slalom 1A details | Douglas Bovee Canada | Rod Vleiger United States | McNichol United States |
| Slalom 1B details | Rosenbaum United States | Robert Ockvirk United States | Daniel Jeannin France |
| Slalom 2 details | Giuseppe Trieste Italy | Goldmann United States | |
| Slalom 2 details | Giuseppe Trieste Italy | Schmicking West Germany | |
| Slalom 3 details | Lars Lofstrom Sweden | Roman United States | Carlo Jannucci Italy |
| Slalom 4 details | M. Neikes West Germany | Tetsuya Matuso Japan | Yasuhiro Fujikawa Japan |
| Slalom 5 details | Shuji Sakamoto Japan | Hideshi Oba Japan | Robert McIntyre Australia |
| Pentathlon 1B details | Patrick Reid Jamaica | Julius Duval United States | R. Zeyher West Germany |
| Pentathlon 2 details | Josef Jager Austria | Schmicking West Germany | Graeme Marett New Zealand |
| Pentathlon 3 details | David Williamson United States | Heinz Simon West Germany | Terry Mason Australia |
| Pentathlon 4 details | Eugene Reimer Canada | W. Flach West Germany | Reno Levis United States |
| Pentathlon 5 details | Ray Clark United States | Ed Owen United States | Moll West Germany |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 m wheelchair 1A details | Mayer West Germany | Aria de Vries-Noordam Netherlands | Karen Donaldson United States |
| 60 m wheelchair 1B details | Rosaleen Gallagher Ireland | Tracey Freeman Australia | Andres West Germany |
| 60 m wheelchair 2 details | Sitar Yugoslavia | Kathleen Fagan Ireland | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland |
| 60 m wheelchair 3 details | Barbara Howie Great Britain | Binns Canada | Emilie Schwarz Austria |
| 60 m wheelchair 4 details | Carol Bryant Great Britain | Milka Milinkovic Yugoslavia | Keyser United States |
| 60 m wheelchair 5 details | Rohne Jamaica | Wiksen Sweden | Rita Laux West Germany |
| 4×40 m wheelchair relay open details | Great Britain (GBR) Carol Bryant Pauline Dukelow Barbara Howie Marion O'Brien | West Germany (FRG) Waltraud Hagenlocher Rita Laux Martina Tschoetschel Wenzel | Jamaica (JAM) Lewis Nella McPherson Rhone Leone Williams |
| Discus throw 1A details | Mayer West Germany | Olga Ricchetti Argentina | Sandra James Rhodesia |
| Discus throw 1B details | Tracey Freeman Australia | Andres West Germany | Broemmer United States |
| Discus throw 2 details | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland | van der Schyff South Africa | Kathleen Fagan Ireland |
| Discus throw 3 details | Hattingh South Africa | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Rosalie Hixson United States |
| Discus throw 4 details | Le Roux South Africa | Ora Goldstein Israel | Darleen Quinlan United States |
| Discus throw 5 details | Leone Williams Jamaica | Swanepoel South Africa | Malka Potashnik Israel |
| Javelin throw 1A details | Sandra James Rhodesia | Joyce Murland Canada | Olga Ricchetti Argentina |
| Javelin throw 1B details | Tracey Freeman Australia | Rosaleen Gallagher Ireland | Broemmer United States |
| Javelin throw 2 details | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland | Slabbert South Africa | van der Schyff South Africa |
| Javelin throw 3 details | Rosalie Hixson United States | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Kirn United States |
| Javelin throw 4 details | Darleen Quinlan United States | Maria Schitter Austria | Milka Milinkovic Yugoslavia |
| Javelin throw 5 details | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel | Malka Potashnik Israel | Swanepoel South Africa |
| Precision javelin throw open details | Megumi Kawakami Japan | Rosalie Hixson United States | Hermina Kraft Austria |
| Shot put 1A details | Aria de Vries-Noordam Netherlands | Sandra James Rhodesia | Joyce Murland Canada |
| Shot put 1B details | Tracey Freeman Australia | Andres West Germany | Chmelova Czechoslovakia |
| Shot put 2 details | Krystyna Owczarczyk Poland | van der Schyff South Africa | Slabbert South Africa |
| Shot put 3 details | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Emilie Schwarz Austria | Helena Ciapala-Zdunek Poland |
| Shot put 4 details | Ora Goldstein Israel | Le Roux South Africa | Darleen Quinlan United States |
| Shot put 5 details | Malka Potashnik Israel | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel | Swanepoel South Africa |
| Slalom 1A details | Mayer West Germany | Olga Ricchetti Argentina | None |
| Slalom 1B details | Broemmer United States | Tracey Freeman Australia | S. Long Canada |
| Slalom 2 details | Yamahata Japan | Cristina Benedetti Argentina | Sharon Myers United States |
| Slalom 3 details | B. Howie Great Britain | Binns Canada | Helena Ciapala-Zdunek Poland |
| Slalom 4 details | Keyser United States | Kawakami Japan | Darleen Quinlan United States |
| Slalom 5 details | Michiko Tanaka Japan | Marion O'Brien Great Britain | Gisela Hermes West Germany |
| Pentathlon 2 details | Ruth Lamsbach West Germany | Fetter United States | Sharon Myers United States |
| Pentathlon 3 details | Eve M. Rimmer New Zealand | Rosalie Hixson United States | Binns Canada |
| Pentathlon 4 details | Marga Floer West Germany | Ora Goldstein Israel | Carol Bryant Great Britain |
| Pentathlon 5 details | Marion O'Brien Great Britain | None | None |