# Rhodesia at the Paralympics

Rhodesia was one of the participants at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where one of its two representatives was Margaret Harriman, in swimming and archery. The country took part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics until 1972. Although Rhodesia was barred from all Olympics from 1968 until its disestablishment in 1979 after its 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom, it was allowed to participate in the 1968 Tel Aviv and 1972 Heidelberg games because politicians, both from Britain and the host nations of the games, were unwilling to sanction athletes with disabilities. However, the Canadian government refused to grant visas for the Rhodesian Paralympic team to attend the 1976 Toronto Paralympics.
Rhodesia ceased to exist before the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in which its successor state, Zimbabwe, competed.

## List of medalists

Over their four appearances, Rhodesians won a total of 21 gold medals, 18 silver and 15 bronze.
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Margaret Harriman | 1960 Rome | Archery | FITA round open |
| Gold | Margaret Harriman | 1960 Rome | Archery | Windsor round open |
| Gold | Margaret Harriman | 1964 Tokyo | Archery | Albion round open |
| Gold | Margaret Harriman | 1964 Tokyo | Archery | FITA round open |
| Gold | Margaret Harriman George Mann | 1964 Tokyo | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
| Gold | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Club throw B |
| Gold | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Javelin throw B |
| Gold | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | 50m freestyle prone incomplete class 3 |
| Gold | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | 50m freestyle supine incomplete class 3 |
| Gold | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | 50m breaststroke incomplete class 3 |
| Gold | Leslie Manson-Bishop | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | 50m freestyle supine complete class 4 |
| Gold | Leslie Manson-Bishop | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | 50m breaststroke complete class 4 |
| Gold | Jacqueline Thompson | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Shot put B |
| Gold | Leslie Manson-Bishop | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 50m backstroke complete class 4 |
| Gold | Andrew James Scott | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 50m breaststroke class 4 incomplete |
| Gold | Sandra Coppard | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 25m freestyle class 1 incomplete |
| Gold | Sandra Coppard | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 25m breaststroke class 1 incomplete |
| Gold | Andrew James Scott | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 75m individual medley 4 |
| Gold | Sandra James | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 25m freestyle 1A |
| Gold | Sandra James | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Javelin throw 1A |
| Silver | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Discus throw B |
| Silver | Lynette Gilchrist | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Shot put B |
| Silver | Leslie Manson-Bishop | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Pentathlon 2 |
| Silver | Leslie Manson-Bishop | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | 50m freestyle prone complete class 4 |
| Silver | Lynette Gilchrist Leslie Manson-Bishop Keith Pienaar | 1964 Tokyo | Swimming | Medley relay open |
| Silver | Gesina Smit | 1968 Tel Aviv | Athletics | Javelin throw C |
| Silver | Peter Goldhawk | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete |
| Silver | Jacqueline Thompson | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
| Silver | Avril Davis | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 50m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina) |
| Silver | Virginia Tomlinson | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 25m breaststroke class 2 incomplete |
| Silver | Andrew James Scott | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 50m backstroke 1B |
| Silver | Eileen Robertson | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 25m freestyle 1B |
| Silver | Sandra James | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 25m breaststroke 1A |
| Silver | Eileen Robertson | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 25m breaststroke 1B |
| Silver | Sandra James | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Shot put 1A |
| Bronze | Keith Pienaar | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Discus throw B |
| Bronze | Leslie Manson-Bishop | 1964 Tokyo | Athletics | Javelin throw C |
| Bronze | David Holland | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 25m freestyle class 1 incomplete |
| Bronze | Glynn Griffiths | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 25m backstroke class 1 incomplete |
| Bronze | Virginia Tomlinson | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Thompson | 1968 Tel Aviv | Swimming | 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze | David Holland | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 25m freestyle 1B |
| Bronze | Kevin English | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 100m backstroke 5 |
| Bronze | Andrew James Scott | 1972 Heidelberg | Swimming | 50m breaststroke 1B |
| Bronze | Sandra James | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Discus throw 1A |
Andrew James Scott went on to compete for Zimbabwe, winning a number of silver and bronze medals in 1980.