page_title: Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
hierarchical_section_title: Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
caption_attribution_description: English: The original classification system used at the Stoke Mandeville Games.
context_page_description: Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
  From 1969 to 1973, a classification system designed by Australian Dr. Bedwell was used. This system used some muscle testing to determine which class incomplete paraplegics should be classified in. It used a point system based on the ISMGF classification system. Class IA, IB and IC were worth 1 point. Class II for people with lesions between T1-T5 and no balance were also worth 1 point. Class III for people with lesions at T6-T10 and have fair balance were worth 1 point. Class IV was for people with lesions at T11-L3 and good trunk muscles. They were worth 2 points. Class V was for people with lesions at L4 to L5 with good leg muscles. Class IV was for people with lesions at S1-S4 with good leg muscles. Class V and IV were worth 3 points. The Daniels/Worthington muscle test was used to determine who was in class V and who was class IV. Paraplegics with 61 to 80 points on this scale were not eligible. A team could have a maximum of 11 points on the floor.
context_section_description: Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.
  From 1969 to 1973, a classification system designed by Australian Dr. Bedwell was used.  This system used some muscle testing to determine which class incomplete paraplegics should be classified in.  It used a point system based on the ISMGF classification system. Class IA, IB and IC were worth 1 point.  Class II for people with lesions between T1-T5 and no balance were also worth 1 point.  Class III for people with lesions at T6-T10 and have fair balance were worth 1 point.  Class IV was for people with lesions at T11-L3 and good trunk muscles.  They were worth 2 points. Class V was for people with lesions at L4 to L5 with good leg muscles.  Class IV was for people with lesions at S1-S4 with good leg muscles.  Class V and IV were worth 3 points. The Daniels/Worthington muscle test was used to determine who was in class V and who was class IV.  Paraplegics with 61 to 80 points on this scale were not eligible. A team could have a maximum of 11 points on the floor.
caption: The original ISMGF classification system used at early Paralympic Games.
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