Mexico at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Mexico at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	MEX
NPC	Federacion Mexicana de Deporte
in Heidelberg
Competitors	7
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Mexico sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent seven competitors, seven male and zero female.^[1]

Disability classifications

Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.^[2] 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.^[3][4] 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.^[5]

References

1. "Participants Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
2. "Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
3. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
4. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
5. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2011.