1980 Summer Paralympics Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Games of the VI Paralympics
Nations participating	42
Athletes participating	1,973
Events	489 in 12 sports
Opening ceremonies	June 21, 1980
Closing ceremonies
Officially opened by	Princess Margriet

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	62	58	54	174
2	Germany	61	47	41	149
3	Canada	53	27	31	111
4	Poland	51	51	47	149
5	Great Britain	43	29	20	92
6	Netherlands	32	27	33	92
7	Sweden	25	35	24	84
8	France	25	23	24	72
9	Mexico	20	16	4	40
10	Israel	12	18	11	41
11	Norway	11	11	7	29
12	Belgium	11	9	13	33
13	Austria	9	12	4	25
14	Switzerland	9	10	9	28
15	Australia	8	19	18	45
16	Japan	8	10	6	24
17	Finland	6	15	12	33
18	Italy	6	4	9	19
19	New Zealand	5	6	5	16
20	Jamaica	5	6	4	15
21	Egypt	4	7	3	14
22	Argentina	4	4	6	14
23	Yugoslavia	3	5	9	17
24	Denmark	3	4	6	13
25	Ireland	2	2	10	14
26	Kuwait	2	2	1	5
27	Iceland	2	0	1	3
28	Spain	1	14	9	24
29	Korea	1	2	1	4
30	Kenya	1	2	0	3
31	India	1	1	0	2
32	Indonesia	1	0	4	5
33	Colombia	1	0	1	2
34	Sudan	1	0	0	1
35	Zimbabwe	0	7	4	11
36	Bahamas	0	1	2	3
37	Hong Kong	0	0	2	2
38	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	Malta	0	0	1	1

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