Rhodesia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Rhodesia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Rhodesia
IPC code	RHO
in Heidelberg
Competitors	13 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 3 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Rhodesia competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. It was the last time the nation competed at the Paralympic Games before returning as Zimbabwe at the 1980 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of 13 competitors in the sports of track and field athletics and swimming. Three athletes (, Sandra James, and ) competed in both sports.^[1]

Rhodesia had also been invited to take part in the 1972 Summer Olympics, but the invitation was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee four days before the opening ceremony, in response to African countries' protests against the Rhodesian regime. As the Paralympics that year were held before the Olympics, Rhodesia was able to take part in the Paralympic Games.^[2][3]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Sandra James	Athletics
Gold	Sandra James	Swimming
Gold		Swimming
Silver	Sandra James	Athletics
Silver	Sandra James	Swimming
Silver		Swimming
Silver		Swimming
Silver		Swimming
Bronze	Sandra James	Athletics
Bronze		Swimming
Bronze		Swimming
Bronze		Swimming

Athletics[]

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
		13.83	7
		10.72	8
		5.15	8
Sandra James		6.00
Sandra James		5.22
Sandra James		1.96
		22.95	10
		20.08	6
		7.00	11
	Men's pentathlon 4	3285	12
		19.29	15
		15.36	22
		6.96	16
		2019	8

Swimming[]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
		1:30.372	3 Q	1:27.476
		1:33.125	11	Did not advance
		2:50.735	8	Did not advance
		2:08.286	6 Q	2:00.708	5
		1:29.847	9	Did not advance
		2:00.042	12	Did not advance
		35.8	7 Q	36.1	6
		N/A		31.3
		51.485	13	Did not advance
		56.613	10	Did not advance
		42.798	3 Q	42.307
		49.745	2 Q	50.304
		1:12.3	2 Q	1:10.6
Unknown		N/A		5:01.982	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
		2:30.251	11	Did not advance
		2:09.517	9	Did not advance
		39.6	9	Did not advance
		37.6	7 Q	36.8	7
		37.7	8 Q	36.3	6
Sandra James		N/A		1:47.3	6
Sandra James		N/A		1:13.3
Sandra James		N/A		1:10.0 WR
		2:34.618	6 Q	2:35.405	6
		1:49.463	7 Q	1:47.612	7
		48.1	17	Did not advance
		56.3	14	Did not advance
		48.9	10	Did not advance
		45.0	6	Did not advance
		N/A		52.9
		N/A		52.7
		2:03.550	8	Did not advance
		2:05.817	8 Q	1:59.808	8
		1:33.4	4 Q	1:48.8	6

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