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82:, four days before the opening ceremony, in response to African countries' protests against the Rhodesian regime. This medal table ranks the competing NPCs by the number of gold medals won by their athletes.
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with a throw of 29.91 metres and also won a gold medal in the
1375:"Medallists Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games Table Tennis"
1087:"Medal Standings – Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games"
1401:"Medallists Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games Lawn Bowls"
1427:"Medallists Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games Athletics"
1453:"Medallists Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games Swimming"
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1214:"Medal Standings Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games"
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1429:. International Paralympic Committee.
1403:. International Paralympic Committee.
1377:. International Paralympic Committee.
1351:. International Paralympic Committee.
1216:. International Paralympic Committee.
1187:. International Paralympic Committee.
1126:"Summer Games Governance 1960 to 1992"
1527:All-time Paralympic Games medal table
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1265:Radwanski, George (23 August 1972).
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67:'s Institute for Physical Training.
32:International Stoke Mandeville Games
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1355:from the original on 16 March 2021
1331:International Paralympic Committee
1305:International Paralympic Committee
1277:from the original on 26 April 2016
1091:International Paralympic Committee
125:International Paralympic Committee
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1862:1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville
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1311:from the original on 2021-10-21.
1240:"1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics"
1073:1972 Summer Olympics medal table
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1532:Lists of Paralympic medalists
1511:Paralympic Games medal tables
1267:"Olympics: Rhodesia Expelled"
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76:1972 Summer Olympics
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1132:on 16 December 2012
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