Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
Malaysia at the; 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	MAS
NPC	Malaysian Paralympic Council
Website	www.paralympic.org.my (in English)
in Heidelberg
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1972; 1976–1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Malaysia sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany from 2 August to 11 August. This marked the first time the country has participated in the Paralympic Games as a whole. They sent four competitors to these games, all of which were male athletes.^[1] The country did not win a medal at these games.

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]

Sports

Athletics

Men's track events

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Amin Alwee	100 m 4	34.00	40	Did not advance
Ismail Salleh	100 m 4	30.80	38	Did not advance

Men's field events

Athlete	Events	Final	Rank
Amin Alwee	Shot put 4	3.89	39
Dulau Simon Ansim	Discus throw B1	22.68	7
Dulau Simon Ansim	Shot put B1	8.94	5
Ismail Salleh	Javelin 4	14.24	26
Taisen Sen Chan	Javelin 4	13.21	31
Taisen Sen Chan	Shot put 4	4.46	34

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Amin Alwee	Men's featherweight	67.5	7
Ismail Salleh	Men's light featherweight	90.0	7
Taisen Sen Chan	Men's light featherweight	90.0	6

References

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

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[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.

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