Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of 73 events, 37 for men and 36 for women.
Argentina (19)
Australia (21)
Austria (27)
Bahamas (1)
Belgium (10)
Brazil (7)
Canada (35)
Czechoslovakia (19)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (1)
Finland (15)
France (11)
Great Britain (33)
Hong Kong (9)
Hungary (4)
India (9)
Ireland (11)
Israel (19)
Italy (13)
Jamaica (17)
Japan (24)
Kenya (3)
Malaysia (3)
Malta (8)
Mexico (5)
Netherlands (13)
New Zealand (10)
Norway (5)
Poland (9)
Rhodesia (4)
South Africa (19)
South Korea (2)
Spain (6)
Sweden (14)
Switzerland (28)
Uganda (2)
United States (43)
West Germany (49)
Yugoslavia (20)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 13 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Rhodesia (RHO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 73 | 73 | 70 | 216 | |
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