India at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

The ninth International Stoke Mandville Games was later designated as the first Paralympics in 1960 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the Paralympic Games till 1984.^[1] India made its Paralympics debut in 1968.^[2] India's first and only medal till the Games came in the 1972 Games when Murlikant Petkar won the gold medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle event.^[3][4] India missed the subsequent two Summer Paralympic Games and returned for the 1984 edition.^[2]

In the Games, Joginder Singh Bedi became the first Indian multi-medalist after he won a silver and two bronze medals in the athletics events. Bhimrao Kesarkar also won a silver medal in the javelin throw event to help record India's best finish till then with four medals.^[5]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Bhimrao Kesarkar	Athletics	Men's javelin L6
Silver	Joginder Singh Bedi		Men's shot put L6
Bronze			Men's javelin L6
Bronze			Men's discus throw L6

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	2	2	4
Total	0	2	2	4

The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of five athletes who competed across two sports.^[6]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	4	0	4
Swimming	2	0	2
Total	5[a]	0	5[a]

Track

Field

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Abdul Jabbar	Men's high jump A6[11]	NM
	Men's long jump A6[12]	4.35	13
	Men's triple jump A6[13]	9.26	10
Bhimrao Kesarkar	Men's javelin L6[14]	34.55
Digambar Mehendale	Men's discus throw A3[15]	16.90	10
	Men's javelin A3[16]	21.82	8
	Men's shot put A3[17]	6.34	11
Joginder Singh Bedi	Men's discus throw L6[18]	28.16
	Men's javelin L6[14]	34.18
	Men's shot put L6[19]	10.08