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Hungary at the
1972 Summer Paralympics
Hungary at the; 1972 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	HUN
NPC	Hungarian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.hparalimpia.hu
in Heidelberg
Competitors	5
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Hungary sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent five competitors, four male and one female.^[1]

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]