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In 2020, British Gymnastics officially formed the British Gymnastics Disability Gymnastics Panel. [5] British Gymnastics is working on a FIG Code of Points for Men's and Women's Artistic Para-Gymnastics, and on creating a classification structure, with the goals of hosting the first FIG Para-Gymnastics World Championships in 2027 and Paralympic ...
There have also been other amputee medallists at the Olympic Games prior to the creation of the Paralympics. Olivér Halassy of Hungary, whose left leg was amputated below the knee, won three medals (two gold and a silver) in water polo, in 1928, 1932 and 1936. Károly Takács, also of Hungary, won gold in shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics ...
[3] [4] Radio coverage was provided by the BBC on its radio channels BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. [5] [6] Australia: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the 2012 Paralympics across Australia, mostly on its digital channel ABC2. It broadcast over 100 hours of live coverage including both ceremonies. [7]
Jessica Long, 29 medals at the Summer Paralympics. This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists , listing people who have won ten or more gold medals at the Paralympic Games . The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals.
Games 1st place med 2nd place med 3rd place med 1976 Örnsköldsvik West Germany 10 Switzerland 10 Finland 8 12: 1: 7 6: 1: 7 1980 Geilo Norway 23 Finland 15 Austria 6 21: 7: 10 10: 12
Note: The International Gymnastics Federation recommended to the IOC that the medals of the Chinese team be stripped, and awarded to the fourth-placed United States team, as it was revealed that Dong Fangxiao was underage (14, with age limit >16) at the time. The IOC upheld the FIG decision in April 2010.
4 4 4 4 4 9 Brazil (BRA) (3–0–0) Goalball: Since 1976 12 20 20 20 20 60 Niklas Hultqvist (0–1–2) Judo: Since 1988 8 13 78 78 157 313 Satoshi Fujimoto (3–1–0) Simon Jackson (3–0–1) Yu Sung An (2–0–2) Paracanoe: Since 2016 1 6 6 6 6 18 Paratriathlon: Since 2016 1 6 6 6 6 18 Powerlifting: Since 1984 9 20 136
In the United Kingdom, Channel 4 broadcast the Games as its second Summer Paralympics, promising 500 hours of coverage. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] As a follow-up to its "Meet the Superhumans" trailer for the 2012 Paralympics, Channel 4 produced a trailer entitled " We're the Superhumans ", [ 78 ] which would win a Cannes Lions Grand Prix for film.