title: Norway at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
text: # Norway at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
  
  Norway sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty eight competitors, nineteen male and nine female.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Jan Erik Stenberg | Athletics | Men's 60 m Whellchair 1A |
  | Silver | Bente Gronli | Swimming | Women's 3x35 m Medley 4 |
  | Silver | Bente Gronli | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle 4 |
  | Silver | Harald Gunnerup | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke 4 |
  | Silver | A. Klausen Tora Lysoe | Table Tennis | Women's Doubles 1A-1B |
  | Silver | Johnsen | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight |
  | Bronze | McNichol | Athletics | Men's Discus 1A* |
  | Bronze | Berg-Holmen H. Warberg | Dartchery | Women's Pairs open |
  | Bronze | Bente Gronli | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke 4 |
  | Bronze | Henry Dahlgren | Table Tennis | Men's Singles 2 |
  | Bronze | Tora Lysoe | Table Tennis | Women's Singles 1B |
  
  * *Not recognized anymore.
  
  ## Disability classifications
  
  Athletes at the Paralympics in 1972 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair. This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories.
  
  