1964 Summer Paralympics
summer paralympics japanese 年夏季パラリンピック hepburn nen kaki pararinpikku originally known th international stoke mandeville game also known paralympic tokyo second paralympic game held held tokyo japan last summer paralympics take place city summer olympics summer paralympics game although still formally edition international stoke mandeville game first use term paralympic association event term paralympic game approved international olympic committee ioc first international paralympic committee ipc formed contrast game many event three participant meaning athlete longer guaranteed medal upon completing event tokyo hosted summer paralympic game nine sport competed game athletics wheelchair racing event form dash added previously athletics program included field event wheelchair racing since become one prominent paralympic event archery athletics dartchery snooker swimming table tennis weightlifting wheelchair basketball wheelchair fencing athlete national paralympic committee npc least one medal default table ordered number gold medal athlete nation number silver medal taken consideration next number bronze medal nation still tied equal ranking given listed alphabetically ipc country code exception event contributed one medal type table although team event multiple physical medal actually awarded two bronze medal awarded dartchery snooker table tennis event swimming event award silver bronze medal inaccurate report start paralympic game precision reporting result competition israeli athlete michal escapa reported italian nationality without first name mentioned international paralympic committee italian paralympic committee web site report swimming summer paralympics two bronze medal simply reported escapa michal escapa however seen israeli newspaper reporting interview athlete athlete medal swimming table tennis tokyo ‡ firsttime paralympic appearance sort table nation total medal count column click icon next column title host nation japan athlete outstanding performance included margaret harriman rhodesia two gold medal archery serge bec france two individual gold medal one team gold medal one team silver medal dick thompson united kingdom two individual gold one silver one bronze athletics united state ron stein six gold south africa daniel erasmus two gold two silver athletics nineteen delegation participated tokyo paralympics game marked austria fiji japan south africa paralympic game début south africa banned taking part summer olympic game due policy apartheid however banned paralympics summer paralympicsas japan host country position oppose participation letter archery medalist irene preslipski published wilkesbarre time leader december also mention delegation ceylon mexico philippine marching opening ceremony however country sent official opening ceremony organized yoyogi park closing ceremony yoyogi national gymnasium spectator present ceremony crown prince akihito crown princess michiko present earlier thought game might get much medium coverage due focus olympic game radio television medium gave high coverage game yoshisuke kasai chairman board director board vicechairmen namely azuma h dazai miki auditor organizing committee tozawa secretary general k ujiie tokyo game physically handicapped paralympic tokyo japanese