The Ultimate 1968 Summer Paralympics - American History Information Guide and Reference

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The 1968 Summer Paralympics were the third Paralympic Games to be held. They were originally planned to be held alongside the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it, due to difficulties. The Israeli government then offered to host the games in Tel Aviv.

Games of the III Paralympics
Nations participating	29
Athletes participating	750
Events	181 in 10 sports
Opening ceremonies	November 4, 1968
Closing ceremonies	November 13, 1968
Officially opened by	Yigal Allon

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	33	27	39	99
2	Great Britain	27	21	20	68
3	Israel	17	21	25	63
4	Australia	15	16	7	38
5	France	14	9	9	32
6	Italy	13	10	15	38
7	West Germany	12	12	11	35
8	Netherlands	12	4	4	20
9	Argentina	11	10	10	31
10	South Africa	9	10	7	26
11	Canada	6	6	7	19
12	Rhodesia	5	8	7	20
13	Norway	5	3	1	9
14	Jamaica	3	1	1	5
15	Austria	2	6	11	19
16	Japan	2	2	8	12
17	Sweden	1	6	4	11
18	Ireland	1	5	5	11
19	New Zealand	1	2	1	4
20	Spain	0	4	0	4
21	Belgium	0	3	3	6
22	Switzerland	0	2	6	8

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