Defunct Paralympic field events – Wikipedia
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These defunct field events were once contested in previous Paralympic Games in which both men and women competed in various classes.
Men’s events[edit]
Football accuracy and distance[edit]
Football accuracy and distance were contested once in the 1976 Summer Paralympics.
Pentathlon[edit]
Men[edit]
The men’s event scheduled between 1960 to 2008.
- Wheelchair athletes
Precision club throw[edit]
Precision club throw was contested between 1976 to 1984
Precision javelin[edit]
Precision javelin was contested at seven Games from 1960 to Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. It was absent in the 1964 Summer Paralympics.
Triple jump[edit]
This event was for men only and was contested from 1980 to 2012. They mainly competed by blind athletes or athletes with amputations.
Blind athletes[edit]
Amputee athletes[edit]
Women’s events[edit]
Pentathlon[edit]
The women’s competition scheduled between 1968 to 2000
- Wheelchair athletes
Precision javelin throw[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^
“Men’s Football Accuracy E1”. International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2018.
- ^ “Men’s Football Distance E1”. International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 1980 Arnhem Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
- ^ “Paralympic Games 2012 London Athletics”. International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2018.
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