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VI Paralympic Games
Host city	Arnhem, Netherlands
Nations participating	42
Athletes participating	1973
Events	489 in 12 sports
Opening ceremony	June 21
Closing ceremony	June 30
Officially opened by	Princess Margriet

See also: 1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Sports

Competitors were divided into four disability categories: amputee, cerebal palsy, visually impaired, and wheelchair. It was the first time that cerebal palsy athletes competed in the Paralympics. Volleyball was added to the program as a new sport.¹

• Archery
• Athletics
• Dartchery
• Goalball
• Lawn bowls
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair fencing
• Wrestling

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	75	66	54	195
2	Poland	75	50	52	177
3	West Germany	67	48	46	161
4	Canada	64	35	31	130
5	Great Britain	47	32	21	100
6	Netherlands	33	31	36	100
7	Sweden	31	36	24	91
8	France	28	26	31	85
9	Mexico	20	16	6	42
10	Norway	15	13	8	36
11	Austria	14	23	8	45
12	Israel	13	18	15	46
13	Belgium	13	12	17	42
14	Australia	12	21	22	55
15	Switzerland	9	10	10	29
16	Japan	9	10	7	26
17	Finland	8	19	13	40
18	Jamaica	7	7	5	19
19	New Zealand	7	6	6	19
20	Italy	6	5	9	20
21	Denmark	6	4	7	17
22	Egypt	4	7	3	14
23	Yugoslavia	4	5	9	18
24	Argentina	4	5	6	15
25	Ireland	4	2	11	17
26	South Korea	2	2	1	5
27	Kuwait	2	2	1	5
28	Indonesia	2	0	4	6
29	Spain	1	13	9	23
30	Kenya	1	2	0	3
31	Colombia	1	0	1	2
32	Iceland	1	0	1	2
33	Germany	1	0	0	1
34	Sudan	1	0	0	1
35	Zimbabwe	0	8	4	12
36	Bahamas	0	1	2	3
37	Hong Kong	0	1	2	3
38	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
39	Greece	0	0	1	1
40	Luxembourg	0	0	1	1
41	Malta	0	0	1	1
	Total	587	537	486	1610

Participating delegations

Forty-three delegations took part in the Arnhem Paralympics.²

References