Lawn bowls has been contested at Summer Paralympics on six occasions, first appearing on the schedule in 1968 and having its most recent outing at the 1996 games. The competitions were initially divided by sex, with singles and doubles events for men and women. In 1976, divisions by disability category were introduced, greatly expanding the number of events and medals. Participation peaked at the 1976 edition, with 80 entrants from 13 countries competing in 16 events. Great Britain was the most successful nation in this sport at each of the games it was held.[1]
| Lawn bowls at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
| Games | |
Summary
edit| Edition | Year | Events | Nations | Athletes | Best nation |
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| 3rd | 1968 () | 4 | 8 | 31 |  Great Britain[2]
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| 4th | 1972 () | 4 | 7 | 20 | Great Britain[3]
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| 5th | 1976 () | 16 | 13 | 80 | Great Britain[4]
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| 6th | 1980 () | 19 | 13 | 69 | Great Britain[5]
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| 7th | 1984 () | 11 | 8 | 52 | Great Britain[6]
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| 8th | 1988 () | 6 | 10 | 55 | Great Britain[7]
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| 9th | 1992 (not held) | — | — | ||
| 10th | 1996 () | 8 | 11 | 64 | Great Britain[8]
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 35 | 29 | 20 | 84 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 |  Ireland (IRL) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Malta (MLT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 68 | 60 | 59 | 187 | |
References
edit- ^ Lawn bowls, a Paralympic sport. Paralympic Heritage. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (Tel Aviv) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (Heidelberg) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1980 Summer Paralympics (Arnhem) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1984 Summer Paralympics (New York) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1988 Summer Paralympics (Seoul) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- ^ Lawn Bowls at the 1996 Summer Paralympics (Atlanta) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)