Rhodesia at the Paralympics

Rhodesia was one of the participants at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where one of its two representatives was Margaret Harriman, in swimming and archery.[1] The country took part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics until 1972. Although Rhodesia was barred from all Olympics from 1968 until its disestablishment in 1979 after its 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom, it was allowed to participate in the 1968 Tel Aviv and 1972 Heidelberg games because politicians, both from Britain and the host nations of the games, were unwilling to sanction athletes with disabilities.[1] However, the Canadian government refused to grant visas for the Rhodesian Paralympic team to attend the 1976 Toronto Paralympics.[1]

Rhodesia at the
Paralympics
Flag of Rhodesia
IPC codeRHO
Medals
Gold
21
Silver
18
Bronze
15
Total
54
Summer appearances

Rhodesia ceased to exist before the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in which its successor state, Zimbabwe, competed.[2]

List of medalists

Over their four appearances, Rhodesians won a total of 21 gold medals, 18 silver and 15 bronze.

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldMargaret Harriman1960 RomeArcheryFITA round open
 GoldMargaret Harriman1960 RomeArcheryWindsor round open
 GoldMargaret Harriman1964 TokyoArcheryAlbion round open
 GoldMargaret Harriman1964 TokyoArcheryFITA round open
 GoldMargaret Harriman
George Mann		1964 TokyoDartcheryMixed pairs open
 GoldLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoAthleticsClub throw B
 GoldLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoAthleticsJavelin throw B
 GoldLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoSwimming50m freestyle prone incomplete class 3
 GoldLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoSwimming50m freestyle supine incomplete class 3
 GoldLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoSwimming50m breaststroke incomplete class 3
 GoldLeslie Manson-Bishop1964 TokyoSwimming50m freestyle supine complete class 4
 GoldLeslie Manson-Bishop1964 TokyoSwimming50m breaststroke complete class 4
 GoldJacqueline Thompson1968 Tel AvivAthleticsShot put B
 GoldLeslie Manson-Bishop1968 Tel AvivSwimming50m backstroke complete class 4
 GoldAndrew James Scott1968 Tel AvivSwimming50m breaststroke class 4 incomplete
 GoldSandra Coppard1968 Tel AvivSwimming25m freestyle class 1 incomplete
 GoldSandra Coppard1968 Tel AvivSwimming25m breaststroke class 1 incomplete
 GoldAndrew James Scott1972 HeidelbergSwimming75m individual medley 4
 GoldSandra James1972 HeidelbergSwimming25m freestyle 1A
 GoldSandra James1972 HeidelbergAthleticsJavelin throw 1A
 SilverLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoAthleticsDiscus throw B
 SilverLynette Gilchrist1964 TokyoAthleticsShot put B
 SilverLeslie Manson-Bishop1964 TokyoAthleticsPentathlon 2
 SilverLeslie Manson-Bishop1964 TokyoSwimming50m freestyle prone complete class 4
 SilverLynette Gilchrist
Leslie Manson-Bishop
Keith Pienaar		1964 TokyoSwimmingMedley relay open
 SilverGesina Smit1968 Tel AvivAthleticsJavelin throw C
 SilverPeter Goldhawk1968 Tel AvivSwimming50m backstroke class 3 incomplete
 SilverJacqueline Thompson1968 Tel AvivSwimming50m freestyle class 3 incomplete
 SilverAvril Davis1968 Tel AvivSwimming50m backstroke class 5 (cauda equina)
 SilverVirginia Tomlinson1968 Tel AvivSwimming25m breaststroke class 2 incomplete
 SilverAndrew James Scott1972 HeidelbergSwimming50m backstroke 1B
 SilverEileen Robertson1972 HeidelbergSwimming25m freestyle 1B
 SilverSandra James1972 HeidelbergSwimming25m breaststroke 1A
 SilverEileen Robertson1972 HeidelbergSwimming25m breaststroke 1B
 SilverSandra James1972 HeidelbergAthleticsShot put 1A
 BronzeKeith Pienaar1964 TokyoAthleticsDiscus throw B
 BronzeLeslie Manson-Bishop1964 TokyoAthleticsJavelin throw C
 BronzeDavid Holland1968 Tel AvivSwimming25m freestyle class 1 incomplete
 BronzeGlynn Griffiths1968 Tel AvivSwimming25m backstroke class 1 incomplete
 BronzeVirginia Tomlinson1968 Tel AvivSwimming25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
 BronzeJacqueline Thompson1968 Tel AvivSwimming50m backstroke class 3 incomplete
 BronzeDavid Holland1972 HeidelbergSwimming25m freestyle 1B
 BronzeKevin English1972 HeidelbergSwimming100m backstroke 5
 BronzeAndrew James Scott1972 HeidelbergSwimming50m breaststroke 1B
 BronzeSandra James1972 HeidelbergAthleticsDiscus throw 1A

Andrew James Scott went on to compete for Zimbabwe, winning a number of silver and bronze medals in 1980.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Little, Cliff (2008). "The Paralympic Protest Paradox: The Politics of Rhodesian Participation in the Paralympic Games, 1960–1980" (PDF). Pathways: Critiques and Discourse in Olympic Research: 123–131. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. Zimbabwe at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. Rhodesia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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