- Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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Netherlands at the Paralympic Games 
Flag of the NetherlandsIPC code NED NPC Gehandicaptensport Nederland At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in LondonCompetitors Medals Gold
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0Paralympic history (summary) Summer Games 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 Winter Games 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 The Netherlands is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 19 to September 9, 2012.
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Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories: amputation (the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness); cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes (there is often overlap between this and other categories); visual impairment, including blindness; and Les autres (French for "the others"), any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities; other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
Wheelchair basketballMain article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer ParalympicsThe Netherlands qualified for the women's team event in wheelchair basketball by finishing fifth at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[4][5] Competing athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower scores representing a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/959701.stm. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Paralympic_Games/London_2012/Qualification_Criteria/2011_02_WC_Basketball_London_2012_PG_Qualification_Criteria_Final_Update.pdf. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "2010 World Championships Schedule & Results". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. http://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/en/tournament.aspx?id=1989. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball". Australian Paralympic Committee. http://www.paralympic.org.au/sports/wheelchair-basketball. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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