Football 7-a-side
Cerebral palsy football, also called ''7-a-side football'' or formerly ''Paralympic football'', is an adaptation of association football for athletes with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injur ...
at the
1984 Summer Paralympics
The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, canonically the 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. There were two separate competitions: one in Stoke Mandeville, England, United Kingdom for wheelchair athletes ...
consisted of two events for men.
At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, the first cerebral palsy only sports were added to the program with the inclusion of CP football and boccia.
Medal summary
Men's CP
Six teams competed in the men's CP football 7-a-side competition, Belgium won the gold medal against Ireland while Great Britain won the bronze medals after beating Portugal.
Preliminaries
;Group A
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;Group B
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Men's wheelchair
Three teams competed in the men's wheelchair football 7-a-side competition, the United States won the gold medal after winning against Canada and Great Britain who got the silver and bronze medals respectively.
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References
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1984 Summer Paralympics events
1984
Events
January
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Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...