Lawn bowls at the Summer Paralympics

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
Events	8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Games
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Medalists

Summary

Edition	Year	Events	Nations	Athletes	Best nation
3rd	1968 (details)	4	8	31	Great Britain[2]
4th	1972 (details)	4	7	20	Great Britain[3]
5th	1976 (details)	16	13	80	Great Britain[4]
6th	1980 (details)	19	13	69	Great Britain[5]
7th	1984 (details)	11	8	52	Great Britain[6]
8th	1988 (details)	6	10	55	Great Britain[7]
9th	1992 (not held)	—	—
10th	1996 (details)	8	11	64	Great Britain[8]

Medal table

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

1. Lawn bowls, a Paralympic sport. Paralympic Heritage. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
2. Lawn Bowls at the 1968 Summer Paralympics (Tel Aviv) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
3. Lawn Bowls at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (Heidelberg) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
4. Lawn Bowls at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
5. Lawn Bowls at the 1980 Summer Paralympics (Arnhem) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
6. Lawn Bowls at the 1984 Summer Paralympics (New York) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
7. Lawn Bowls at the 1988 Summer Paralympics (Seoul) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
8. Lawn Bowls at the 1996 Summer Paralympics (Atlanta) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)