▁S no oker ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁ ▁Table ▁tennis ▁ ▁We ight l ifting ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁basketball ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁f encing ▁ ▁Medal ▁table ▁▁ ▁The ▁top ▁ten ▁listed ▁NO C s ▁by ▁number ▁of ▁gold ▁med als ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁The ▁host ▁nation , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁is ▁highlight ed . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁deleg ations ▁ ▁Fort y - one ▁deleg ations ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Heidel berg ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁Bah am as , ▁Brazil , ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁Egypt , ▁Hung ary , ▁Ken ya , ▁Malays ia , ▁Mexico , ▁Peru , ▁Poland , ▁Roman ia , ▁U g anda ▁and ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁was ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁Par al ym p ics ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time . ▁Although ▁b anned ▁from ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁policy ▁of ▁apart heid , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁b anned ▁from ▁the ▁Par al ym p ics ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁West ▁Germany , ▁as ▁host ▁country , ▁did ▁not ▁object ▁to ▁its ▁participation . ▁ ▁Rh odes ia ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time . ▁Its ▁inv itation ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁four ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁African ▁countries ' ▁protest s ▁against ▁the ▁Rh odes ian ▁government . ▁But