1983 Summer Special Olympics

The sixth Special Olympics Summer World Games were held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the campus of Louisiana State University from July 12–18, 1983. Events included athletics, Softball Throw and Swimming.

This was the first Special Olympics World Summer Games to feature Special Olympics New Zealand over thirty years ago, since then over 300 athletes have traveled to Special Olympics Events Internationally representing Special Olympics New Zealand.

Special Olympics World Games

Summer	1968 1970 1972 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

Winter	1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Countries	Canada Estonia Great Britain Mexico Philippines United States Greece

Others	Flame of Hope Law Enforcement Torch Run A Very Special Christmas

Key figures	Eunice Kennedy Shriver Anne McGlone Burke Sargent Shriver Timothy Shriver Loretta Claiborne Bruce Pasternack

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