1960 Summer Paralympics

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The 1960 Summer Paralympic Games were the first Paralympics. They were held in Rome, Italy with the Olympic Games. The only disability included in this paralympics was spinal cord injury.


Games of the I Paralympics
Nations participating 23
Athletes participating 400
Events 57 in 8 sports
Opening ceremonies September 18, 1960
Closing ceremonies September 25, 1960
Officially opened by Camillo Giardina
Rank NPC Name  Gold   Silver Bronze Total 
1 United States 29 7 7 43
2 Great Britain 19 16 18 53
3 France 15 1 3 19
4 Australia 11 4 1 16
5 Rhodesia 10 1 2 13
6 Belgium 8 1 0 9
7 Ireland 4 0 0 4
8 West Germany 3 6 9 18
9 Italy 2 29 25 56
10 Austria 2 9 10 21
11 Netherlands 2 6 0 8
12 Malta 2 4 3 9
13 Switzerland 2 4 0 6
14 Norway 1 4 4 9
15 Israel 1 2 2 5
16 Finland 1 0 0 1
17 Argentina 0 3 2 5


International
Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics

1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Winter Paralympics

1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
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