1960 Summer Paralympics

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See also: 1960 Summer Olympics

Games of the I Paralympiad
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

The 1960 Summer Paralympics were the first international Paralympic Games. They were held in Rome, Italy with the 1960 Summer Olympics. The only disability included in these Paralympics were spinal cord injury.

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	29	28	23	80
2	United Kingdom	20	15	20	55
3	West Germany	15	6	9	30
4	Austria	11	8	11	30
5	United States	11	7	7	25
6	Norway	9	3	4	16
7	Australia	3	6	1	10
8	Netherlands	3	6	0	9
9	France	3	3	1	7
10	Argentina	2	3	1	6
11	Rhodesia	2	1	2	5
12	Ireland	2	0	0	2
13	Switzerland	1	3	0	4
14	Belgium	1	1	1	3
15	Finland	1	0	0	1
16	Israel	0	2	2	4
17	Malta	0	2	2	4

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