Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands at the Paralympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands
IPC code  NED
NPC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Websiteparalympisch.nl (Dutch)
At the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome
Competitors 5 (3 men and 2 women)
Medals
Rank: 8th
Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
0
Total
9
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. The team included 5 athletes, 3 men and 2 women.[1] Competitors from Netherlands won 9 medals, including 3 gold and 6 silver to finish 8th in the medal table.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Ariens Kappers, DelphineDelphine Ariens Kappers Swimming Women's 25 m Backstroke incomplete class 1
 Gold Ariens Kappers, DelphineDelphine Ariens Kappers Swimming Women's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 1
 Gold Ariens Kappers, DelphineDelphine Ariens Kappers Swimming Women's 25 m Crawl complete class 1
 Silver Kruidenier, D.D. Kruidenier Athletics Men's Club Throw C
 Silver Kruidenier, D.D. Kruidenier Athletics Men's Pentathlon open
 Silver Netherlands women's swimming team
names unknown
Swimming Men's 3x50 m Medley Relay open
 Silver Gaarlandt, ElkaElka Gaarlandt Swimming Women's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 3
 Silver Jacobs, GerardGerard Jacobs
van Aart, van Aart
Table tennis Men's Doubles A
 Silver Netherlands men's wheelchair basketball team
names unknown
Wheelchair basketball Men's class B

Source: www.paralympic.org[3] & www.olympischstadion.nl[4]

See also

References

  1. "Participation Numbers Stoke Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. "Medal Standings Stoke Rome 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Dutch Medal winners 1960 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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