United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24[1] | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 11 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 25 |
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The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy.[2]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Jack Whitman | Archery | Men's FITA Round open |
| Gold | Jack Whitman | Archery | Men's Windsor Round open |
| Gold | Ron Stein | Athletics | Men's club throw C |
| Gold | Ron Stein | Athletics | Men's pentathlon open |
| Gold | Ron Stein | Athletics | Men's shot put C |
| Gold | Jack Whitman Broeren | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
| Gold | R. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 |
| Gold | W. Johnson | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3 |
| Gold | R. Maduro | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 4 |
| Gold | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class A | |
| Gold | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class B | |
 Silver | J. Mathis Tigyer | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
| Silver | R. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3 |
| Silver | W. Johnson | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 |
| Silver | R. Maduro | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4 |
| Silver | Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4 |
| Silver | Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl incomplete class 4 |
| Silver | V. Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 |
 Bronze | Sones | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas Round open |
| Bronze | Welger | Athletics | Men's shot put C |
| Bronze | Hall | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4 |
| Bronze | R. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 3 |
| Bronze | Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 |
| Bronze | V. Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m backstroke complete class 2 |
| Bronze | V. Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m crawl complete class 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
- ↑ United States at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
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