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1960 Summer Paralympics - Definition and Overview

See also: 1960 Summer Olympics

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

Games of the I Paralympics
Nations participating23
Athletes participating400
Events57 in 8 sports
Opening ceremoniesSeptember 18, 1960
Closing ceremoniesSeptember 25, 1960
Officially opened byCamillo Giardina
Rank NPC Name  Gold   Silver Bronze Total 
1United States297743
2Great Britain19161853
3France151319
4Australia114116
5Rhodesia101213
6Belgium8109
7Ireland4004
8West Germany36918
9Italy2292556
10Austria291021
11Netherlands2608
12Malta2439
13Switzerland2406
14Norway1449
15Israel1225
16Finland1001
17Argentina0325



International Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
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Winter Paralympics
1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014


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