Ireland at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Ireland at the
1960 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| IRL
NPC| Paralympics Ireland
Website| www.paralympics.ie
in Rome
Competitors| 5
Medals
Ranked 12th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Closing ceremony of Rome 1960

Ireland participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Italy. The 1960 Paralympics, now considered to have been the first Paralympic Games, were initially known as the ninth Stoke Mandeville Games, Games for athletes with disabilities founded in Great Britain in 1948.[1]

Ireland were one of 23 nations to enter athletes and the team of five athletes finished 12th in the medals table, winning two gold medals. Both of Ireland's gold medals were won by Joan Horan. Horan won her medals in two different sports, one in women's St. Nicholas Round open archery and one in the women's 25 m Crawl complete class 2 swimming event.[2][3]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Joan Horan | Archery | Women's St. Nicholas round open
Gold | Joan Horan | Swimming | Women's 25 m crawl complete class 2

## See also

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## References

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1. ^ "Britain's golden pioneer", BBC, September 13, 2004
2. ^ "Ireland honours pioneering Paralympian". inside world parasport. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. ^ "Joan Horan". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.

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Nations at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy

Africa|

* Rhodesia

America|

* Argentina
* Canada
* United States

Asia|

* Lebanon

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia

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