United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

United States at the
1960 Summer Paralympics

Flag of the United States

IPC code| USA
(SUA used at these Games)
NPC| United States Paralympic Committee
Website| www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Rome
Competitors| 24[1]
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy.[2]

## Medalists

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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
Wayne Broeren | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open
Gold | Robert C. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3
Gold | William Johnson | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3
Gold | Richard Maduro | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 4
Gold | Phil Hall
Bob Hawkes
Bill Johnson
Peter Krajewski
Dick Maduro
Jim Mathis
Frank Vecera
Alonzo Wilkins
Gene Camp
Percy Mabee
Eugene Taylor [3] | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class A
Gold |  | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class B
Silver | Jim Mathis
John Tigyer | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open
Silver | Robert C. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3
Silver | William Johnson | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3
Silver | Richard Maduro | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4
Silver | Paul Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4
Silver | Paul Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl incomplete class 4
Silver | Vincent Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m breaststroke complete class 2
Bronze | Paul Sones | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas Round open
Bronze | Saul Welger | Athletics | Men's shot put C
Bronze | Philip Hall | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4
Bronze | Robert C. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 3
Bronze | Paul Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4
Bronze | Vincent Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m backstroke complete class 2
Bronze | Vincent Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m crawl complete class 2

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.

* United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
2. ^ United States at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
3. ^ "Rome 1960 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament-class".

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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

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* Australia

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