United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
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| IPC code | USA | ||||||||
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 24[1] | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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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 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 | 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
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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