1960 Summer Paralympics

Last updated
I Paralympic Games
ISMG 1960 & 1964.jpg
Location Rome, Italy
Nations 23
Athletes400
Events57 in 8 sports
Opening18 September 1960
Closing25 September 1960
Opened by
Camillo Giardina
Stadium Aqua Acetosa
Tokyo 1964  →
Italian Team at the Opening Ceremony Paralimpiadi di Roma 1960 - Antonio Maglio assiste da bordocampo a un incontro di basket 34.jpg
Italian Team at the Opening Ceremony

The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation. [1] The term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984, [2] while the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in 1989.

Contents

The Games were held in Rome, Italy from September 18 to 25, 1960, with the 1960 Summer Olympics. The only disability included in these Paralympics was spinal cord injury. There were 400 athletes from 23 countries. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Organisation

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann, the founder of the Stoke Mandeville Games along with Antonio Maglio, head of the Spinal Centre in Rome organised the event which was the first Stoke Mandeville Games to be held outside the UK. [7] [8]

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Paralympic Athletes' Village 1960

Sports

Medal table

The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Italy, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy*29282380
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20152055
3Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 156930
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1181130
5US flag 49 stars.svg  United States 117725
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 93416
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 36110
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3609
9Flag of France.svg  France 3317
10Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 2316
Totals (10 entries)1068577268

Participating delegations

The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC. [9] [10] [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Summer Games Governance 1960 to 1992", IWAS
  2. 1 2 Rome 1960, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  3. ↑ "Beijing Paralympics factsheet", BBC, July 11, 2008
  4. ↑ "Participation Numbers: Rome 1960 Paralympic Games", International Paralympic Committee
  5. ↑ IPC searchable database
  6. ↑ "Paralympic Games History", Channel Four Paralympics
  7. ↑ "Rome 1960". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  8. ↑ "Paralympics: Where Heroes Come - Chapter 2". 2010-06-11. Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2023-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  10. ↑ https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/participantNumbers/rome-1960 [ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Participation Numbers in 1960 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "1960 Rome Paralympic Games Results Book" (in Italian). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Canada Profile at Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw".
  15. ↑ "Lebanon Profile at Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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