| Archery at the I Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 19 from 8 nations |
Archery at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of eight archery events, four for men and four for women.
| Archery at the I Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Archery | |
| Competitors | 19 from 8 nations |
Archery at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of eight archery events, four for men and four for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Australia (2) Belgium (2) France (3) Great Britain (7) Ireland (1) Rhodesia (1) West Germany (1) United States (2)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Columbia round open | Camille Trouverie  France | Delapietra France | Carl Hepple  Great Britain |
| Men's FITA round open | Jack Whitman  United States | Cliff Bradley Great Britain | Tony Potter Great Britain |
| Men's St. Nicholas round open | Ross Sutton  Australia | Gérard Figoni France | Paul Sones United States |
| Men's Windsor round open | Jack Whitman United States | Cliff Bradley Great Britain | van Puymbroeck Belgium |
| Women's Columbia round open | Margaret Maughan Great Britain | Marc de Vos Belgium | Diana Gubbin Great Britain |
| Women's FITA round open | Margaret Harriman  Rhodesia | Kathleen Comley Great Britain | Robin Irvine Great Britain |
| Women's St. Nicholas round open | Joan Horan  Ireland | Daphne Ceeney Australia | Christa Zander  West Germany |
| Women's Windsor round open | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia | Robin Irvine Great Britain | Kathleen Comley Great Britain |
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