France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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France at the
1960 Summer Paralympics
Flag of France.svg
IPC code FRA
NPC French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website france-paralympique.fr
in Rome
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
France at Rome 1960 Paralimpiadi di Roma 1960 - La rappresentanza francese.jpg
France at Rome 1960
Basket team Paralimpiadi di Roma 1960 - Incontro di basket 03.jpg
Basket team

France competed at the inaugural Summer Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome. France's six athletes competed in four sports: archery, athletics, dartchery and swimming. All of France's athletes obtained medals in every event they competed in. [1]

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Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg GoldTrouverie Archery Men's Columbia round open
Gold medal icon.svg GoldBarbier Athletics Men's club throw B
Gold medal icon.svg GoldJarrige Swimming Men's 25 metre crawl juniors incomplete class 2
Silver medal icon.svg SilverDelapietraArcheryMen's Columbia round open
Silver medal icon.svg SilverFigoniArchery Men's St. Nicholas round open
Silver medal icon.svg SilverJarrigeSwimming Men's 25 metre backstroke juniors incomplete class 2
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeBernabei & Trouverie Dartchery Mixed pairs open

Archery

France entered three competitors in archery.

Athletics

France's only entry in athletics was Barbier, who took gold in the Men's club throw (category B) with a throw of 38.24m. [3]

Dartchery

Bernabei and Trouverie, France's representatives in dartchery, finished third in the Mixed pairs open and took bronze. [4]

Swimming

Jarrige was France's only entry in swimming, and competed in two events:

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