| France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | france-paralympique |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 6 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
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]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Trouverie | Archery | Men's Columbia round open |
| Gold | Barbier | Athletics | Men's club throw B |
| Gold | Jarrige | Swimming | Men's 25 metre crawl juniors incomplete class 2 |
 Silver | Delapietra | Archery | Men's Columbia round open |
| Silver | Figoni | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas round open |
| Silver | Jarrige | Swimming | Men's 25 metre backstroke juniors incomplete class 2 |
 Bronze | Bernabei & Trouverie | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
France entered three competitors in archery.
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]
Bernabei and Trouverie, France's representatives in dartchery, finished third in the Mixed pairs open and took bronze. [4]
Jarrige was France's only entry in swimming, and competed in two events:
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