| Italy at the 1960 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ITA |
| NPC | Comitato Italiano Paralimpico |
| Website | www |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 65 [1] |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Italy was the host country of the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome. The country fielded the largest delegation at the Games, with twenty-seven athletes (twenty-three men and four women) competing in athletics, snooker, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair fencing. [2]
27 of Italy's competitors won medals, in 6 sports, enabling the country to top the medal chart with 29 gold medals, 28 silver and 23 bronze. [3]
These are official report of International Paralympic Committee. [4]
| # | Athlete |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Scutti | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Anna Maria Toso | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Enzo Santini | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Franco Rossi | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Giovanni Ferraris | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Carlo Jannucci | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Renzo Rogo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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