| Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NED |
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
| Website | paralympisch |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 18 [1] |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. The team included 18 athletes. [2] [3] Competitors from Netherlands won 9 medals, including 3 gold and 6 silver to finish 8th in the medal table. [4]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Delphine Ariens Kappers | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke incomplete class 1 |
| Gold | Delphine Ariens Kappers | Swimming | Women's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 1 |
| Gold | Delphine Ariens Kappers | Swimming | Women's 25 m Crawl complete class 1 |
 Silver | Dik Kruidenier | Athletics | Men's Club Throw C |
| Silver | Dik Kruidenier | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon open |
| Silver | Netherlands swimming team names missing | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Medley Relay open |
| Silver | Elka Gaarlandt | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 3 |
| Silver | Gerard Jacobs Piet van Aart | Table tennis | Men's Doubles A |
| Silver | Netherlands men's wheelchair basketball team Dik Kruidenier T. Hogewoning Meinema Simons Van Ommen | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class B |
Source: www.paralympic.org [5] & www.olympischstadion.nl [6]
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