| Norway at the 1960 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NOR |
| NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
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| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Norway sent a delegation to compete at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. Its athletes finished sixth in the overall medal count. [1] Most of their medals were won in swimming.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Ersud | Swimming | Men's 25m crawl juniors incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Harald Gunnerup | Swimming | Men's 50m crawl complete class 3 |
| Gold | Kalberg | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 2 |
| Gold | Ersud | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Brager | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke complete class 4 |
| Gold | Harald Gunnerup | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Vagrum | Swimming | Women's 25m crawl juniors incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Reklev | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 |
| Gold | Reklev | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke juniors incomplete class 4 |
 Silver | Hansen | Swimming | Men's 50m crawl complete class 3 |
| Silver | Leira | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke incomplete class 4 |
| Silver | Myrheim | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 |
 Bronze | Nilsen | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke incomplete class 2 |
| Bronze | Men's team | Swimming | Men's 3x50m medley relay open |
| Bronze | Vagrum | Swimming | Women's 25m juniors incomplete class 4 |
| Bronze | Tora Lysoe | Table tennis | Women's singles A |
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