| United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 24 [1] |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. [2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Jack Whitman | Archery | Men's FITA Round open |
| Gold | Jack Whitman | Archery | Men's Windsor Round open |
| Gold | Ron Stein | Athletics | Men's club throw C |
| Gold | Ron Stein | Athletics | Men's pentathlon open |
| Gold | Ron Stein | Athletics | Men's shot put C |
| Gold | Jack Whitman Wayne Broeren | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
| Gold | Robert C. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 |
| Gold | William Johnson | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3 |
| Gold | Richard Maduro | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 4 |
| Gold | Phil Hall Bob Hawkes Bill Johnson Peter Krajewski Dick Maduro Jim Mathis Frank Vecera Alonzo Wilkins Gene Camp Percy Mabee Eugene Taylor [3] | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class A |
| Gold | Wheelchair basketball | Men's class B | |
 Silver | Jim Mathis John Tigyer | Dartchery | Mixed pairs open |
| Silver | Robert C. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3 |
| Silver | William Johnson | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 |
| Silver | Richard Maduro | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4 |
| Silver | Paul Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4 |
| Silver | Paul Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl incomplete class 4 |
| Silver | Vincent Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 |
 Bronze | Paul Sones | Archery | Men's St. Nicholas Round open |
| Bronze | Saul Welger | Athletics | Men's shot put C |
| Bronze | Philip Hall | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4 |
| Bronze | Robert C. Hawkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m crawl complete class 3 |
| Bronze | Paul Sones | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 |
| Bronze | Vincent Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m backstroke complete class 2 |
| Bronze | Vincent Ward | Swimming | Men's 25 m crawl complete class 2 |
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad and commonly known as Rome 1960, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, the city had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals at the 1960 Games.
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