United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United States
IPC code	USA (SUA used at these Games)
NPC	United States Paralympic Committee
Website	www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Rome
Competitors	24 [1]
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 11 Silver 7 Bronze 7 Total 25
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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USA at Rome 1960

USA at Rome 1960

USA at Rome 1960

US team during a basketball match

The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. ^[2]

Medalists

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

See also

• United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

1. Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
2. United States at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
3. "Rome 1960 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament-class".