Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the I Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgUS flag 49 stars.svg  United States  (USA)(men class A)
US flag 49 stars.svg  United States  (USA)(men class B)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)(men class A)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)(men class B)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)(men class A)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)(men class B)
1964

Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's tournaments. One for athletes with complete lesion paraplegia, and one for athletes with incomplete paraplegia. [1] [2]

Contents

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's class A
details
US flag 49 stars.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)
Men's class B
details
US flag 49 stars.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)

Source: Paralympic.org [3]

Class A (incomplete)

Rosters A

Class B (incomplete)

Rosters B

Participating nations A, B (incomplete)

 http://www.nwba.org/news_article/show/540705?referrer_id=2077043 

See also

References

  1. 1960 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball, by Michael C. Bryce, spitfirechallenge.ca
  2. U.S. Wheel Chair Archer Victor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 22, 1960
  3. "Medallists, Rome 1960 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1960. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Paraplegics Post 2nd Win [ permanent dead link ], The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Cagers Are Class Of Paralympics, St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 1960, Google News
  6. Wheel Chair Player Home With 3 Olympic Medals, The Evening Independent, September 29, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  7. "20 Sep 1960, Page 10 - The Terre Haute Star at". Newspapers.com. 1960-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. 1 2 Easy Win in Basketball at Paralympics, The Age, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  9. Wheelchair Cage Team Posts Win, Lewiston Morning Tribune, September 20, 1960, Google News
  10. Yanks Roll To 2 Wins [ permanent dead link ], The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1960, Google News Archive Search