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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]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's class A |  United States (USA) |  Great Britain (GBR) |  Israel (ISR) |
| Men's class B | United States (USA) |  Netherlands (NED) | Great Britain (GBR) |
Source: Paralympic.org [3]
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