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]

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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)

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