1960 Summer Paralympics
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| Location | Rome, Italy |
|---|---|
| Nations | 23 |
| Athletes | 400 |
| Events | 57 in 8 sports |
| Opening | 18 September 1960 |
| Closing | 25 September 1960 |
| Opened by | Camillo Giardina |
| Stadium | Aqua Acetosa |
1960 Summer Olympics | |
The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation.[1] The term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984,[2] while the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in 1989.
The Games were held in Rome, Italy from September 18 to 25, 1960, with the 1960 Summer Olympics. The only disability included in these Paralympics was spinal cord injury. There were 400 athletes from 23 countries.[2][3][4][5][6]
Organisation
[edit | edit source]Dr. Ludwig Guttmann, the founder of the Stoke Mandeville Games along with Antonio Maglio, head of the Spinal Centre in Rome organised the event which was the first Stoke Mandeville Games to be held outside the UK.[7][8]
Sports
[edit | edit source]Medal table
[edit | edit source]The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Italy, is highlighted.
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy* | 29 | 28 | 23 | 80 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 20 | 15 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: Austria | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | File:US flag 49 stars.svg United States | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 106 | 85 | 77 | 268 | |
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Participating delegations
[edit | edit source]The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.[9][10][11][12]
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- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (13)
- Error creating thumbnail: Austria (22)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (18)
- File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada (1)[13]
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (3)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (24)
- Great Britain (51)[14]
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (5)
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (13)
- Italy (31)
- File:Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg Lebanon (1)[15]
- File:Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg Malta (13)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (19)[14]
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (18)
- File:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg Rhodesia (2)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (5)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (19)
- File:US flag 49 stars.svg United States (25)
- West Germany (16)
- File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (4)
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Summer Games Governance 1960 to 1992", IWAS
- ^ a b Rome 1960, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "Beijing Paralympics factsheet", BBC, July 11, 2008
- ^ "Participation Numbers: Rome 1960 Paralympic Games", International Paralympic Committee
- ^ IPC searchable database
- ^ "Paralympic Games History", Channel Four Paralympics
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- ^ Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
- ^ https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/participantNumbers/rome-1960 [dead link]
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- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier paralympic games (1960–1984), such as relay and team members.[1] (Per Apr.17, 2011)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Video clip from the 1960 Summer Paralympics on YouTube on ParalympicSport.tv's Official site on YouTube
- Video clip Australian team at the 1960 Summer Paralympics on YouTube on Australian Paralympic Committee's Official site on YouTube