1960 Summer Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Rome, Italy 1960 Summer Paralympics ISMG 1960 & 1964.jpg Rome, Italy 23 400 114 in 8 sports 18 September 1960 25 September 1960 Camillo Giardina Aqua Acetosa Tokyo 1964 alt=A black and white photo of a large track and field stadium with spectator stands and flags flying on the left hand side and trees in the background. A large procession of people in wheelchairs goes round the track with a sign being held at the front reading "Italia". The team is led by a walking man carrying the Italian flag.|thumb|Italian Team at the Opening Ceremony 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."Summer Games Governance 1960 to 1992", IWAS The term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984,Rome 1960, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 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."Beijing Paralympics factsheet", BBC, July 11, 2008"Participation Numbers: Rome 1960 Paralympic Games", International Paralympic CommitteeIPC searchable database"Paralympic Games History", Channel Four Paralympics Organisation 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.Rome 1960 https://www.paralympic.org/rome-1960 2023-02-25 International Paralympic Committee en2010-06-11 Paralympics: Where Heroes Come - Chapter 2 http://www.melazerte.com/library/paralympics/chapter2.htm 2023-02-25 2010-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100611000907/http://www.melazerte.com/library/paralympics/chapter2.htm bot: unknown alt=Black and white photograph showing a boulevard with trees and streetlamps lined with white houses on stilts.|thumb|Paralympic Athletes' Village 1960 Sports Archery Athletics Dartchery Snooker Swimming Table tennis Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Medal table 1960 Summer Paralympics medal table The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Italy, is highlighted. ITA flagIPC 1960 Summer 29 28 23 yes 20 15 20 15 6 9 11 8 11 11 7 7 9 3 4 3 6 1 3 6 0 3 3 1 2 3 1 Participating delegations The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Searchhttps://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/participantNumbers/rome-1960 February 2022https://db.ipc-services.org/hira/paralympics/participants/code/PG1960 Participation Numbers in 1960 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee September 10, 2024https://db.ipc-services.org/hira/results-books/open/book/1 1960 Rome Paralympic Games Results Book International Paralympic Committee it September 10, 2024 22em ARG 1960 Summer 16 AUS 1960 Summer 13 AUT 1960 Summer 22 BEL 1960 Summer 18 CAN 1960 Summer 1https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/profile/canada Canada Profile at Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee September 10, 2024 FIN 1960 Summer 3 FRA 1960 Summer 24 GBR 1960 Summer 51https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Estafette&page=1&sortfield=datedesc&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2215-09-1960%22%29&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2230-09-1960%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ABCDDD:010817413:mpeg21:a0213&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010817413:mpeg21:a0213&rowid=6 Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw IRL 1960 Summer 5 ISR 1960 Summer 13 ITA 1960 Summer 31 LBN 1960 Summer 1https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/profile/lebanon Lebanon Profile at Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee September 10, 2024 MLT 1960 Summer 13 NED 1960 Summer 19 NOR 1960 Summer 18 RHO 1960 Summer 2 SWE 1960 Summer 5 SUI 1960 Summer 19 USA 1960 Summer 25 FRG 1960 Summer 16 YUG 1960 Summer 4 References 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. (Per Apr.17, 2011) External links t7JUeen5Mpo Video clip from the 1960 Summer Paralympics on ParalympicSport.tv's Official site on YouTube HuT4BDZ2-K8 Video clip Australian team at the 1960 Summer Paralympics on Australian Paralympic Committee's Official site on YouTube sports Summer Paralympics Rome I Paralympic Summer Games (1960) Tokyo Paralympics Summer Paralympics, 1960 Category:Sports competitions in Rome Category:Summer Paralympic Games by year Paralympic Games Category:September 1960 sports events in Europe Category:1960s in Rome Category:Olympic Games in Italy Category:Parasports in Italy