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    The 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy were the first international Paralympic Games. Held directly after the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, the Paralympics only included competitors with spinal cord injuries and had 400 athletes from 23 countries competing across 8 sports. Italy topped the medal table, winning the most gold medals of the competing nations.

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    1960 Summer Paralympics

    The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games,


    retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics I Paralympic Games
    (Italian: Giochi paralimpici estivi del 1960),[1] 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.[2] The term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the
    International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984,[1] while the
    International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in 1989.

    The Games were held in Rome, Italy from September 18 to 25, Host city Rome, Italy
    1960, with the 1960 Summer Olympics. The only disability Nations 23
    included in these Paralympics was spinal cord injury. There were
    Athletes ~400
    400 athletes from 23 countries.[1][3][4][5][6]
    Events 57 in 8 sports
    Opening 18 September
    Sports
    Closing 25 September
    Archery Opened by Camillo Giardina
    Athletics
    Stadium Aqua Acetosa
    Dartchery
    Snooker 1960 Summer Olympics
    Swimming
    Table tennis
    Wheelchair basketball
    Wheelchair fencing

    Medal table
    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  Austria 11 8 11 30

    5  United States 11 7 7 25

    6  Norway 9 3 4 16

    7  Australia 3 6 1 10

    8  Netherlands 3 6 0 9

    9  France 3 3 1 7

    10  Argentina 2 3 1 6

    Totals (10 entries) 106 85 77 268

    Participating delegations
    The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.[7][8] Canada, Cyprus,
    Denmark, Egypt, Greece, India, Lebanon, Pakistan, Portugal, Turkey and Uruguay sent only officials.

     Argentina (9)
     Australia (12)
     Austria (19)
     Belgium (12)
     Canada
     Cyprus
     Denmark
     Egypt
     Finland (1)
     France (11)
     Great Britain (50)[9]
     Greece
     India
     Ireland (1)
     Israel (7)
     Italy (27)
     Lebanon
     Malta (6)
     Netherlands (18)[9]
     Norway (11)
     Pakistan
     Portugal
     Rhodesia (1)
     Sweden (3)
     Switzerland (6)
     Turkey
     Uruguay
     United States (23)
     West Germany (9)

    References
    1. Rome 1960 (http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Rome_1960/index.
    html), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
    2. "Summer Games Governance 1960 to 1992" (https://archive.today/20121216142613/http://w
    ww.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/about-iwas/history/paralympic-games-1960-1992/), IWAS
    3. "Beijing Paralympics factsheet" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/
    7293990.stm), BBC, July 11, 2008
    4. "Participation Numbers: Rome 1960 Paralympic Games" (http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/R
    esults/reports.html?type=participation&games=1960PG&sport=all), International Paralympic
    Committee
    5. IPC searchable database (http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/index.html?type=event#r
    eport)
    6. "Paralympic Games History" (http://paralympics.channel4.com/latest-stories/paralympic-histo
    ry), Channel Four Paralympics
    7. Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site (https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r
    z5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DHkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7385,4722170&dq=wheelchair+basketball+196
    0+rome&hl=en), St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
    8. https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/participantNumbers/rome-1960
    9. "Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw" (https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Estafette&pa
    ge=1&sortfield=datedesc&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2215-09-1960%22%29&cql%5
    B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2230-09-1960%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ABCD
    DD:010817413:mpeg21:a0213&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010817413:mpeg21:a0213&row
    id=6).

    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] (http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?t
    ype=multi&sport=28&gender=all) (Per Apr.17, 2011)

    External links
    Video clip from the 1960 Summer Paralympics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7JUeen
    5Mpo) on YouTube on ParalympicSport.tv's Official site on YouTube
    Video clip Australian team at the 1960 Summer Paralympics (https://www.youtube.com/watc
    h?v=HuT4BDZ2-K8) on YouTube on Australian Paralympic Committee's Official site on
    YouTube

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