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United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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United States at the
1960 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Rome
Competitors24[1]
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
11
Silver
7
Bronze
7
Total
25
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
USA at Rome 1960
USA at Rome 1960
USA at Rome 1960
US team during a basketball match

The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy.[2]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Jack Whitman Archery Men's FITA Round open
 Gold Jack Whitman Archery Men's Windsor Round open
 Gold Ron Stein Athletics Men's club throw C
 Gold Ron Stein Athletics Men's pentathlon open
 Gold Ron Stein Athletics Men's shot put C
 Gold Jack Whitman
Wayne Broeren
Dartchery Mixed pairs open
 Gold Robert C. Hawkes Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3
 Gold William Johnson Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3
 Gold Richard Maduro Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 4
 Gold Phil Hall
Bob Hawkes
Bill Johnson
Peter Krajewski
Dick Maduro
Jim Mathis
Frank Vecera
Alonzo Wilkins
Gene Camp
Percy Mabee
Eugene Taylor [3]
Wheelchair basketball Men's class A
 Gold Wheelchair basketball Men's class B
 Silver Jim Mathis
John Tigyer
Dartchery Mixed pairs open
 Silver Robert C. Hawkes Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke complete class 3
 Silver William Johnson Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke complete class 3
 Silver Richard Maduro Swimming Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4
 Silver Paul Sones Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4
 Silver Paul Sones Swimming Men's 50 m crawl incomplete class 4
 Silver Vincent Ward Swimming Men's 25 m breaststroke complete class 2
 Bronze Paul Sones Archery Men's St. Nicholas Round open
 Bronze Saul Welger Athletics Men's shot put C
 Bronze Philip Hall Swimming Men's 50 m crawl complete class 4
 Bronze Robert C. Hawkes Swimming Men's 50 m crawl complete class 3
 Bronze Paul Sones Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4
 Bronze Vincent Ward Swimming Men's 25 m backstroke complete class 2
 Bronze Vincent Ward Swimming Men's 25 m crawl complete class 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Paralympic Games Open At Rome Olympics Site, St. Petersburg Times, September 19, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  2. ^ United States at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
  3. ^ "Rome 1960 - wheelchair-basketball - mens-tournament-class".