1960 Summer Paralympics
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I Paralympic Games
Host city	Rome, Italy
Nations participating	23
Athletes participating	400
Events	57 in 8 sports
Opening ceremony	September 18
Closing ceremony	September 25
Officially opened by	Camillo Giardina

See also: 1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Paralympics were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were held in Rome, Italy with the 1960 Summer Olympics. The only disability included in these Paralympics were spinal cord injury.

There were about 400 participants, including staff as well as athletes, from 23 countries.¹

Sports

• Archery
• Athletics
• Dartchery
• Snooker
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair fencing

Medal table

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
11	Rhodesia	2	1	2	5
12	Ireland	2	0	0	2
13	Switzerland	1	3	0	4
14	Belgium	1	1	1	3
15	Finland	1	0	0	1
16	Israel	0	2	2	4
17	Malta	0	2	2	4
	Total	113	94	84	291

References

1. ^ "Beijing Paralympics factsheet", BBC, July 11, 2008