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The 1960 Summer Paralympic Games were the first Paralympics. They were held in Rome, Italy with the Olympic Games. The only disability included in this paralympics was spinal cord injury.
| Games of the I Paralympics | |
| Nations participating | 23 |
| Athletes participating | 400 |
| Events | 57 in 8 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | September 18, 1960 |
| Closing ceremonies | September 25, 1960 |
| Officially opened by | Camillo Giardina |
| Rank | NPC Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 29 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 19 | 16 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | France | 15 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Australia | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Rhodesia | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Belgium | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ireland | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | West Germany | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Italy | 2 | 29 | 25 | 56 |
| 10 | Austria | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 12 | Malta | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 14 | Norway | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Israel | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Finland | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1960 in sports | Sport in Rome | Summer Paralympic Games
Sommer-Paralympics 1960 | Jeux paralympiques d'été de 1960 | I Giochi Paralimpici estivi | ローマパラリンピック | 1960年夏季残奥会
"1960 Summer Paralympics"