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Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the I Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA) (men class A)
 United States (USA) (men class B)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR) (men class A)
 Netherlands (NED) (men class B)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Israel (ISR) (men class A)
 Great Britain (GBR) (men class B)
1964

Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of two men's tournaments. One for athletes with complete lesion paraplegia, and one for athletes with incomplete paraplegia.[1][2]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's class A
details
 United States (USA)  Great Britain (GBR)  Israel (ISR)
Men's class B
details
 United States (USA)  Netherlands (NED)  Great Britain (GBR)

Source: Paralympic.org [3]

Class A (incomplete)

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  • Monday: USA 32 - 10 Austria[4][5]
  • Tuesday: USA 17 - 8 Israel[4]

Rosters A

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Class B (incomplete)

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  • Monday: USA 37 - 6 Belgium [7]

Rosters B

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Participating nations A, B (incomplete)

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http://www.nwba.org/news_article/show/540705?referrer_id=2077043

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1960 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball, by Michael C. Bryce, spitfirechallenge.ca
  2. ^ U.S. Wheel Chair Archer Victor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 22, 1960
  3. ^ "Medallists, Rome 1960 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1960. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Paraplegics Post 2nd Win, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  5. ^ a b c d e U.S. Cagers Are Class Of Paralympics, St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 1960, Google News
  6. ^ Wheel Chair Player Home With 3 Olympic Medals, The Evening Independent, September 29, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  7. ^ "20 Sep 1960, Page 10 - The Terre Haute Star at". Newspapers.com. 1960-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. ^ a b Easy Win in Basketball at Paralympics, The Age, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  9. ^ Wheelchair Cage Team Posts Win, Lewiston Morning Tribune, September 20, 1960, Google News
  10. ^ Yanks Roll To 2 Wins, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1960, Google News Archive Search