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1964β |
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.
Medal summaryβ»
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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
Class A (incomplete)β»
- Monday: USA 32 - 10 Austria
- Tuesday: USA 17 - 8 Israel
Rosters Aβ»
- USA:
- Frank Vecera, East St. Louis, Ill
- William Johnson, Long Beach Calif.
- Percy Mabee, Brooklyn, "N."Y.
- Richard Maduro, Madeira Beach, "Fla."
- Philip Hall, Indianapolis, Ind.
Class B (incomplete)β»
- Monday: USA 37 - 6 Belgium
Rosters Bβ»
- USA:
- Ron Stein (age 22), Champaign, Ill.
- Paul Jones (age 23), Montgommery, Pa.
- John Kennedy (age 27), Jackson Heights, N.Y.
- Bruce Karr (age 23), Addison, Ill
- Saul Welger (age 29), Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Anderson McCullough (age 25), Waukegan, Ill.
- Randy Dagis (age 21), Rockford Ill.
- Wayne Broeren (age 26), Champaign, Ill.
- Peter Acca (age 31), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Participating nations A, B (incomplete)β»
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Great Britain
- Israel
- Netherlands (Holland)
- USA
http://www.nwba.org/news_article/show/540705?referrer_id=2077043
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ 1960 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball, by, Michael C. Bryce, spitfirechallenge.ca
- ^ U.S. Wheel Chair Archer Victor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 22, 1960
- ^ "Medallists, Rome 1960 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the "Paralympic Movement." 1960. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ U.S. Paraplegics Post 2nd Win, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
- ^ U.S. Cagers Are Class Of Paralympics, St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 1960, Google News
- ^ Wheel Chair Player Home With 3 Olympic Medals, The Evening Independent, September 29, 1960, Google News Archive Search
- ^ "20 Sep 1960, Page 10 - The Terre Haute Star at". Newspapers.com. 1960-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Easy Win in Basketball at Paralympics, The Age, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
- ^ Wheelchair Cage Team Posts Win, Lewiston Morning Tribune, September 20, 1960, Google News
- ^ Yanks Roll To 2 Wins, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1960, Google News Archive Search
- "Results - Rome 1960 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Men's class A". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- "Results - Rome 1960 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Men's class B". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- 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.β» (Per Apr.17, 2011)