Host city Rome, Italy Athletes participating 400 Opening ceremony September 18 | Nations participating 23 Events 57 in 8 sports Closing ceremony September 25 | |
The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics (Italian: I Giochi Paralimpici Estivi), were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation. The term "Paralympic Games" was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) first in 1984, while the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in 1989.
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The Games were held in Rome, Italy from September 18 to 25, 1960, with the 1960 Summer Olympics. The only disability included in these Paralympics was spinal cord injury.
There were about 400 athletes, from 23 countries. As there were no more than three athletes or teams per event, every athlete was guaranteed a medal upon completing his or her event.
Sports
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation, Italy, is highlighted.
Participating delegations
The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.