Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the I Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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[]

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

Source: Paralympic.org [3]

Class A (incomplete)[]

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

Rosters A[]

  • USA:[5]
    • , East St. Louis, Ill
    • , Long Beach Calif.
    • , Brooklyn, N.Y.
    • , Madeira Beach, Fla.[6]
    • , Indianapolis, Ind.

Class B (incomplete)[]

  • Monday: USA 37 - 6 Belgium [7]

Rosters B[]

  • USA:[5]
    • Ron Stein (age 22), Champaign, Ill.
    • (age 23), Montgommery, Pa.
    • (age 27), Jackson Heights, N.Y.
    • (age 23), Addison, Ill
    • Saul Welger (age 29), Brooklyn, N.Y.
    • (age 25), Waukegan, Ill.
    • (age 21), Rockford Ill.
    • Wayne Broeren (age 26), Champaign, Ill.
    • (age 31), Brooklyn, N.Y.

Participating nations A, B (incomplete)[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  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. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/10622647/?terms=stoke%20mandeville&match=1
  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
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