Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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]

Wheelchair basketball
at the I Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball
Medalists
 United States (USA) (men class A)
 United States (USA) (men class B)
 Great Britain (GBR) (men class A)
 Netherlands (NED) (men class B)
 Israel (ISR) (men class A)
 Great Britain (GBR) (men class B)

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]
    • Frank Vecerra, East St. Louis, Ill
    • William Johnson, Long Beach Calif.
    • Percy Mabee, Brooklyn, N.Y.
    • Richard Maduro, Madeira Beach, Fla.[6]
    • Philip Hall, Indianapolis, Ind.

Class B (incomplete)

Rosters B

  • USA:[5]
    • 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)

  • Australia[7]
  • Austria[5]
  • Belgium[7][8][9]
  • Great Britain
  • Israel
  • Netherlands (Holland)
  • USA[5]
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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. U.S. Paraplegics Post 2nd Win, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  5. 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. Easy Win in Basketball at Paralympics, The Age, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  8. Wheelchair Cage Team Posts Win, Lewiston Morning Tribune, September 20, 1960, Google News
  9. Yanks Roll To 2 Wins, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1960, Google News Archive Search
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