Athletics at the 1960 Summer Paralympics – Men's club throw A

The Men's club throw (category A) was one of the events held in Athletics at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome.

Men's club throw A
at the I Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors3 from 3 nations
Medalists
Dick Thompson  Great Britain
W. Prossl  Germany
Domenico Avitabile  Italy

There were only three competitors; all three therefore won a medal. Great Britain's Dick Thompson achieved a throw of 34.85m, taking the gold medal.[1]

RankAthleteThrow
 Dick Thompson (GBR)34.85m
 Walter Prössl[2] (GER)32.50m
 Domenico Avitabile (ITA)31.40m

References

  1. "Rome 1960 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's Club Throw A", International Paralympic Committee. (Add a blank space and then the word Throw to the url to display the results.)
  2. Lobeshymnen von allen Seiten - Kanzler feiert mit (German), rp-online.de, May 8, 2001
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