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1960 Paralympics Medal Tally

Here are the top-10 ranked countries based on Paralympic medals won in 1960, at the first Paralympic Games. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze.

In 1960, the leading country on the medal table was Italy, the host country.

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 Italy 29 28 23 80
2 Great Britain 20 15 20 55
3 West Germany 15 6 9 30
4 Austria 11 8 11 30
5 United States 11 7 7 25
6 Norway 9 3 4 16
7 Australia 3 6 1 10
8 Netherlands 3 6 0 9
9 France 3 3 1 7
10 Argentina 2 3 1 6


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