Wheelchair_basketball_at_the_1960_Summer_Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

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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]

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Medal summary

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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 Vecera, 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)

  • Monday: USA 37 - 6 Belgium [7]

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)

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    1960 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball, by Michael C. Bryce, spitfirechallenge.ca
  2. [2]
    U.S. Wheel Chair Archer Victor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 22, 1960
  3. [3]
    "Medallists, Rome 1960 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1960. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. [4]
    U.S. Paraplegics Post 2nd Win, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  5. [5]
    U.S. Cagers Are Class Of Paralympics, St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 1960, Google News
  6. [6]
    Wheel Chair Player Home With 3 Olympic Medals, The Evening Independent, September 29, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  7. [7]
    "20 Sep 1960, Page 10 - The Terre Haute Star at". Newspapers.com. 1960-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. [8]
    Easy Win in Basketball at Paralympics, The Age, September 21, 1960, Google News Archive Search
  9. [9]
    Wheelchair Cage Team Posts Win, Lewiston Morning Tribune, September 20, 1960, Google News
  10. [10]
    Yanks Roll To 2 Wins, The Milwaukee Sentinel, September 20, 1960, Google News Archive Search
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