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

Men's club throw A
at the I Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors 3 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Dick Thompson  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) W. Prossl  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Domenico Avitabile  Italy

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

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
1st, gold medalist(s) Dick Thompson (GBR)34.85m
2nd, silver medalist(s) Walter Prössl[2] (GER)32.50m
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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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