Sweden at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Sweden at the
1960 Summer Paralympics
IPC code SWE
NPC Swedish Parasports Federation
in Rome
Competitors 3 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances

Sweden participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome. The 1960 Paralympics, now considered to have been the first Paralympic Games, were initially known as the ninth Stoke Mandeville Games. The Stoke Mandeville Games were founded for athletes with disabilities in Great Britain in 1948.[1][2]

Sweden fielded 3 competitors, all in archery. They paid for their own trip.[3] Sweden did not win any medals at the 1960 Games.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 – The Paralympics come home", BBC, July 4, 2008
  2. ↑ "Britain's golden pioneer", BBC, September 13, 2004
  3. ↑ Handikappidrotts Historiska Föreningen (HIHF) Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. (Swedish), handikappidrott.se


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