Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands at the Paralympic Games
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At the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome
Competitors	5 (3 men and 2 women)
Medals Rank: 8th	Gold 3	Silver 6	Bronze 0	Total 9
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. The team included 5 athletes, 3 men and 2 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 9 medals, including 3 gold and 6 silver to finish 8th in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Delphine Ariens Kappers	Swimming	Women's 25 m Backstroke incomplete class 1
Gold	Delphine Ariens Kappers	Swimming	Women's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 1
Gold	Delphine Ariens Kappers	Swimming	Women's 25 m Crawl complete class 1
Silver	D. Kruidenier	Athletics	Men's Club Throw C
Silver	D. Kruidenier	Athletics	Men's Pentathlon open
Silver	Netherlands women's swimming team names unknown	Swimming	Men's 3x50 m Medley Relay open
Silver	Elka Gaarlandt	Swimming	Women's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 3
Silver	Gerard Jacobs van Aart	Table tennis	Men's Doubles A
Silver	Netherlands men's wheelchair basketball team names unknown	Wheelchair basketball	Men's class B

Source: www.paralympic.org & www.olympischstadion.nl

See also

• Netherlands at the Paralympics
• Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics