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

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

Men's club throw A
at the I Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors3 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dick Thompson  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) W. Prossl  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Domenico Avitabile  Italy

There were only three competitors; all three therefore won a medal.[citation needed] Great Britain's Dick Thompson achieved a throw of 34.85m, taking the gold medal.[1]

Rank Athlete Throw
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Dick Thompson (GBR) 34.85m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Walter Prössl[2] (GER) 32.50m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Domenico Avitabile (ITA) 31.40m

References

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  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