Canada at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
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| Canada at the 1960 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 1 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked -th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Canada competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. The delegation consisted of one competitor, in track and field athletes and in table tennis.[1]
Athletes at the first Paralympics in 1960 were all afflicted by spinal cord injuries and required the use of a wheelchair.[2] This is in contrast to later Paralympics that include events for participants that fit into any of five different disability categories; amputation, either congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.[5]
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