France competed at the inaugural Summer Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome. France's six athletes competed in four sports: archery, athletics, dartchery and swimming. All of France's athletes obtained medals in every event they competed in.France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medallists MedalNameSportEvent Trouverie Archery Men's Columbia round open Barbier Athletics Men's club throw B Jarrige Swimming Men's 25 metre crawl juniors incomplete class 2 Delapietra Archery Men's Columbia round open Figoni Archery Men's St. Nicholas round open Jarrige Swimming Men's 25 metre backstroke juniors incomplete class 2 Bernabei & Trouverie Dartchery Mixed pairs open
Archery
France entered three competitors in archery. Trouverie and Delapietra (full names not recorded) competed in the Men's Columbia round open. Trouverie took the gold medal with 550 points. Delapietra took silver, although his score of 544 was equal to that of Britain's Hepple, who was awarded bronze. In the Men's St. Nicholas round open, Figoni, for France, took silver with 648 points - behind Sutton of Australia, who scored 670, and ahead of Sones of the United States (636).France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Athletics
France's only entry in athletics was Barbier, who took gold in the Men's club throw (category B) with a throw of 38.24m.France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Dartchery
Bernabei and Trouverie, France's representatives in dartchery, finished third in the Mixed pairs open and took bronze.France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Swimming
Jarrige was France's only entry in swimming, and competed in two events: In the Men's 25 metre crawl juniors incomplete class 2, he was the only competitor, and won gold by completing the race with a time of 41.9. In the Men's 25 metre backstroke juniors incomplete class 2, he was one of only two competitors. His time of 46.8, well behind the time of 26.8 achieved by Kalberg of Norway, earned him the silver medal.France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
See also France at the 1960 Summer Olympics
References
External links
International Paralympic Committee official website