# Athletics at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 13 for men and 12 for women.

## Participating nations

* Australia (3)
* Austria (5)
* France (1)
* Great Britain (3)
* Italy (9)
* Malta (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (4)

## Medal summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Malta (MLT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Club throw A details | Dick Thompson Great Britain | Walter Prossl West Germany | Domenico Avitabile Italy |
| Club throw B details | Marcel Barbier France | Carmelo Russo Italy | Walter Prossl West Germany |
| Club throw C details | Ron Stein United States | Dik Kruidenier Netherlands | Russ Scott Great Britain |
| Javelin throw A details | Dick Thompson Great Britain | Felice Lenardon Italy | Walter Prossl West Germany |
| Javelin throw B details | Dick Thompson Great Britain | Carmelo Russo Italy | Felice Lenardon Italy |
| Javelin throw C details | Enzo Santini Italy | Denis Favre Switzerland | Carl Hepple Great Britain |
| Precision javelin throw A details | Dick Thompson Great Britain | Frank Ponta Australia | Jacob West Germany |
| Precision javelin throw B details | Grimaldi Italy | Gary Hooper Australia | Castelli Italy |
| Precision javelin throw C details | Felice Lenardon Italy | Walter Telsnig Austria | Engelbert Rangger Austria |
| Shot put A details | Walter Prossl West Germany | Felice Lenardon Italy | Dick Thompson Great Britain |
| Shot put B details | Walter Prossl West Germany | Felice Lenardon Italy | Claude Markham Malta |
| Shot put C details | Ron Stein United States | Denis Favre Switzerland | Saul Welger United States |
| Pentathlon open details | Ron Stein United States | Dik Kruidenier Netherlands | Russ Scott Great Britain |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Club throw A details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Galimberti Italy | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria |
| Club throw B details | Maria Scutti Italy | Marlene Muhlendyck West Germany | Anna Maria Galimberti Italy |
| Club throw C details | Christa Zander West Germany | Timothy Manning Australia | Maria Scutti Italy |
| Javelin throw A details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Galimberti Italy | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria |
| Javelin throw B details | Maria Scutti Italy | Marlene Muhlendyck West Germany | Anna Maria Galimberti Italy |
| Javelin throw C details | Christa Zander West Germany | Daphne Ceeney Australia | Maria Scutti Italy |
| Precision javelin throw A details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Ilse Driessler Austria |
| Precision javelin throw B details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Marlene Muhlendyck West Germany |
| Precision javelin throw C details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Rosi Kohlmannhuber Austria |
| Shot put A details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Galimberti Italy | Anna Maria Toso Italy |
| Shot put B details | Maria Scutti Italy | Anna Maria Galimberti Italy | Marlene Muhlendyck West Germany |
| Shot put C details | Christa Zander West Germany | Angela Scicluna Malta | Daphne Ceeney Australia |