1960 Summer Olympics

The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.

were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.

The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women.

Italy dominated boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning three gold medals and seven medals overall.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested at Lake Albano.

The cycling competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, four diving events were contested.

The equestrian events at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome included dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, eight events in fencing were contested.

The field hockey tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women.

Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only.

The Sailing program of 1960 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines).

Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome comprised six events, all for men only.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women.

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men.

started at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics for the mixed German team

1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

won two gold medals in equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics

at four Olympic Games (1948-1960)

He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics

Four years later, as a 21-year-old, he won three Olympic medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

In the lead-up to the 1960 Summer Olympics, in Rome

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she led in the all-around

Endō won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968

He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics

He won four gold medals in total at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team épée events

Snell came to international attention after winning the gold medal in the 800 metres at the Rome Olympics in 1960

competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the individual and team foil events

She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in relay events in 1960.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Oliver lifted a combined weight of 425 kg and finished in 13th place.

He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956.

Ozers won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

and an Olympic silver in 1960

She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her teammates Martha Langbein, Brunhilde Hendrix and Jutta Heine.

She won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics

Krämer competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany

single sculls class at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the 1960 Rome Games, and the 1964 Tokyo Games

competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics

East German gymnast Siegfried Fülle finished seventh with the team in the all-around event and 28th in the individual all-around at the 1960 Roma Olympic Games.

To his gold medals in 1948, 1952 and 1956, he added a silver in 1960

1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo

captain of the gold medal-winning national team at 1960 Summer Olympics

participated in two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1960 and 1964

winning silver medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics in individual and team épée

Nash won a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a bronze for the same event at the 1964 Olympics.

and in the 1960 Summer Olympics

who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics

He received a silver medal in eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Baillie competed at the 1952 Olympic Games finishing 5th and the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games finishing in 6th place each time.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 Olympic tournament.

sixth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics in pentathlon

He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.

and an Olympic gold medal in 1960

proceeded to win four medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, De Varona swam for the U.S. team in the preliminary heats

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

Schuler represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won two gold medals.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he won his first gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

John Thomas Devitt, AM (4 February 1937-17 August 2023) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

Mulliken captured a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.2, a new Olympic record.

He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics

Crapp bowed out of international competition with a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the Rome Olympics

At her second Olympic Games, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

At the 1960 Olympics, he swam the fastest leg in the 4 × 200 m relay

He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics

Hoban competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He also competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

After competing in the team pursuit at the 1960 Olympics

He also competed in the sprint and team pursuit events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Melckenbeeck also competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Livio Berruti (19 May 1939 - 9 August 2026) was an Italian athlete who was the winner of the 200-meter dash in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot.

Grodotzki competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal.

He was a member of the winning West German three-day event team at the 1959 European Championships, and finished 18th in individual eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, making him the best German combination.

He competed for a place in the British trap shooting team for the 1960 Summer Olympics, but finished third behind Joe Wheater and Brett Huthart.

After college, Robertson and Jerry West co-captained the 1960 U.S. basketball team at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

West and Oscar Robertson co-captained the U.S. men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

In 1960 she won gold medal with an Olympic Record

who won the 1960 Olympic 100 meters dash

Two years later, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Elliott won the 1500 m gold medal in world record time (3:35.6), finishing 2.6 seconds ahead of second placed Michel Jazy of France.

She first participated in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, winning a silver medal with the Czechoslovak team, and then won bronze in the all around event at the 1961 European Championships.

Olympic (1960)

competed for the United States at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics