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4.60 m Eeles Landström Finland: 4.55 m Long jump details: Ralph Boston United States: 8.12 m (OR) Bo Roberson United States: 8.11 m Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union: 8.04 m Triple jump details: Józef Szmidt Poland: 16.81 m (OR) Vladimir Goryaev Soviet Union: 16.63 m Vitold Kreyer Soviet Union: 16.43 m Shot put details: Bill Nieder United ...
It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports. [1] The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider.
This is a list of track and field athletes who participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. This category should only be used for Olympians participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
Athlete Nation Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union (URS) Gymnastics 4 2 1 7 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union (URS) Gymnastics 3 2 1 6 Takashi Ono Japan (JPN) Gymnastics 3 1 2 6 Chris von Saltza United States (USA) Swimming 3 1 0 4 Polina Astakhova Soviet Union (URS) Gymnastics 2 1 1 4 Sofia Muratova Soviet Union (URS)
The 1960 Summer Olympics (Italian: Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 (Italian: Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.
The men's Olympic Gold Medal: . Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France; Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria; Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland; The women's Olympic Gold ...
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who had outstanding performances throughout the 1960s and have been compiled together into this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the end of the decade.