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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 United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 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 ...
Gold medalists Sport Event Competitor(s) NOC Rec Ref; Cycling: Individual road race: Viktor Kapitonov Soviet Union Diving: Women's 10 metre platform: Ingrid Krämer United Team of Germany
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. Johnson was among the world’s greatest athletes from 1955 ...
The 1960 Olympics may refer to: The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States; The 1960 Summer Olympics, which were held in Rome, Italy
1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43) 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7) First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy Italy wins the most medals (80) and the most gold medals (29)
Pages in category "Events at the 1960 Summer Olympics" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1960 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy from August 25 to September 11, 1960. A total of 5,338 athletes from 83 countries participated in these Games, competing in 150 events in 17 sports. [1]