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The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The competition was held between September 3 and September 6, 1960. 59 competitors from 44 nations entered, but 54 competitors from 41 nations participated. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.
Carl Kaufmann (25 March 1936 – 1 September 2008) was an American born West German sprint runner.. Kaufmann initially specialized in the 200 m, but in 1958 changed to 400 m and won a European silver medal in the 4×400 m relay.
The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Glenn Davis of the United States, the first man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the 400 metres hurdles. As of the 2016 Games, he remains the only man to do so; three others have won two gold medals in the event, but all ...
The 400 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event.The men's 400 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 but nearly seventy years passed before the introduction of the women's 400 m, which has been held continuously since the 1964 Games.
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, from August 25 to September 11, 1960. [1] A total of 5,338 athletes from 83 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games, competing in 150 events in 17 sports.
Davis vs. Carl Kaufmann in the 4 × 400 m Olympic final in 1960. Davis was competing on a national level for the Oregon Ducks, and was poised to become a national AAU champion in the 440-yard run. [6] At the age of 28, he made the 1960 United States Olympic team, placing third in the 400-meter race at the Olympic Trials. [3]
"Rome 1960". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Giacomini, Romolo, ed. (1960). The Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Vol. II. Rome: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. OCLC 15098894