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"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
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.
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.
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.
There were three official timers in 1960 for each lane and swimmer, all timing by hand. All three timers for Devitt, in lane three, timed him in 55.2 seconds. The three timers for lane four timed Lance Larson in 55.0, 55.1, and 55.1 seconds. [3] Former Olympic swimmer and FINA co-founder Max Ritter inspected the judge's scorecards. Two of the ...
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
Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, the decathlon champion of the 1960 Rome Summer Games who later helped disarm friend Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.
Toggle Results subsection. 1.1 ... 1960 (semifinals and final) Medalists; ... The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between ...