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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

 
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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.

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Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Armin Hary
Germany (EUA)
Flag of the United States.svg David Sime
United States (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Radford
Great Britain (GBR)
200 metres
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Flag of Italy.svg Livio Berruti
Italy (ITA)
Flag of the United States.svg Lester Carney
United States (USA)
Flag of France.svg Abdoulaye Seye
France (FRA)
400 metres
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Flag of the United States.svg Otis Davis
United States (USA)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Carl Kaufmann
Germany (EUA)
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Malcolm Spence
South Africa (RSA)
800 metres
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Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Snell
New Zealand (NZL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger Moens
Belgium (BEL)
Flag of West Indies.svg George Kerr
British West Indies (BWI)
1500 metres
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Flag of Australia.svg Herb Elliott
Australia (AUS)
Flag of France.svg Michel Jazy
France (FRA)
Flag of Hungary.svg István Rózsavölgyi
Hungary (HUN)
5000 metres
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Flag of New Zealand.svg Murray Halberg
New Zealand (NZL)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Hans Grodotzki
Germany (EUA)
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Zimny
Poland (POL)
10000 metres
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Pyotr Bolotnikov
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Hans Grodotzki
Germany (EUA)
Flag of Australia.svg David Power
Australia (AUS)
110 metre hurdles
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Flag of the United States.svg Lee Calhoun
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg William May
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Hayes Jones
United States (USA)
400 metre hurdles
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Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Davis
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Clifton Cushman
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Howard
United States (USA)
3000 metre steeplechase
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Flag of Poland.svg Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
Poland (POL)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Nikolai Sokolov
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Semen Rzhischin
Soviet Union (URS)
4×100 metre relay
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 Germany (EUA)
Bernd Cullmann
Armin Hary
Walter Mahlendorf
Martin Lauer
 Soviet Union (URS)
Gusman Kosanov
Leonid Bartenev
Yuri Konovalov
Edvins Ozolin
 Great Britain (GBR)
Peter Radford
David Jones
David Segal
Neville Whitehead
4×400 metre relay
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 United States (USA)
Jack Yerman
Earl Young
Glenn Davis
Otis Davis
 Germany (EUA)
Manfred Kinder
Joachim Reske
Johannes Kaiser
Carl Kaufmann
 British West Indies (BWI)
George Kerr
James Wedderburn
Keith Gardner
Malcolm Spence
20 km walk
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Vladimir Golubnichy
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Australia.svg Noel Freeman
Australia (AUS)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Vickers
Great Britain (GBR)
50 km walk
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Don Thompson
Great Britain (GBR)
Flag of Sweden.svg John Ljunggren
Sweden (SWE)
Flag of Italy.svg Abdon Pamich
Italy (ITA)
Marathon
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Flag of Ethiopia (1897).svg Abebe Bikila
Ethiopia (ETH)
Flag of Morocco.svg Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Morocco (MAR)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Magee
New Zealand (NZL)
High Jump
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Robert Shavlakadze
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Valeriy Brumel
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of the United States.svg John Thomas
United States (USA)
Long Jump
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Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Irvin Roberson
United States (USA)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Soviet Union (URS)
Triple Jump
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Flag of Poland.svg Józef Szmidt
Poland (POL)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Vladimir Goryaev
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Vitold Kreer
Soviet Union (URS)
Pole Vault
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Flag of the United States.svg Don Bragg
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Morris
United States (USA)
Flag of Finland.svg Eeles Landström
Finland (FIN)
Shot Put
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Flag of the United States.svg Bill Nieder
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Parry O'Brien
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Long
United States (USA)
Discus Throw
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Flag of the United States.svg Al Oerter
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Rink Babka
United States (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Cochran
United States (USA)
Hammer Throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Vasili Rudenkov
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula Zsivótzky
Hungary (HUN)
Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Rut
Poland (POL)
Javelin Throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Viktor Tsybulenko
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Walter Krüger
Germany (EUA)
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kulcsár
Hungary (HUN)
Decathlon
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Flag of the United States.svg Rafer Johnson
United States (USA)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yang Chuan-Kwang
Republic of China (ROC)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Vasili Kuznetsov
Soviet Union (URS)

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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Flag of the United States.svg Wilma Rudolph
United States (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Hyman
Great Britain (GBR)
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppina Leone
Italy (ITA)
200 metres
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Flag of the United States.svg Wilma Rudolph
United States (USA)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Jutta Heine
Germany (EUA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Hyman
Great Britain (GBR)
800 metres
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Lyudmila Lisenko
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Australia.svg Brenda Jones
Australia (AUS)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Ursula Donath
Germany (EUA)
80 metre hurdles
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Irina Press
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carole Quinton
Great Britain (GBR)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Gisela Köhler
Germany (EUA)
4×100 metre relay
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 United States (USA)
Martha Hudson
Lucinda Williams
Barbara Jones
Wilma Rudolph
 Germany (EUA)
Martha Langbein
Anni Biechl
Brunhilde Hendrix
Jutta Heine
 Poland (POL)
Teresa Wieczorek
Barbara Janiszewska
Celina Jesionowska
Halina Richter
High Jump
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 Iolanda Balaş (ROU)  Jarosława Jóźwiakowska (POL) none awarded
 Dorothy Shirley (GBR)
Long Jump
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 Vera Kolashnikova (URS)  Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL)  Hildrun Claus (EUA)
Shot Put
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Tamara Press
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Johanna Lüttge
Germany (EUA)
Flag of the United States.svg Earlene Brown
United States (USA)
Discus Throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Nina Romashkova
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Tamara Press
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Lia Manoliu
Romania (ROU)
Javelin Throw
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Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Elvīra Ozoliņa
Soviet Union (URS)
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Dana Zátopková
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Birutė Kalėdienė
Soviet Union (URS)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 12 8 6 26
2  Soviet Union (URS) 11 5 5 21
3  Germany (EUA) 2 8 3 13
4  Poland (POL) 2 2 3 7
5  New Zealand (NZL) 2 0 1 3
6  Great Britain (GBR) 1 3 4 8
7  Australia (AUS) 1 2 1 4
8  Italy (ITA) 1 0 2 3
9  Romania (ROU) 1 0 1 2
10  Ethiopia (ETH) 1 0 0 1
11  Hungary (HUN) 0 1 2 3
12  France (FRA) 0 1 1 2
13  Belgium (BEL) 0 1 0 1
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 0 1
 Morocco (MAR) 0 1 0 1
 Republic of China (ROC) 0 1 0 1
 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 0 1
18  British West Indies (BWI) 0 0 2 2
19  Finland (FIN) 0 0 1 1
 South Africa (RSA) 0 0 1 1

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