1960 Summer Olympics

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Games of the XVII Olympiad
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Emblem of the 1960 Summer Olympics
Location Rome, Italy
Nations 83
Athletes5,347 (4,734 men, 613 women)
Events150 in 17 sports (23 disciplines)
Opening25 August 1960
Closing11 September 1960
Opened by
Closed by
Cauldron
Stadium Stadio Olimpico
Summer

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. Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, the city had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals at the 1960 Games.

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The 1st Paralympic Games were held in Rome in conjunction with the 1960 Summer Olympics, marking the first time such events coincided.

Host city selection

On 15 June 1955, at the 50th IOC Session in Paris, France, Rome won the right to host the 1960 Games, having beaten Brussels, Mexico City, Tokyo, Detroit, Budapest and finally Lausanne. Tokyo and Mexico City would subsequently host the proceeding 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics respectively. [2]

Toronto was initially interested in the bidding, but was automatically removed from consideration when it failed to return the IOC's mandatory questionnaire by the deadline. The questionnaire may have been mislaid in the confusion following the death of the Toronto bid's chief organiser, Robert Hood Saunders, in a plane crash weeks before the deadline. [3] This was the first of five unsuccessful attempts by Toronto to secure the Summer Olympics, the most recent being a bid for the 2008 Games. [4]

1960 Summer Olympics bidding results [5]
CityCountryRound
123
Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 152635
Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 142124
Detroit Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 611
Budapest Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 81
Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6
Mexico City Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 6
Tokyo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4

Highlights

The Olympic Torch of Rome 1960 Torcia Olimpica Roma 1960.jpg
The Olympic Torch of Rome 1960
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins the marathon barefooted Abebe Bikila sprints away from Rhadi Ben Abdesselam.jpg
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins the marathon barefooted

Lowlights

Historical landmarks

Non-medal winners

Broadcasting

Venues

Opening Ceremony in 1960 Summer Olympics in Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy Rome Olympics 1960 - Opening Day.jpg
Opening Ceremony in 1960 Summer Olympics in Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy

1 New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. 2 Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games.

Games

Participating National Olympic Committees

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Participants
Number of athletes per country 1960 Summer olympics team numbers.gif
Number of athletes per country

A total of 83 nations participated at the Rome Games. Athletes from Morocco, San Marino, Sudan, and Tunisia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time. Athletes from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago would represent the new (British) West Indies Federation, competing as "Antilles", but this nation would only exist for this single Olympiad. Athletes from Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia competed under the Rhodesia name while representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Athletes from East Germany and West Germany would compete as the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964. Athletes from the People's Republic of China last competed at the 1952 Summer Games but had since withdrawn from the Olympic movement due to a dispute with the Republic of China over the right to represent China. [13] The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that each country contributed.

Participating National Olympic Committees

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees

Sports

The 1960 Summer Olympics featured 17 different sports encompassing 23 disciplines, and medals were awarded in 150 events. In the list below, the number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses.

Calendar

All dates are in Central European Time (UTC+1)
OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitions1Gold medal eventsCCClosing ceremony
August / September25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
28
Sun
29
Mon
30
Tue
31
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
Sat
4
Sun
5
Mon
6
Tue
7
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
11
Sun
Events
Olympic Rings Icon.svg CeremoniesOCCC
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 24733446134
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 11
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 1010
Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoeing 77
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling 21216
Diving pictogram.svg Diving 11114
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian 11215
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 111111118
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 11
Football pictogram.svg Football 11
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics 224614
Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg Modern pentathlon 22
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 77
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing 55
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 111216
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 212232315
Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo 11
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 22217
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 8816
Daily medal events240115148111501415141210141150
Cumulative total266172236445570708499113125135149150
August / September25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
28
Sun
29
Mon
30
Tue
31
Wed
1
Thu
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Fri
3
Sat
4
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Mon
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Thu
9
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10
Sat
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Total events

Medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1960 Games: [15]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 432931103
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 34211671
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy*13101336
4Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 12191142
5Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 88622
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7209
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 68721
8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 47718
9Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 461121
10Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 3238
Totals (10 entries)134112105351

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