Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Rome
Competitors	189 (160 men, 29 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Alex Sturrock (opening)
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 8 Silver 8 Bronze 6 Total 22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games ––––   Australasia (1908–1912)

Australia, the previous host of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with the exception of the Equestrian events, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden), competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 189 competitors, 160 men and 29 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports. ^[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Gold

• Herb Elliott — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
• Lawrence Morgan — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Lawrence Morgan, Neale Lavis and Bill Roycroft — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• John Devitt — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
• Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
• John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
• David Theile — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
• Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle

Silver

• Noel Freeman — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
• Brenda Jones — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
• Neale Lavis — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Neville Hayes — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
• Janice Andrew, Dawn Fraser, Rosemary Lassig, and Marilyn Wilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Alva Colquhoun, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
• Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Bronze

• David Power — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
• Oliver Taylor — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
• Tony Madigan — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
• Janice Andrew — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
• John Devitt, David Dickson, John Konrads, and Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Women's 800 metres

• Dixie Willis
  • Heat — 2:05.9
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Len Williams from Coffs Harbour was nominated for the team but declined due to work commitments

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960.

Individual road race

• Frank Brazier
• Alan Grindal
• Garry Jones
• Robert Whetters

Team time trial

• Warren Scarfe
• Garry Jones
• Alan Grindal
• Frank Brazier

Sprint

• Ron Baensch

1000m time trial

• Ian Chapman

Tandem

• Ian Browne
• Geoff Smith

Team pursuit

• Warren Scarfe
• Garry Jones
• Robert Whetters
• Frank Brazier

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.

Men's foil

• Brian McCowage
• Ivan Lund
• Michael Sichel

Men's team foil

• Brian McCowage, Michael Sichel, Zoltan Okalyi, David McKenzie

Men's épée

• Richard Stone
• Keith Hackshall
• John Simpson

Men's team épée

• Ivan Lund, Richard Stone, John Humphreys, John Simpson, Keith Hackshall

Men's sabre

• Michael Sichel
• Keith Hackshall

Women's foil

• Kate Baxter
• Johanna Winter

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.

Individual

• Neville Sayers
• Hugh Doherty
• Peter Macken

Team

• Neville Sayers
• Hugh Doherty
• Peter Macken

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1960. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ian Tutty Kevyn Webb	double sculls details	7:16.41	6 R	7:12.37	5 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify
Terry Davies John Hunt	coxless pairs details	7:51.88	4 R	7:24.22	2 SF	7:50.59	5 DNQ	Did not qualify
Paul Guest Walter Howell Ian Johnston (cox)	coxed pairs details	7:49.06	4 R	7:47.82	4 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify
Peter Gillon Peter Guest Kim Jelbart Brian Vear	coxless fours details	6:49.83	4 R	6:45.25	4 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify
Mick Allen Max Annett John Hudson Peter Waddington Lionel Robberds (cox)	coxed fours details	6:47.23	2 R	6:47.31	2 SF	7:05.04	2 F	6:45.80	5
Alexander Cunningham Berry Durston Milton Francis Maxwell Gamble Geoffrey Hale John Ledder Roger Ninham John Rosser Terrence Scook (cox)	eights details	6:16.94	2 R	6:31.15	4 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ronald Jenyns	Finn	6	6	DNF	6	2	3	10	5758	4
Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer	Flying Dutchman	17	11	19	9	8	20	23	2845	18
Robert French Jack Downey	Star	13	21	20	21	21	10	20	1736	18
Harold Brooke John Coon Alan Cain	Dragon	8	10	8	6	15	19	5	3733	11
Jock Sturrock David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff	5.5 Metre	4	12	2	13	14	12	18	2959	10

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
John Holt	300 m rifle	1030	17 Q	1030	34
Rodney Johnson	50 m pistol	329	27 Q	527	32
Michael Papps	25 m pistol	—		569	31
Norman Rule	50 m rifle, three positions	549	14 Q	1095	45
	50 m rifle, prone	382	24 Q	569	47
Neville Sayers	25 m pistol	—		552	43
Don Tolhurst	50 m rifle, three positions	540	22 Q	1113	27
	50 m rifle, prone	383	16 Q	574	38
	300 m rifle	533	14 Q	1049	31
John Tremelling	50 m pistol	344	17 Q	534	21

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
John Devitt	100 m freestyle	56.0	2 Q	55.8	3 Q	55.2 OR
Jon Henricks		56.9	11 Q	57.2	12	Did not advance
John Konrads	400 m freestyle	4:24.3	5 Q	—		4:21.8
Murray Rose		4:22.5	4 Q	—		4:18.3 OR
John Konrads	1500 m freestyle	17:52.0	3 Q	—		17:19.6 OR
Murray Rose		17:32.8	1 Q	—		17:21.7
John Monckton	100 m backstroke	1:04.4	7 Q	1:03.8	4 Q	1:04.1	7
David Theile		1:03.1	3 Q	1:03.1	1 Q	1:01.9 OR
William Burton	200 m breaststroke	2:43.9	20	Did not advance
Terry Gathercole		2:41.7	12 Q	2:39.1	4 Q	2:40.2	6
Kevin Berry	200 m butterfly	2:18.9	5 Q	2:23.1	8 Q	2:18.5	6
Neville Hayes		2:18.1	3 Q	2:21.6	6 Q	2:14.6
David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads John Rigby Allan Wood	4 × 200 m freestyle	8:24.2	3 Q	—		8:13.8
David Theile Terry Gathercole Neville Hayes Geoff Shipton Julian Carroll William Burton Kevin Berry	4 × 100 m medley	4:14.8	2 Q	—		4:12.0

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dawn Fraser	100 m freestyle	1:02.1	2 Q	1:01.4 OR	1 Q	1:01.2 OR
Ilsa Konrads		1:04.2	5 Q	1:04.7	9	Did not advance
Dawn Fraser	400 m freestyle	4:57.6	=5 Q	—		4:58.5	5
Ilsa Konrads		4:59.2	7 Q	—		4:57.9	4
Gergaynia Beckett	100 m backstroke	1:13.7	14	—		Did not advance
Marilyn Wilson		1:13.8	=15	—		Did not advance
Janet Hogan	200 m breaststroke	3:00.3	16	—		Did not advance
Rosemary Lassig		2:57.4	11	—		Did not advance
Jan Andrew	100 m butterfly	1:10.3	2 Q	—		1:12.2
Dawn Fraser		DNS		—		Did not advance
Dawn Fraser Ilsa Konrads Lorraine Crapp Alva Colquhoun Sandra Morgan Ruth Everuss	4 × 100 m freestyle	4:17.6	1 Q	—		4:11.3
Jan Andrew Dawn Fraser Gergaynia Beckett Ilsa Konrads	4 × 100 m medley	4:55.7	8 Q	—		4:45.9

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

• Dick Thornett

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Australia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.