Greece at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Rome
Competitors48 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Crown Prince Constantine
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 48 competitors, all men, took part in 38 events in 8 sports. [1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Crown Prince Constantine
Odysseus Eskitzoglou
Georgios Zaïmis
Sailing Dragon September 7

Athletics

Boxing

Rowing

Greece had six male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960. [2]

Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Greece in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Greece at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greece 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.