Puerto Rico at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | PUR (PRI used at these Games) |
NOC | Puerto Rico Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Rome | |
Competitors | 27 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Toñín Casillas [1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 26 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 6 sports. [2]
Men's Pole Vault
One female fencer represented Puerto Rico in 1960.
Four shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1960.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 10 sports.
The Philippines competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 36 men and 4 women, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 100 competitors, 88 men and 12 women, took part in 46 events in 15 sports. Cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during the team time trial.
Belgium competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 101 competitors, 93 men and 8 women, took part in 64 events in 16 sports.
Canada competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 85 competitors, 74 men and 11 women, took part in 77 events in 14 sports.
Thailand competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Twenty competitors, all men, took part in sixteen events in four sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Summer Olympic Games after participating in the Dutch-led boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics. 149 competitors, 147 men and 2 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.
Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 75 events in 13 sports.
Greece competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 48 competitors, all men, took part in 38 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Mexico competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 69 competitors, 63 men and 6 women, took part in 54 events in 14 sports.
Luxembourg competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 52 competitors, 47 men and 5 women, took part in 48 events in 10 sports.
Egypt and Syria, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Syria was a constituent of the United Arab Republic in 1960, but almost all 74 competitors for the Olympic team were from Egypt. 74 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 12 sports.
Colombia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was nation's fifth appearance at the fourteenth edition of the Summer Olympic Games. An all-male national team of 16 athletes competed in 13 events in 5 sports.
Puerto Rico competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eight events in three sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 19 events in 4 sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 32 competitors, 30 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 8 sports. The Games were hosted from 11 to 24 October.
Hong Kong competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Four competitors, all men, took part in three events in two sports.
The Republic of China competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa". In the opening ceremony the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST".