Republic of China (Formosa) at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Formosa at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
IOC code ROC
(RCF used at these Games)
NOC Republic of China Olympic Committee [a]
in Rome
Competitors27 (24 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1952–)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (1956–)

The Republic of China (ROC; commonly called "Taiwan") competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. [1] The nation won its first ever Olympic medal.

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The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa" (formerly the common Western name for the island). In protest, the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST" during the opening ceremony instead of "Formosa". [2] [3]

Team of Formosa (abbreviation TWN) preceding the French team at the opening ceremony Olympische Spelen te Rome Opening Formosa liep onder protest, Bestanddeelnr 911-5406.jpg
Team of Formosa (abbreviation TWN) preceding the French team at the opening ceremony

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Yang Chuan-kwang Athletics Men's decathlon 6 September

Athletics

Key

Track events

AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Huang Suh-Chuang Men's 100 m 10.95 (h7)Did not advance
Huang Suh-Chuang Men's 200 m 22.35 (h4)Did not advance
Li Po-Ting Men's 400 m 49.54 (h5)Did not advance
Li Po-Ting Men's 400 m hurdles 54.96 (h6)Did not advance
Chi Cheng Women's 80 m hurdles 11.25 (h6)Did not advance
Yang Chuan-kwang Men's decathlon 8344Silver medal icon.svg

Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Wu Jin-Yun Women's high jump DNS
Lin Chau-Tai Women's long jump 5.4525Did not advance
Wu Jin-Yun Women's shot put 12.5918Did not advance
Wu Jin-Yun Women's discus throw ACDid not advance


Boxing

Football

The Republic of China finished last in 16th place after failing to qualify for the knockout stage.

Group Stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)321094+55Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 3201106+44
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 31118803
4Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 300331290
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–1Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Report

Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg5–0Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Report


Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–2Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Report

Shooting

Three shooters represented the Republic of China in 1960.

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

Swimming

Weightlifting

Notes

References

Citations

  1. "Chinese Taipei at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Olympic opening ceremonies through the years".
  3. Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011), Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (4 ed.), Plymouth, United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press, Inc., p. 78, ISBN   978-0-8108-7249-3
  4. Friends Rafer Johnson & Chuan-Kwang Yang Take Gold & Silver – Rome 1960 Olympics, Olympic
  5. Taiwan C.K. Yang and USA Rafer Johnson victorious after Men's Decathlon 1500M Final at Olympic Stadium. Johnson won gold and Yang won silver., Getty Images
  6. Byron, Lee; Cox, Amanda; Ericson, Matthew (4 August 2008). "A Map of Olympic Medals". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

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