Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 189 (160 men, 29 women) in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Alex Sturrock (opening) | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 8 |
Silver 8 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 22 |
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Australia 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.
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[edit] Medalists
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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 Individual 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
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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 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Alva Colquhuon, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
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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 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
[edit] Athletics
Women's 800 metres
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- Heat — 2:05.9
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Boxing
[edit] Canoeing
[edit] Cycling
[edit] Diving
[edit] Equestrianism
[edit] Fencing
11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.
[edit] Gymnastics
[edit] Hockey
[edit] Modern pentathlon
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Sailing
[edit] Shooting
[edit] Swimming
[edit] Water polo
[edit] Weightlifting
[edit] Wrestling
[edit] References
- ^ "Australia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1960/. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
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