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United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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United States at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
(SUA used at these Games)
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors292 (241 men and 51 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearerRafer Johnson
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
34
Silver
21
Bronze
16
Total
71
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports.[1]

The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider. American network CBS became the first official broadcaster of the games, by purchasing the rights to cover the Rome Olympics.[2]

The 1960 Summer Olympics also brought one of the first appearances of one of the greatest heavyweight boxers ever, Muhammad Ali. Since Ali participated at these Olympic Games as an 18-year-old before his conversion to Islam, he fought under the name Cassius Clay.[2]

Medalists

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a Athletes who participated in preliminary round(s) but not the final.

Athletics

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Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Track & road events
Men

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Frank Budd 100 m 10.4 2 Q 10.4 1 Q 10.5 3 Q 10.3 5
Ray Norton 10.7 1 Q 10.6 3 Q 10.4 3 Q 10.4 6
Dave Sime 10.5 3 Q 10.3 2 Q 10.4 2 Q 10.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lester Carney 200 m 21.1 1 Q 20.9 1 Q 21.1 3 Q 20.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Stone Johnson 21.7 1 Q 20.9 1 Q 20.8 3 Q 20.8 5
Ray Norton 21.2 1 Q 21.0 2 Q 20.7 2 Q 20.9 6
Otis Davis 400 m 46.8 1 Q 45.9 1 Q 45.5 1 Q 44.9 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jack Yerman 47.2 1 Q 46.4 2 Q 48.9 6 Did not advance
Earl Young 47.6 2 Q 46.1 1 Q 46.1 3 Q 45.9 6
Ernie Cunliffe 800 m 1:48.95 3 Q 1:49.83 2 Q 1:50.92 6 Did not advance
Tom Murphy 1:52.30 1 Q 1:48.12 1 Q 1:48.29 6 Did not advance
Jerry Siebert 1:49.08 2 Q 1:51.53 3 Q 1:48.20 4 Did not advance
Dyrol Burleson 1500 m 3:42.40 3 Q 3:40.9 6
Pete Close 3:50.69 9 Did not advance
Jim Grelle 3:43.65 2 Q 3:45.0 8
Jim Beatty 5000 m 14:44.40 9 Did not advance
Bill Dellinger 14:08.72 4 Did not advance
Bob Soth 14:40.85 7 Did not advance
Max Truex 10,000 m 28:50.34 6
Lee Calhoun 110 m hurdles 14.3 1 Q 14.1 1 Q 13.7 1 Q 13.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hayes Jones 14.2 1 Q 14.1 1 Q 14.1 2 Q 14.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Willie May 14.0 1 Q 13.8 1 Q 13.7 1 Q 13.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cliff Cushman 400 m hurdles 51.8 1 Q 50.8 1 Q 49.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Glenn Davis 52.2 2 Q 51.1 1 Q 49.3 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dick Howard 51.2 2 Q 50.8 2 Q 49.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Phil Coleman 3000 m steeplechase 8:56.72 5 Did not advance
Deacon Jones 8:49.32 2 Q 9:18.22 7
George Young 8:50.93 4 Did not advance
Frank Budd
Stone Johnson
Ray Norton
Dave Sime
4 × 100 m relay 39.87 1 Q 39.67 1 Q DSQ
Glenn Davis
Otis Davis
Jack Yerman
Earl Young
4 × 400 m relay 3:10.58 1 Q 3:08.57 1 Q 3:02.37 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alex Breckenridge Marathon 2:29:38.0 30
John J. Kelly 2:24:58.0 19
Gordon McKenzie 2:35:16.0 48
Rudy Haluza 20 km walk 1:45:11.0 24
Bob Mimm 1:45:09.0 23
Ron Zinn 1:42:47.0 19
John Allen 50 km walk 5:03:15.12 24
Ron Laird 4:53:21.6 19
Bruce MacDonald 5:00:47.6 23

Women

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martha Hudson 100 m 12.33 4 Q 12.30 3 Did not advance
Barbara Jones 11.91 2 Q 12.02 2 Q 11.84 4 Did not advance
Wilma Rudolph 11.65 1 Q 11.70 1 Q 11.41 OR 1 Q 11.18 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ernestine Pollards 200 m 24.64 4 Did not advance
Wilma Rudolph 23.30 OR 1 Q 23.79 1 Q 24.13 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lucinda Williams 24.10 2 Q 25.14 5 Did not advance
Pat Daniels 800 m DSQ Did not advance
Shirley Crowder 80 m hurdles 12.43 4 Did not advance
Irene Robertson 11.69 5 Did not advance
Jo Ann Terry 11.59 4 Did not advance
Martha Hudson
Barbara Jones
Wilma Rudolph
Lucinda Williams
4 × 100 m relay 44.50 WR 1 Q 44.72 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Field events
Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ralph Boston Long jump 7.60 6 Q 8.12 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bo Roberson 7.81 1 Q 8.11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Anthony Watson 7.32 20 Did not advance
Ira Davis Triple jump 15.64 12 Q 16.41 4
Bill Sharpe 15.44 17 Did not advance
Herman Stokes 14.74 28 Did not advance
Charlie Dumas High jump 2.00 =15 Q 2.03 6
Joe Faust 2.00 =15 Q 1.95 17
John Thomas 2.00 1 Q 2.14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Don Bragg Pole vault 4.40 3 Q 4.70 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dave Clark 4.20 =18 Did not advance
Ron Morris 4.30 11 q 4.60 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dallas Long Shot put 17.65 1 Q 19.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bill Nieder 17.14 7 Q 19.68 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Parry O'Brien 17.29 4 Q 19.11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rink Babka Discus throw 54.48 4 Q 58.02 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dick Cochran 53.79 7 Q 57.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Al Oerter 58.43 OR 1 Q 59.18 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
William Alley Javelin throw 68.66 23 Did not advance
Terence Beucher 68.11 25 Did not advance
Al Cantello 79.72 2 Q 74.70 10
Ed Bagdonas Hammer throw 59.48 19 Did not advance
Hal Connolly 63.02 5 Q 63.59 8
Albert Hall 60.76 12 Q 59.76 14

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Annie Smith Long jump NM Did not advance
Willye White 6.07 6 Q 5.77 16
Barbara Brown High jump 1.50 =21 Did not advance
Jean Gaertner 1.50 =21 Did not advance
Neomia Rogers 1.65 =7 Q 1.65 14
Earlene Brown Shot put 16.15 1 Q 16.42 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Earlene Brown Discus throw 51.17 4 Q 51.29 6
Olga Connolly 48.32 10 Q 50.95 7
Pam Kurrell 43.23 19 Did not advance
Karen Anderson Javelin throw 50.62 4 Q 46.52 13

Combined event – Men's decathlon

Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Points Rank
Dave Edstrom Result 11.4 6.39 13.59 NM WD DNF
Points 768 610 729 0
Rafer Johnson Result 10.9 7.35 15.82 1.85 48.3 15.3 48.49 4.10 69.76 4:49.7 8392 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Points 948 906 976 832 985 740 894 795 980 336
Phil Mulkey Result 11.5 6.57 14.10 1.83 52.2 18.1 34.12 WD DNF
Points 737 746 780 806 690 283 473

Basketball

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Summary

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal round Medal round
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank
United States men Men's tournament  Italy
W 88–54
 Japan
W 125–66
 Hungary
W 107–63
1 Q  Yugoslavia
W 104–42
 Uruguay
W 108–50
 Soviet Union
W 81–57
1 Q  Italy
W 112–81
 Brazil
W 90–63
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Roster

United States men's national basketball team – 1960 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 13 Jay Arnette 21 – (1938-12-19)December 19, 1938 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Texas United States
C 4 Walt Bellamy 21 – (1939-07-24)July 24, 1939 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Indiana United States
F 5 Bob Boozer 23 – (1937-04-26)April 26, 1937 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Peoria Caterpillars United States
F 6 Terry Dischinger 19 – (1940-11-21)November 21, 1940 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Purdue United States
F 7 Burdette Haldorson 26 – (1934-01-12)January 12, 1934 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Phillips 66ers United States
C 8 Darrall Imhoff 21 – (1938-10-11)October 11, 1938 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) California United States
G 9 Allen Kelley 27 – (1932-12-24)December 24, 1932 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Peoria Caterpillars United States
G 10 Lester Lane 28 – (1932-03-06)March 6, 1932 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Wichita Vickers United States
F 11 Jerry Lucas 20 – (1940-03-30)March 30, 1940 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Ohio State United States
F 14 Oscar Robertson 21 – (1938-11-24)November 24, 1938 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cincinnati United States
G 12 Adrian Smith 23 – (1936-10-05)October 5, 1936 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) U.S. Armed Forces United States
G 3 Jerry West 22 – (1938-05-28)May 28, 1938 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) West Virginia United States
Head coach
United States Pete Newell
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 26, 1960
  • Source:[3]

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 320 183 +137 6 Semifinals
2  Italy (H) 3 2 1 226 247 −21 5
3  Hungary 3 1 2 223 245 −22 4 9th–16th classification round
4  Japan 3 0 3 224 318 −94 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
August 26
21:30
United States  88–54  Italy
Scoring by half: 42–17, 46–37
Pts: Smith (18) Pts: Lombardi (17)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: R. Weber Switzerland
B. Takev Bulgaria

August 27
16:00
United States  125–66  Japan
Scoring by half: 65–36, 60–30
Pts: Lucas (28) Pts: Shoji (13)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: R. Righetto Brazil
B. Harvey New Zealand

August 29
9:00
United States  107–63  Hungary
Scoring by half: 48–34, 59–29
Pts: Robertson (22) Pts: Bánhegyi, Temesvári (22)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: R. Weber Switzerland
Azuar Spain

Semifinal round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 293 149 +144 6 Medal round
2  Soviet Union 3 2 1 234 195 +39 5
3  Yugoslavia 3 1 2 197 275 −78 4 5th–8th classification round
4  Uruguay 3 0 3 186 291 −105 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
September 1
17:30
Yugoslavia  42–104  United States
Scoring by half: 16–63, 26–41
Pts: Korac (16) Pts: Robertson (16)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto Mexico
T. Hata Japan

September 2
21:30
Uruguay  50–108  United States
Scoring by half: 19–65, 31–43
Pts: Chelle (12) Pts: Smith (15)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto Mexico
C. Sien Singapore

September 3
23:00
United States  81–57  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 35–28, 46–29
Pts: West (19) Pts: Zubkov (13)
Palazzetto dello sport, Rome
Referees: R. Weber Switzerland
B. Takev Bulgaria

Medal round
The United States' win over the Soviet Union and Brazil's victory over Italy carried over.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  United States 3 3 0 283 201 +82 6
2  Soviet Union 3 2 1 199 213 −14 5
3  Brazil 3 1 2 203 229 −26 4
4  Italy (H) 3 0 3 226 268 −42 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
September 8
21:00
Brazil  62–64  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 32–28, 30–36
Pts: Marques (25) Pts: Voljnov (19)
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: R. Weber Switzerland
Bilek Turkey

September 10
22:30
Brazil  63–90  United States
Scoring by half: 24–50, 39–40
Pts: Marques (19) Pts: Lucas (23)
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto Mexico
E. Kassai Hungary

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Humberto Barrera Flyweight Bye  Andersen (DEN)
W 4–0
 Nyunt (BIR)
W 3–2
 El-Gindy (RAU)
L 1–4
Did not advance =5
Jerry Armstrong Bantamweight  Petkov (BUL)
W 5–0
 Gang (KOR)
W 4–1
 Kenny (IRL)
W 3–2
 Zamparini (ITA)
L 1–4
Did not advance =5
Nick Spanakos Featherweight  Nikonorov (URS)
L 0–5
Did not advance =31
Harry Campbell Lightweight Bye  Romero (VEN)
W 4–1
 Lee (KOR)
W KO
 Lopopolo (ITA)
L 1–4
Did not advance =5
Quincey Daniels Light welterweight Bye  Mitsev (BUL)
W 5–0
 Kelsey (GBR)
W 4–1
 El-Nahas (UAR)
W 5–0
 Němeček (TCH)
L 0–5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Phil Baldwin Welterweight Bye  Grün (LUX)
W KO
 Meier (SUI)
W 5–0
 Lloyd (GBR)
L 2–3
Did not advance =5
Wilbert McClure Light middleweight Bye  Nyangweso (UGA)
W 5–0
 Lima (ARG)
W 3–2
 Lagutin (URS)
W 3–2
 Bossi (ITA)
W 4–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eddie Crook Jr. Middleweight  Odreman (VEN)
W KO
 Odhiambo (UGA)
W 5–0
 Chang (ROC)
W KO
 Monea (ROU)
W KO
 Walasek (POL)
W 3–2
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cassius Clay Light heavyweight Bye  Becaus (BEL)
W RSC
 Shatkov (URS)
W 5–0
 Madigan (AUS)
W 5–0
 Pietrzykowski (POL)
W 5–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Percy Price Jr. Heavyweight Bye  Taylor (AUS)
W KO
 Němec (TCH)
L 1–4
Did not advance =5

Canoeing

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Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Frank Havens Men's C-1 1000 m 5:19.40 7 R 5:13.34 4 Did not advance
Arnold Demos
Richard Moran
Men's C-2 1000 m 4:59.15 5 R DSQ Did not advance
Paul Beachem Men's K-1 1000 m 4:18.64 7 R 4:18.17 3 SF 4:15.10 5 Did not advance
Kenneth Wilson
John Wolters
Men's K-2 1000 m 3:49.96 6 R 3:52.15 2 SF 4:01.06 6 Did not advance
Russell Dermond
Charles Lundmark
Robert O'Brien
John Pagkos
Men's K-1 4 × 500 m 8:29.21 4 R 8:18.51 3 Did not advance
Glorianne Perrier Women's K-1 500 m 2:23.00 7 R 2:21.20 4 Did not advance
Mary Ann DuChai
Diane Jerome
Women's K-2 500 m 2:15.51 5 R 2:21.13 5 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA - Qualify to final; SF - Qualify to semifinal; R - Qualify to repechage

Cycling

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14 cyclists represented the United States in 1960.

Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Wes Chowen Road race 4:31:12 66
Michael Hiltner 4:20:57 24
Bob Tetzlaff 4:35:56 75
Lars Zebroski 4:28:40 64
Wes Chowen
Bill Freund
Michael Hiltner
Bob Tetzlaff
Team time trial 2:24:00.97 11

Track

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Sprint / Tandem

Athlete Event Heat Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Round of 16 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Herbert Francis Sprint  Gruchet (FRA),
 Ashiq (PAK)
L
 Baloch (PAK)
W 12.1
 van der Touw (NED),
 Rimple (BWI)
L
Did not advance =19
Jackie Simes  Rieke (EUA),
 Nyman (FIN)
L
 de Graaf (NED)
L
Did not advance =22
Jack Hartman
David Sharp
Tandem  Hirzel /
Vogel (SUI)
W 11.3
Bye  Beghetto /
Bianchetto (ITA)
L, L
Did not advance =5

Pursuit

Athlete Event Elimination round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Time Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Richard Cortright
Charles Hewett
Robert Pfarr
James Rossi
Team pursuit 4:49.92 16 Did not advance 16

Time trial

Athlete Event Time Rank
Allen Bell 1000 m time trial 1:11.33 13

Diving

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Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Total Rank
Sam Hall Men's 3 m springboard 62.16 1 Q 45.33 107.49 1 Q 59.59 167.08 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gary Tobian 62.03 2 Q 45.30 107.33 2 Q 62.64 170.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gary Tobian Men's 10 m platform 54.10 4 Q 51.98 106.08 1 Q 59.17 165.25 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bob Webster 52.21 9 Q 47.51 99.72 3 Q 65.84 165.56 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Paula Jean Myers-Pope Women's 3 m springboard 52.67 2 Q 37.35 90.02 4 Q 51.22 141.24 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Patsy Willard 50.64 8 Q 38.14 88.78 7 Q 49.04 137.82 4
Paula Jean Myers-Pope Women's 10 m platform 54.70 2 Q 35.24 89.94 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Juno Stover-Irwin 51.90 6 Q 31.69 83.59 4

Equestrian

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Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Patricia Galvin Rathpatrick Individual 995 6 Did not advance
Jessica Newberry-Ransehousen Forstrat 927 12 Did not advance

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank
David Lurie Sea Tiger Individual -142.00 52 Did not advance
Michael Page Grasshopper -137.50 45 Q -24.80 -162.30 22 Q -10 -172.30 17
J. Michael Plumb Markham -120.51 26 Q -29.20 -149.71 17 Q -3.25 -152.96 15
Walter Staley Fleet Captain -146.01 56 Did not advance
David Lurie
Michael Page
J. Michael Plumb
Walter Staley
See above Team -400.01 14 Did not advance

Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Total
Penalties Time Total Rank Penalties Time Total Rank Penalties Rank
George H. Morris Sinjon Individual 12 0 12 =5 12 0 12 =3 24 4
William Steinkraus Riviera Wonder 21 3 24 =27 11 2.5 13.5 10 37.50 15
Hugh Wiley Master William 12 0 12 =5 16 0 16 =12 28 7
Frank Chapot
George H. Morris
William Steinkraus
Trail Guide
Sinjon
Ksar d'Esprit
Team 29 2 37 2 66 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Fencing

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19 fencers represented the United States in 1960.

Individual
Men

Athlete Event Round 1 Barrage 1 Round 2 Barrage 2 Quarterfinal Barrage 3 Semifinal Barrage 4 Final Medal barrage
W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank
Albert Axelrod Foil 3–2 3 Q 3–1 3 Q 4–1 1 Q Bye 3–2 1 Q Bye 3–3 =3 B 2–0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Eugene Glazer 4–2 3 Q 2–3 4 B 2–1 2 Q 1–4 5 Did not advance =17
Joseph Paletta Jr. 3–2 3 Q 1–3 5 Did not advance =25
James Margolis Épée 4–2 4 B 0–1 2 Did not advance =37
David Micahnik 4–2 3 Q 1–4 6 Did not advance =31
Ralph Spinella 2–3 4 B 1–4 2 Did not advance =37
Michael D'Asaro Sr. Sabre 4–1 2 Q 4–1 3 Q 1–3 5 Did not advance =17
Allan Kwartler 4–1 1 Q Bye 3–2 3 Q Bye 0–4 6 Did not advance =21
Alfonso Morales 3–2 3 B 1–0 1 Q 2–2 4 Q 0–5 6 Did not advance =21

Women

Athlete Event Round 1 Barrage 1 Quarterfinal Barrage 2 Semifinal Final Medal barrage
W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank W–L Rank
Harriet King Foil 2–4 6 Did not advance =46
Evelyn Terhune 3–2 =2 B 0–2 3 Did not advance =28
Janice York-Romary 3–2 =3 B 0–1 2 Did not advance =28

Team

Athlete Event Round 1 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
W–L Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Albert Axelrod
Daniel Bukantz
Eugene Glazer
Hal Goldsmith
Joseph Paletta Jr.
Men's foil 2–0 1 Q  Luxembourg
W 9–5
 Italy
L 0–9
Did not advance =5
Henry Kolowrat Jr.
James Margolis
David Micahnik
Ralph Spinella
Roland Wommack
Men's épée 1–1 2 Q  Great Britain
L 5–9
Did not advance =9
Michael D'Asaro Sr.
Allan Kwartler
Alfonso Morales
George Worth
Men's sabre 2–0 1 Q  Austria
W 9–5
 Soviet Union
W 8–8
 Poland
L 3–9
Bronze medal final
 Italy
L 6–9
4
Judy Goodrich
Harriet King
Maxine Mitchell
Evelyn Terhune
Janice York-Romary
Women's foil 0.5–1.5 3 Did not advance =9

Gymnastics

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Men
All-around

Athlete Event Apparatus Total
Floor exercise Rings Pommel horse Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar
C V Total Rank C V Total Rank C V Total Rank C V Total Rank C V Total Rank C V Total Rank Score Rank
Larry Banner Individual 9.10 9.20 18.30 39 9.50 9.30 18.80 21 9.50 9.50 19.00 8 9.05 9.30 18.35 28 9.10 9.00 18.10 60 9.10 9.40 18.50 38 111.05 21
Jack Beckner 9.20 9.15 18.35 35 9.10 9.15 18.25 55 9.40 9.30 18.70 18 8.90 9.20 18.10 46 9.45 9.25 18.70 26 9.25 9.50 18.75 22 110.85 25
Abie Grossfeld 8.85 9.45 18.30 39 9.35 9.40 18.75 25 8.95 8.80 17.75 76 8.90 8.95 17.85 63 9.25 9.20 18.45 37 9.30 9.65 18.95 15 110.05 36
Gar O'Quinn 9.15 9.15 18.30 39 9.40 8.20 17.60 88 9.30 9.45 18.75 15 8.75 9.15 17.90 61 9.15 9.15 18.30 50 8.95 9.20 18.15 61 109.00 53
Fred Orlofsky 8.90 9.00 17.90 75 9.45 9.15 18.60 36 9.10 9.40 18.50 33 9.20 9.35 18.55 17 9.30 9.15 18.45 37 9.15 8.30 17.45 91 109.45 44
Don Tonry 9.10 9.40 18.50 26 9.20 9.00 18.20 59 9.25 9.35 18.60 26 9.20 9.25 18.45 20 9.30 9.15 18.45 37 9.05 9.50 18.55 33 110.75 27
See above Team 45.45 46.35 46.90 46.00 46.55 47.00 45.25 46.25 46.45 45.90 45.85 47.25 555.20 5

Women
All-around

Athlete Event Apparatus Total
Floor exercise Balance beam Uneven bars Vault
C V Total Rank C V Total Rank C V Total Rank C V Total Rank Score Rank
Doris Fuchs Individual 8.866 9.200 18.066 68 9.066 8.400 17.466 55 9.400 9.600 19.000 8 9.066 8.900 17.966 39 72.498 39
Muriel Grossfeld 9.466 9.400 18.866 19 8.900 8.200 17.100 66 9.233 7.733 16.966 91 8.400 8.800 17.200 69 70.132 70
Betty-Jean Maycock 8.833 9.366 18.199 61 8.600 9.166 17.766 49 9.066 9.066 18.132 50 8.633 9.200 17.833 51 71.930 51
Teri Montefusco 8.866 9.400 18.266 54 8.533 9.166 17.699 50 8.566 9.266 17.832 65 8.633 8.933 17.566 55 71.363 58
Sharon Richardson 9.033 9.300 18.333 51 8.366 9.233 17.599 53 8.600 9.066 17.666 71 9.200 9.333 18.533 9 72.131 44
Gail Sontgerath 9.333 9.333 18.666 28 9.000 9.333 18.333 21 9.066 8.900 17.966 58 9.166 8.966 18.132 26 73.097 28
See above Team 45.564 46.799 44.099 45.298 45.898 45.898 44.698 45.332 363.053 9

Modern pentathlon

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Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1960. They won a bronze medal in the team event and Bob Beck won an individual bronze.

Athlete Event Riding
Cross-country steeplechase
Fencing
Épée one touch
Shooting
10 m air pistol
Swimming
300 m freestyle
Running
4000 m cross-country
Total
Time Rank MP points V–D Rank MP points Score Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Points Rank
Robert Beck Individual 1039 977 940 1010 1015 4981 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jack Daniels 1024 793 900 1015 985 4717 8
George Lambert 1165 678 740 975 982 4540 18
Robert Beck
Jack Daniels
George Lambert
Team 3228 2402 2580 3000 2982 14192 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Rowing

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The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.[4]

Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Harry Parker Single sculls 7:26.88 3 R 7:29.86 1 FA 7:29.26 5
Ted Frost
Bob Rogers
Coxless pair 7:07.75 2 R 7:14.16 1 SF 7:31.11 3 FA 7:17.08 5
Richard Draeger
Conn Findlay
Kent Mitchell (c)
Coxed pair 7:39.50 2 R 7:39.00 1 FA 7:34.58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jack Kelly Jr.
Bill Knecht
Double sculls 6:51.92 4 R 6:55.25 4 Did not advance
Dan Ayrault
Ted Nash
John Sayre
Rusty Wailes
Coxless four 6:29.67 2 R 6:24.84 1 FA 6:26.26 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chuck Alm
Roy Rubin
Kurt Seiffert (c)
Monte Stocker
Mike Yonker
Coxed four 6:49.62 2 R 6:49.78 1 SF 7:06.25 4 Did not advance
Joe Baldwin
Peter Bos
William Long (c)
Mark Moore
Lyman S. Perry
Skip Sweetser
Gayle Thompson
Robert Wilson
Howard Winfree
Eight 6:07.69 2 R 6:31.77 1 FA 6:08.06 5

Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to final; SF - Qualify to semifinal; R - Qualify to repechage

Sailing

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Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Peter Jones Barrett Finn DNF 101 17 415 7 800 11 604 6 867 20 344 5 946 3976 11
Harry Sindle
Robert Wood
Flying Dutchman DNF 101 6 814 15 416 10 592 27 161 17 362 18 337 2682 19
William Parks
Robert Halperin
Star 9 562 7 671 4 914 3 1039 2 1215 4 914 1 1516 6269 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Claude Kohler
Allen McClure
Gene Walet III
Dragon 7 687 6 754 14 386 10 532 17 302 4 930 12 453 3742 10
James Hunt
George O'Day
David Smith
5.5 Meter 2 1079 4 778 1 1380 3 903 1 1380 7 535 1 1380 6900 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Shooting

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Nine shooters represented the United States in 1960. Bill McMillan won gold in the 25 m pistol and Jim Hill won silver in the 50 m rifle, prone.

Athlete Event Qualification Final Shoot-off
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
William McMillan 25 m rapid fire pistol 587 =1 147 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Laurence Mosely 577 16 Did not advance
John Hurst 50 m pistol 350 10 Q 538 17
Nelson Lincoln 360 4 Q 543 9
James Enoch Hill 50 m rifle, prone 390 4 Q 589 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Daniel Puckel 387 10 Q 585 7
James Enoch Hill 50 m rifle, three position 561 4 Q 1115 24
Daniel Puckel 560 5 Q 1136 7
John Foster 300 m rifle, three position 1121 4 Q 1121 7
Daniel Puckel 566 3 Q 1114 10
James Clark Trap 90 =14 Q 188 4
Arnold Riegger 87 =28 Q 168 30

Swimming

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Men

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bruce Hunter 100 m freestyle 56.6 8 Q 55.7 2 Q 55.6 4
Lance Larson 55.7 1 Q 55.5 1 Q 55.2 OR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gene Lenz 400 m freestyle 4:29.2 8 Q 4:26.8 7
Alan Somers 4:19.2 1 Q 4:22.0 5
George Breen 1500 m freestyle 17:55.9 7 Q 17:30.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alan Somers 17:54.1 5 Q 18:02.8 7
Bob Bennett 100 m backstroke 1:02.0 1 Q 1:03.7 3 Q 1:02.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Frank McKinney 1:02.4 2 Q 1:03.8 =4 Q 1:02.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Paul Hait 200 m breaststroke 2:40.8 5 Q 2:39.6 6 Q 2:41.4 8
Bill Mulliken 2:38.0 1 Q 2:37.2 1 Q 2:37.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dave Gillanders 200 m butterfly 2:16.2 2 Q 2:18.7 2 Q 2:15.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mike Troy 2:15.5 1 Q 2:18.0 1 Q 2:12.8 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dick Blick
Steve Clark
[b]
Bill Darnton
[b]
Jeff Farrell
George Harrison
Mike Troy
Tom Winters
[b]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:18.0 2 Q 8:10.2 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bob Bennett[b]
Steve Clark
[b]
Jeff Farrell
Dave Gillanders
[b]
Paul Hait
Lance Larson
Frank McKinney
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:08.2 WR 1 Q 4:05.4 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chris von Saltza 100 m freestyle 1:01.9 1 Q 1:02.5 2 Q 1:02.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Carolyn Wood 1:04.3 6 Q 1:04.2 7 Q 1:03.4 4
Carolyn House 400 m freestyle 5:00.7 10 Did not advance
Chris von Saltza 4:53.6 1 Q 4:50.6 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lynn Burke 100 m backstroke 1:09.4 1 Q 1:09.3 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nina Harmer 1:13.8 =11 Did not advance
Patty Kempner 200 m breaststroke 2:55.5 6 Q 2:55.5 7
Anne Warner 2:56.3 8 Q 2:55.4 6
Carolyn Schuler 100 m butterfly 1:09.8 1 Q 1:09.5 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Carolyn Wood 1:11.1 4 Q DNF
Molly Botkin[b]
Donna de Varona
[b]
Susan Doerr
[b]
Sylvia Ruuska
[b]
Joan Spillane
Shirley Stobs
Chris von Saltza
Carolyn Wood
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:18.9 2 Q 4:08.9 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lynn Burke
Patty Kempner
Carolyn Schuler
Joan Spillane
[b]
Chris von Saltza
Anne Warner
[b]
Carolyn Wood
[b]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:49.3 3 Q 4:41.1 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

b Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Weight Rank
Charles Vinci 56 kg 345.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Issac Berger 60 kg 362.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tommy Kono 75 kg 427.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jim George 82.5 kg 430.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
John Pulskamp 90 kg 432.5 4
James Bradford +90 kg 512.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Norbert Schemansky 500.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

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Key:

Athlete Event Elimination stage Final stage
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
TPP Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
FPP Rank
Gray Simons Freestyle flyweight  Frännfors (SWE)
W TF
(0)
 Bilek (TUR)
L TF
(4)
 Rosado (MEX)
W TF
(0)
 Aliev (URS)
W PP
(1)
 Matsubara (JPN)
L PP
(3)
EL 8 5
Terrence McCann Freestyle bantamweight  Vesterby (SWE)
W PP
(1)
 Hänni (SUI)
W TF
(0)
 Campbell (PAN)
W PP
(1)
 Jaskari (FIN)
L PP
(3)
 Shakov (URS)
W TF
(0)
5  Trojanowski (POL)
W PP
(1)
 Zalev (BUL)
W PP
(1)
2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Louis Giani Freestyle featherweight  Gelsomini (ITA)
W TF
(0)
 Khadem (IRI)
L TF
(4)
 Sayed (IRQ)
W PP
(1)
EL 5 9
Shelby Wilson Freestyle lightweight  Gian (IND)
W PP
(1)
 Peltoniemi (FIN)
W PP
(1)
 Abe (JPN)
W PP
(1)
 Sinyavsky (URS)
W PP
(1)
Bye  Tajik (IRI)
W PP
(1)
5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Douglas Blubaugh Freestyle welterweight  Boese (CAN)
W TF
(0)
 Bruggmann (SUI)
W TF
(0)
 Rolón (ARG)
W WO
(0)
 Carlsson (SWE)
W TF
(0)
 Habibi (IRI)
W TF
(0)
0  Ogan (TUR)
W PP
(1)
 Bashir (PAK)
W TF
(0)
1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ed DeWitt Freestyle middleweight  Caraffini (ITA)
W PP
(1)
 Mottier (SUI)
W TF
(0)
 Skhirtladze (URS)
W PP
(1)
 Utz (EUA)
W PP
(1)
 Güngör (TUR)
L TF
(4)
7 4
Daniel Brand Freestyle light heavyweight  Jacquel (FRA)
W TF
(0)
 Kawano (JPN)
L TF
(4)
 van Zyl (SAF)
W TF
(0)
Bye  Albul (URS)
L PP
(3)
EL 7 5
William Kerslake Freestyle heavyweight  Reznák (HUN)
L PP
(3)
 Richmond (GBR)
W TF
(0)
 Ahmedov (BUL)
T
(2)
 Kaplan (TUR)
L PP
(3)
EL 8 8
Dick Wilson Greco-Roman flyweight  Pârvulescu (ROU)
L PP
(3)
 Kochergin (URS)
T
(2)
 Burkhard (SUI)
W TF
(0)
 Hirata (JPN)
L TF
(4)
EL 9 9
Larry Lauchle Greco-Roman bantamweight  Ichiguchi (JPN)
L TF
(4)
 Yılmaz (TUR)
L TF
(4)
EL 8 =25
Lee Allen Greco-Roman featherweight  Gregório (POR)
W TF
(0)
 Mahassine (MAR)
W PP
(1)
 Ebrahimian (IRI)
L PP
(3)
 Tóth (TCH)
L PP
(3)
EL 7 8
Ben Northrup Greco-Roman lightweight  Lehtonen (FIN)
L PP
(3)
 Koridze (URS)
L PP
(3)
EL 6 =17
Fritz Fivian Greco-Roman welterweight  Maritschnigg (EUA)
L PP
(3)
 Petkov (BUL)
L PP
(3)
EL 6 EL =20
Russell Camilleri Greco-Roman middleweight  Berthoud (SUI)
W PP
(1)
 Längle (AUT)
W TF
(0)
 Romanos (LIB)
T
(2)
 Metz (EUA)
L TF
(4)
EL 6 EL 7
Howard George Greco-Roman light heavyweight  Kartozia (URS)
L PP
(3)
 Albrecht (EUA)
L PP
(3)
EL 6 =12
Dale Lewis Greco-Roman heavyweight  Kozma (HUN)
L PP
(3)
 Bulgarelli (ITA)
L TF
(4)
EL 7 11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "1960 Olympics". infoplease.com.
  3. ^ ""1960 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2018.