Chronological summary of the 1960 Summer Olympics

This page contains a chronological summary of major events from the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Calendar

OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Gold medal eventsCCClosing ceremony

August / September 25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun29Mon30Tue31Wed1Thu2Fri3Sat4Sun5Mon6Tue7Wed8Thu9Fri10Sat11SunEvents CeremoniesOC CC Athletics

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|10 Canoeing | | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |7

|7 Cycling | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1

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|4 Equestrian

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|2 Rowing

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|7 Sailing

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|5 Shooting

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|1 Weightlifting

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|16Daily medal events 2 4 0 11 5 14 8 11 15 0 14 15 14 12 10 14 1 150Cumulative total 2 6 6 17 22 36 44 55 70 70 84 99 113 125 135 149 150August / September25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun29Mon30Tue31Wed1Thu2Fri3Sat4Sun5Mon6Tue7Wed8Thu9Fri10Sat11SunTotal events

Day 1: Thu 25 August No medal events

Day 2: Fri 26 August Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)Cycling100 km team time trialAntonio Bailetti, Ottavio Cogliati,Giacomo Fornoni, Livio Trapè1 km track time trialSante GaiardoniWR

Day 3: Sat 27 August Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)CyclingTandemGiuseppe Beghetto, Sergio BianchettoDivingWomen's 3 metre springboardIngrid KrämerSwimmingMen's 100 metre freestyleJohn DevittORWomen's 200 metre breaststrokeAnita LonsbroughWR

Day 4: Sun 28 August No events

Day 5: Mon 29 August Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)CanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metresErik HansenMen's C-1 1000 metresJános PartiMen's K-2 1000 metresGert Fredriksson, Sven-Olov SjödeliusMen's C-2 1000 metresLeonid Geishtor, Sergei MakarenkoWomen's K-1 500 metresAntonina SeredinaWomen's K-2 500 metresMariya Shubina, Antonina SeredinaMen's K-1 4 × 500 metresPaul Lange, Günther Perleberg, Friedhelm Wentzke, Dieter KrauseCyclingTeam pursuitMarino Vigna, Luigi Arienti,Franco Testa, Mario VallottoSprintSante GaiardoniDivingMen's 3 metre springboardGary TobianSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyleDawn FraserOR

Day 6: Tue 30 August Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)CyclingIndividual road raceViktor KapitonovDivingWomen's 10 metre platformIngrid KrämerFencingMen's foilViktor ZhdanovichSwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterflyCarolyn SchulerORMen's 200 metre breaststrokeWilliam Mulliken

Day 7: Wed 31 August Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)AthleticsMen's shot putBill NiederORWomen's long jumpVera KolashnikovaORModern pentathlonMen's individualFerenc NémethMen's teamImre Nagy, András Balczó,Ferenc NémethSwimmingMen's 400 metre freestyleMurray RoseMen's 100 metre backstrokeDavid TheileWrestlingGreco-Roman flyweightDumitru PârvulescuGreco-Roman bantamweightOleg KaravayevGreco-Roman featherweightMüzahir SilleGreco-Roman lightweightAvtandil KoridzeGreco-Roman welterweightMithat BayrakGreco-Roman middleweightDimitar DobrevGreco-Roman light heavyweightTevfik KisGreco-Roman heavyweightIvan Bogdan

Day 8: Thu 1 September Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)AthleticsWomen's javelin throwElvīra OzoliņaORMen's high jumpRobert ShavlakadzeORWomen's 80 metres hurdlesIrina PressMen's 100 metresArmin HaryORFencingWomen's foilAdelheid SchmidSwimmingMen's 4 x 100 metre medley relayFrank McKinney, Paul Hait, Lance Larson, Jeff FarrellWomen's 400 metre freestyleChris von SaltzaMen's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relayGeorge Harrison, Richard Blick, Michael Troy, Jeff Farrell

Day 9: Fri 2 September Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)AthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walkVladimir GolubnichyMen's 400 metres hurdlesGlenn DavisORMen's long jumpRalph BostonORWomen's 100 metresWilma RudolphWomen's shot putTamara PressORMen's 800 metresPeter SnellORMen's 5000 metresMurray HalbergDivingMen's 10 metre platformBob WebsterFencingMen's team foilViktor Zhdanovich, Mark Midler, Yuri Rudov, Yuri Sisikin, German SveshnikovSwimmingMen's 200 metre butterflyMike TroyWRWomen's 4 x 100 metre medley relayLynn Burke, Patty Kempner, Carolyn Schuler, Chris von Saltza

Day 10: Sat 3 September Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)AthleticsMen's hammer throwVasily RudenkovORMen's 3000 metres steeplechaseZdzisław KrzyszkowiakORMen's 200 metresLivio BerrutiFencingWomen's team foilValentina Prudskova, Aleksandra Zabelina, Lyudmila Shishova,Tatyana Petrenko, Galina Gorokhova, Valentina RastvorovaRowingSingle scullsVyacheslav IvanovDouble scullsVáclav Kozák, Pavel SchmidtCoxless pairValentin Boreyko, Oleg GolovanovCoxed pairBernhard Knubel, Heinz Renneberg, Klaus ZertaCoxless fourDan Ayrault, Ted Nash, John Sayre, Rusty WailesCoxed fourGerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann,Jürgen Litz, Michael ObstEightManfred Rulffs, Walter Schröder, Frank Schepke, Kraft Schepke, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Karl-Heinz Hopp, Klaus Bittner, Hans Lenk, Willi PadgeSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstrokeLynn BurkeMen's 1500 metre freestyleJohn KonradsWomen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relayJoan Spillane, Shirley Stobs, Carolyn Wood, Chris von Saltza, Donna de Varona*, Susan Doerr*, Sylvia Ruuska*, Molly Botkin*Water poloMen's tournamentAmedeo Ambron, Danio Bardi, Giuseppe D'Altrui, Salvatore Gionta, Giancarlo Guerrini, Franco LavoratoriGianni Lonzi, Luigi Mannelli, Rosario Parmegiani, Eraldo Pizzo, Dante Rossi, Brunello Spinelli

Day 11: Sun 4 September No events

Day 12: Mon 5 September Gold medalistsSportEventCompetitor(s)AthleticsWomen's discus throwNina RomashkovaORMen's 110 metres hurdlesLee CalhounWomen's 200 metresWilma RudolphBoxingFlyweightGyula TörökBantamweightOleg GrigoryevFeatherweightFrancesco MussoLightweightKazimierz PaździorLight welterweightBohumil NěmečekWelterweightGiovanni BenvenutiLight middleweightWilbert McClureMiddleweightEddie Crook, Jr.Light heavyweightCassius ClayHeavyweightFranco De PiccoliShooting300 metre rifle, three positionsHubert Hammerer

Day 13: Tue 6 September

Chronological summary of the 1960 Summer Olympics

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