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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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FieldValue
eventAthletics
games1960 Summer
imageStadio Olimpico 2024.jpg
captionHost stadium (shown in 2024)
venueStadio Olimpico
datesAugust 31–September 8
competitors1,016
nations73
prev1956
next1964

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.

Medal summary

Men

Decathlon
Rafer Johnson8392
(OR)Yang Chuan-kwang8334Vasili Kuznetsov7809

Women

Javelin throw
Elvīra Ozoliņa55.98 m (OR)Dana Zátopková53.78 mBirutė Kalėdienė53.45 m

Medal table

Participating nations

  • AFG
  • ARG
  • AUS
  • AUT
  • BAH
  • BEL
  • BRA
  • BWI
  • BUL
  • BIR
  • CAN
  • CEY
  • CHI
  • CUB
  • TCH
  • DEN
  • EGY
  • ETH
  • FIJ
  • FIN
  • ROC
  • FRA
  • EUA
  • GHA
  • GBR
  • GRE
  • GUY
  • HUN
  • ISL
  • IND
  • INA
  • IRI
  • IRQ
  • IRL
  • ISR
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KEN
  • KOR
  • LIB
  • LBR
  • LIE
  • LUX
  • MAL
  • MEX
  • MAR
  • NED
  • NZL
  • NGR
  • NOR
  • PAK
  • PAN
  • PHI
  • POL
  • POR
  • PUR
  • RHO
  • ROU
  • SOM
  • RSA
  • URS
  • ESP
  • SUD
  • SUR
  • SWE
  • SUI
  • THA
  • TUN
  • TUR
  • UGA
  • USA
  • URU
  • VEN
  • YUG

Records broken

During the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, 28 new Olympic records and 4 new world records were set in the athletics events.

Men's Olympic and world records

EventDateRoundNameNationalityResultORWR
100 metresAugust 31FinalArmin HaryEUA10.2 sOR
200 metresSeptember 3Semi-FinalLivio BerrutiITA20.5 sOR
400 metresSeptember 6FinalOtis DavisUSA44.9 sORWR
800 metresSeptember 2FinalPeter SnellNZL1:46.3OR
1500 metresSeptember 6FinalHerb ElliottAUS3:35.6ORWR
10,000 metresSeptember 8FinalPyotr BolotnikovURS28:32.2OR
4 × 400 metres relaySeptember 8FinalJack Yerman
Earl Young
Glenn Davis
Otis DavisUSA3:02.2ORWR
400 metres hurdlesSeptember 2FinalGlenn DavisUSA49.3 sOR
3000 metres steeplechaseSeptember 3FinalZdzisław KrzyszkowiakPOL8:34.2OR
MarathonSeptember 10FinalAbebe BikilaETH2:15:16.2OR
50 km walkSeptember 7FinalDon ThompsonGBR4:25:30.0OR
High jumpSeptember 3FinalRobert Shavlakadze
Valeriy BrumelURS2.16 mOR
Long jumpSeptember 2FinalRalph BostonUSA8.12 mOR
Triple jumpSeptember 6FinalJózef SzmidtPOL16.81 mOR
Pole vaultSeptember 7FinalDon BraggUSA4.70 mOR
Shot putAugust 31FinalBill NiederUSA19.68 mOR
Hammer throwSeptember 3FinalVasily RudenkovURS67.10 mOR
DecathlonSeptember 6FinalRafer JohnsonUSA8,392 pointsOR

Women's Olympic and world records

EventDateRoundNameNationalityResultORWR
100 metresSeptember 2Semi-FinalWilma RudolphUSA11.3 sOR
200 metresSeptember 3First RoundWilma RudolphUSA23.2 sOR
800 metresSeptember 7FinalLyudmila ShevtsovaURS2:04.03OR
80 metres hurdlesAugust 31Semi-FinalIrina PressURS10.6 sOR
4 × 100 metres relaySeptember 7First RoundMartha Hudson
Lucinda Williams
Barbara Jones
Wilma RudolphUSA44.4 sORWR
High jumpSeptember 8FinalIolanda BalaşROU1.85 mOR
Long jumpAugust 31FinalVera KrepkinaURS6.37 mOR
Discus throwSeptember 5FinalNina RomashkovaURS55.10 mOR
Shot putSeptember 2FinalTamara PressURS17.32 mOR
Javelin throwSeptember 1FinalElvīra OzoliņaURS55.98 mOR

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