Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, 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.

Men's events

100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4×100 metres relay	Bernd Cullmann Bernd Cullmann Bernd Cullmann is a former West German athlete, winner of gold medal in 4×100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.... Armin Hary Armin Hary Armin Hary is a German athlete. In 1960 he became the first non-American since 1928 to win the Olympic 100 metres.Born in Quierschied, Saarland, after playing football in his youth, Hary switched to sprinting at age 16... Walter Mahlendorf Walter Mahlendorf Walter Mahlendorf is a former West German athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.Mahlendorf was born in Sarstedt.... Martin Lauer Martin Lauer Karl Martin Lauer is a former West German athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.Born in Cologne, Lauer was a German champion in 110 m hurdles from 1956 to 1960 and in decathlon in 1956....	Gusman Kosanov Gusman Kosanov Gusman Kosanov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained in Kishinev and later in Alma-ata at the Armed Forces Sports Society.... Leonid Bartenev Leonid Bartenev Leonid Vladimirovich Bartenev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Burevestnik in Kiev. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Boris Tokarev, Yuriy... Yuriy Konovalov Edvin Ozolin	Peter Radford Peter Radford Peter Frank Radford is a former British athlete, who competed at 100 & 200 metres , broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite being using a wheelchair by a serious kidney illness as a child.He took up competitive running at the age of 12, soon joining Birchfield Harriers, where he was... David Jones David Jones (athlete) David Jones was a British athlete who competed in the 100 & 200 metres. He won three consecutive AAA tiles at 220 yards... David Segal David Segal (athlete) David Hugh Segal was a British athlete who competed in the sprints. He had best times of 9.5 seconds for the 100 yards and 21.0 seconds for the 220 yards... Nick Whitehead Nick Whitehead Nick Whitehead was a Welsh sprinter.- Team Olympic Bronze, Rome 1960 :...
4×400 metres relay	Jack Yerman Jack Yerman Jack Lloyd Yerman is a former American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.... Earl Young Earl Young Earl Verdelle Young is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.... Glenn Davis Otis Davis Otis Davis For the baseball player, see Otis Davis Otis Crandall Davis is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics....	Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder is a West German former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He was born in Königsberg.... Joachim Reske Joachim Reske Hans-Joachim Reske is a West German former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres.... Johannes Kaiser Johannes Kaiser Johannes "Jo" Kaiser is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.... Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann was a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....	George Kerr George Kerr (athlete) George Ezekiel Kerr was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 400 metres and 800 metres twice making the Olympic Games final in the latter event.... James Wedderburn James Wedderburn (athlete) James "Jim" Wedderburn was a Bajan athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for the British West Indies in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Malcolm Spence, Keith Gardner and George... Keith Gardner Keith Gardner Keith Alvin Saint Hope Gardner was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 110 metre hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres.... Malcolm Spence
20 kilometres walk
50 kilometres walk
Marathon
Long jump
Triple jump
High jump
Pole vault
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon

Women's events

100 metres
200 metres
800 metres
80 metres hurdles
4×100 metres relay	Martha Hudson Martha Hudson Martha B. Hudson Pennyman is a former American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 meters. She was born in Eastman, Georgia and attended Tennessee State University.... Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams (athlete) Lucinda Williams Adams is an American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 meters. She competed for the United States in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the gold medal with her team mates Martha Hudson, Barbara Jones and Olympic 100 and 200... Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....	Martha Langbein Martha Langbein Martha Langbein is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix and Jutta... Anni Biechl Brunhilde Hendrix Brunhilde Hendrix Brunhilde Hendrix is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Jutta Heine Jutta Heine Judith Heine is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events.She competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres...	Teresa Wieczorek Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska Barbara Janiszewska was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.... Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska Celina Jesionowska is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her career in 400 metres... Halina Richter Halina Górecka Halina Górecka née Richter is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in women's 4x100 m relay...
Long jump
High jump			none awarded
High jump			none awarded
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw

Medal table

1	12	8	6	26
2	11	5	5	21
3	2	8	3	13
4	2	2	3	7
5	2	0	1	3
6	1	3	4	8
7	1	2	1	4
8	1	0	2	3
9	1	0	1	2
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	1	2	3
12	0	1	1	2
13	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
18	0	0	2	2
19	0	0	1	1
19	0	0	1	1

Records broken

During the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, 28 new Olympic records and 4 new world records

World records in athletics

World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....

were set in the athletics events.

Men's Olympic and world records

Event	Date	Round	Name	Result	OR	WR
Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The competition was held on August 31, 1960 and on September 1, 1960...	August 31	Final	Armin Hary Armin Hary Armin Hary is a German athlete. In 1960 he became the first non-American since 1928 to win the Olympic 100 metres.Born in Quierschied, Saarland, after playing football in his youth, Hary switched to sprinting at age 16...	10.2 s	OR
Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres was held on 2 September and 3 September as part of the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics, which were held in Rome. 74 athletes from 54 nations entered, but only 62 athletes from 47 nations ultimately competed...	September 3	Semi-Final	Livio Berruti Livio Berruti Livio Berruti is an Italian former athlete. He became the surprising winner of the 200 m in the 1960 Summer Olympics....	20.5 s	OR
Men's 400 metres Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The competition was held on September 3, 1960 and to on September 6, 1960...	September 6	Final	Otis Davis Otis Davis For the baseball player, see Otis Davis Otis Crandall Davis is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics....	44.9 s	OR	WR
Men's 800 metres Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres middle distance event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 2.-Heats:The fastest three runners in each of the nine heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.Heat oneHeat two...	September 2	Final	Peter Snell Peter Snell Sir Peter George Snell, KNZM, MBE is a former New Zealand athlete, now resident in Texas, United States. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen, yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand’s "Sports Champion of the Century"...	1:46.3	OR
Men's 1,500 metres	September 6	Final	Herb Elliott Herb Elliott Herbert James "Herb" Elliott AC MBE is a former Australian athlete, one of the world's greatest middle distance runners...	3:35.6	OR	WR
Men's 10,000 metres	September 8	Final	Pyotr Bolotnikov Pyotr Bolotnikov Pyotr Grigoryevich Bolotnikov is a former Soviet athlete, one of the world's best stayers of the early 1960s, winner of 10,000 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics....	28:32.2	OR
Men's 4x400 metre relay	September 8	Final	Jack Yerman Jack Yerman Jack Lloyd Yerman is a former American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.... Earl Young Earl Young Earl Verdelle Young is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.... Glenn Davis Otis Davis Otis Davis For the baseball player, see Otis Davis Otis Crandall Davis is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics....	3:02.2	OR	WR
Men's 400 metre hurdles	September 2	Final	Glenn Davis	49.3 s	OR
Men's 3,000 metre steeplechase	September 3	Final	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak	8:34.2	OR
Men's marathon Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon These are the official results of the men's marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, held on Saturday September 10, 1960. There were a total number of 75 participants from 38 nations.-Results:-References:* *...	September 10	Final	Abebe Bikila Abebe Bikila Abebe Bikila was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. A stadium in Addis Ababa is named in his honor.-1932–1959:...	2:15:16.2	OR
Men's 50km walk	September 7	Final	Don Thompson Don Thompson (athlete) Donald James Thompson MBE was a British athlete. He was the only British man to win a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, in the men's 50 km walk. He also won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships, also for the 50 km walk.Thompson was born in Hillingdon,...	4:25:30.0	OR
Men's high jump	September 3	Final	Robert Shavlakadze Robert Shavlakadze Robert Shavlakadze was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi.He competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the high jump where he won the gold medal.... Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel , 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Soviet Olympic athlete. The 1964 Olympic champion in the Men's High Jump, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the High Jump, second only to current world record holder Javier Sotomayor of...	2.16 m	OR
Men's long jump	September 2	Final	Ralph Boston Ralph Boston Ralph Harold Boston is an American athlete. He was an all around athletic star, but he is best remembered for his successes in the long jump during the 1960s....	8.12 m	OR
Men's triple jump	September 6	Final	Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt is a former Polish athlete. Having German roots, he is often referred to by the Germanized name Jozef Schmidt....	16.81 m	OR
Men's pole vault	September 7	Final	Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for the United States in the men's pole vault event at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the gold medal.Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High...	4.70 m	OR
Men's shot put	August 31	Final	Bill Nieder Bill Nieder William Henry Nieder is an American athlete who mainly competed in the shot put. He was born in Hempstead, New York....	19.68 m	OR
Men's hammer throw Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 60.00 m advance to the Final.-External links:**...	September 3	Final	Vasily Rudenkov Vasily Rudenkov Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Zhlobin, Homel, Belarus....	67.10 m	OR
Men's decathlon Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon -100m:-Long jump:-Shot put:-High jump:-400m:-110m hurdles:-Discus throw:-Pole vault:-Javelin throw:-1500m:-Final standings:-External links:**...	September 6	Final	Rafer Johnson Rafer Johnson Rafer Lewis Johnson is an American former decathlete and film actor.-Biography:Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but the family moved to Kingsburg, California, when he was nine. For a while, they were the only black family in the town. A versatile athlete, he played on Kingsburg High School's...	8,392 points	OR

Women's Olympic and world records

Event	Date	Round	Name	Result	OR	WR
Women's 100 metres	September 2	Semi-Final	Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....	11.3 s	OR
Women's 200 metres	September 3	First Round	Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....	23.2 s	OR
Women's 800 metres	September 7	Final	Lyudmila Shevtsova Lyudmila Shevtsova Lyudmila Ivanovna Shevtsova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She trained at VSS Avanhard in Dnipropetrovsk....	2:04.03	OR
Women's 80 metre hurdles	August 31	Semi-Final	Irina Press Irina Press Irina Natanovna Press was a Ukrainian athlete.-Career:Press was Jewish. She won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles and pentathlon...	10.6 s	OR
Women's 4x100 metre relay	September 7	First Round	Martha Hudson Martha Hudson Martha B. Hudson Pennyman is a former American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 meters. She was born in Eastman, Georgia and attended Tennessee State University.... Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams (athlete) Lucinda Williams Adams is an American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 meters. She competed for the United States in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the gold medal with her team mates Martha Hudson, Barbara Jones and Olympic 100 and 200... Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American athlete. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960....	44.4 s	OR	WR
Women's high jump	September 8	Final	Iolanda Balaş Iolanda Balas Iolanda Balaş is a former Romanian athlete of Hungarian descent, Olympic champion and world record holder in high jump, who is considered one of the greatest high jumpers ever.-Early life:...	1.85 m	OR
Women's long jump	August 31	Final	Vera Krepkina Vera Krepkina Vera Samuilovna Krepkina is a retired Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union.She is Jewish, and was born in Kotelnich. She trained in Vologda and later in Kiev at Lokomotiv....	6.37 m	OR
Women's discus throw	September 5	Final	Nina Romashkova Nina Romashkova Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova was a Soviet/Russian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion.She became interested in athletics since 1947, when she entered the Physical Training Faculty of the Stavropol Pedagogical Institute...	55.10 m	OR
Women's shot put	September 2	Final	Tamara Press Tamara Press Tamara Natanovna Press is a former Soviet shot putter and discus thrower in the 1960s.-Career:Press is Jewish. She competed for VSS Trud...	17.32 m	OR
Women's javelin throw	September 1	Final	Elvīra Ozoliņa Elvira Ozolina Elvīra Anatolyevna Ozoliņa is a retired Latvian athlete, who competed in javelin throw. She won the gold medal for the USSR team in the 1960 Olympics and was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour that year.Ozoliņa trained at VSS Burevestnik in Leningrad...	55.98 m	OR

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1	12	8	6	26
2	11	5	5	21
3	2	8	3	13
4	2	2	3	7
5	2	0	1	3
6	1	3	4	8
7	1	2	1	4
8	1	0	2	3
9	1	0	1	2
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	1	2	3
12	0	1	1	2
13	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
18	0	0	2	2
19	0	0	1	1
19	0	0	1	1

1	12	8	6	26
2	11	5	5	21
3	2	8	3	13
4	2	2	3	7
5	2	0	1	3
6	1	3	4	8
7	1	2	1	4
8	1	0	2	3
9	1	0	1	2
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	1	2	3
12	0	1	1	2
13	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
18	0	0	2	2
19	0	0	1	1
19	0	0	1	1

1	12	8	6	26
2	11	5	5	21
3	2	8	3	13
4	2	2	3	7
5	2	0	1	3
6	1	3	4	8
7	1	2	1	4
8	1	0	2	3
9	1	0	1	2
10	1	0	0	1
11	0	1	2	3
12	0	1	1	2
13	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
18	0	0	2	2
19	0	0	1	1
19	0	0	1	1