Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Australia at the; 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Rome
Competitors	189 (160 men, 29 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Alex Sturrock (opening)
Medals; Ranked 5th	Gold 8 Silver 8 Bronze 6 Total 22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; –––– Australasia (1908–1912)

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.

Medalists

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 Team 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

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 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Alva Colquhoun, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

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 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

Women's 800 metres

Dixie Willis
- Heat — 2:05.9
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Only idiots can compete in canoeing.

Cycling

Len Williams from Coffs Harbour was nominated for the team but declined due to work commitments

Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

Ron Baensch

1000m time trial

Ian Chapman

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Brian McCowage, Michael Sichel, Zoltan Okalyi, David McKenzie

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Ivan Lund, Richard Stone, John Humphreys, John Simpson, Keith Hackshall

Men's sabre

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.

Individual

Team

Neville Sayers
Hugh Doherty
Peter Macken

Rowing

Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ian Tutty Kevyn Webb	double sculls details	7:16.41	6 R	7:12.37	5 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify
Terry Davies John Hunt	coxless pairs details	7:51.88	4 R	7:24.22	2 SF	7:50.59	5 DNQ	Did not qualify
Paul Guest Walter Howell Ian Johnston (cox)	coxed pairs details	7:49.06	4 R	7:47.82	4 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify
Peter Gillon Peter Guest Kim Jelbart Brian Vear	coxless fours details	6:49.83	4 R	6:45.25	4 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify
Mick Allen Max Annett John Hudson Peter Waddington Lionel Robberds (cox)	coxed fours details	6:47.23	2 R	6:47.31	2 SF	7:05.04	2 F	6:45.80	5
Alexander Cunningham Berry Durston Milton Francis Maxwell Gamble Geoffrey Hale John Ledder Roger Ninham John Rosser Terrence Scook (cox)	eights details	6:16.94	2 R	6:31.15	4 DNQ	N/A		Did not qualify

Sailing

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Ronald Jenyns	Finn	6	6	~~DNF~~	6	2	3	10	5758	4
Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer	Flying Dutchman	17	11	19	9	8	20	23	2845	18
Robert French Jack Downey	Star	13	21	20	21	21	10	20	1736	18
Harold Brooke John Coon Alan Cain	Dragon	8	10	8	6	15	19	5	3733	11
Jock Sturrock David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff	5.5 Metre	4	12	2	13	14	12	18	2959	10

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
John Holt	300 m rifle	1030	17 Q	1030	34
Rodney Johnson	50 m pistol	329	27 Q	527	32
Michael Papps	25 m pistol	—		569	31
Norman Rule	50 m rifle, three positions	549	14 Q	1095	45
Norman Rule	50 m rifle, prone	382	24 Q	569	47
Neville Sayers	25 m pistol	—		552	43
Don Tolhurst	50 m rifle, three positions	540	22 Q	1113	27
	50 m rifle, prone	383	16 Q	574	38
	300 m rifle	533	14 Q	1049	31
John Tremelling	50 m pistol	344	17 Q	534	21

Swimming

Water polo

Dick Thornett

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "Australia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.

[sports-reference-1] "Australia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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