Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	AUS
Nocname:	Australian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1960
Location:	Rome
Competitors:	189 (160 men, 29 women)
Sports:	17
Flagbearer:	Alex Sturrock (opening)
Rank:	5
Gold:	8
Silver:	8
Bronze:	6
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games (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

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Women's 800 metres

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

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

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

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960.

Individual road race

• Frank Brazier
• Alan Grindal
• Garry Jones
• Robert Whetters

Team time trial

• Warren Scarfe
• Garry Jones
• Alan Grindal
• Frank Brazier

Sprint

• Ron Baensch

1000m time trial

• Ian Chapman

Tandem

• Ian Browne
• Geoff Smith

Team pursuit

• Warren Scarfe
• Garry Jones
• Robert Whetters
• Frank Brazier

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.

Men's foil

• Brian McCowage
• Ivan Lund
• Michael Sichel

Men's team foil

• Brian McCowage, Michael Sichel, Zoltan Okalyi, David McKenzie

Men's épée

• Richard Stone
• Keith Hackshall
• John Simpson

Men's team épée

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

Men's sabre

• Michael Sichel
• Keith Hackshall

Women's foil

• Kate Baxter
• Johanna Winter

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.

Individual

• Neville Sayers
• Hugh Doherty
• Peter Macken

Team

• Neville Sayers
• Hugh Doherty
• Peter Macken

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	double sculls	7:16.41	6 R	7:12.37	5 DNQ	colspan="2"
Terry Davies John Hunt	coxless pairs	7:51.88	4 R	7:24.22	2 SF	7:50.59	5 DNQ	colspan="2"
Paul Guest Walter Howell Ian Johnston (cox)	coxed pairs	7:49.06	4 R	7:47.82	4 DNQ	colspan="2"
Peter Gillon Peter Guest Kim Jelbart Brian Vear	coxless fours	6:49.83	4 R	6:45.25	4 DNQ	colspan="2"
Mick Allen Max Annett John Hudson Peter Waddington Lionel Robberds (cox)	coxed fours	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	6:16.94	2 R	6:31.15	4 DNQ

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
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

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		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
	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

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Water polo

See main article: article and Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

• Dick Thornett

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

• Web site: Olympic Medal Winners . . 7 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070104195953/http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. 4 January 2007 . live.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044401/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1960/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 31 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.
2. Australia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417164012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1960/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 February 2018.