Republic of China (Formosa) at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ROC
Nocname:	Republic of China Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1960
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Republic of China
Oldcode:	RCF
Location:	Rome
Competitors:	27 (24 men, 3 women)
Sports:	6
Rank:	32
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
See also:	(from 1952) (from 1984)

The Republic of China (ROC; commonly called "Taiwan") competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.^[1] The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa" (formerly the common Western name for the island). In the opening ceremony the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST".^[2]

Medalists

Silver

• Yang Chuan-kwang - athletics, men's decathlon

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Football

See main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Three shooters represented the Republic of China in 1960.

25 m pistol

• Chen An-hu

300 m rifle, three positions

• Wu Tao-yan

50 m rifle, three positions

• Wu Tao-yan

Trap

• Wang Ching-rui

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

Sources

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chinese Taipei at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TPE/summer/1960/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 21 June 2015 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: Olympic opening ceremonies through the years.