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The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports. [1] The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television ...
The 1960 Summer Olympics (Italian: Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 (Italian: Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.
United States: 19.68 m (OR) Parry O'Brien United States: 19.11 m Dallas Long United States: 19.01 m Discus throw details: Al Oerter United States: 59.18 m (OR) Rink Babka United States: 58.02 m Dick Cochran United States: 57.16 m Hammer throw details: Vasily Rudenkov Soviet Union: 67.10 m (OR) Gyula Zsivótzky Hungary: 65.79 m Tadeusz Rut ...
The men's 1960 United States Olympic trials for track and field for men were held at the Stanford Stadium at Stanford University in California, between July 1 and 2.The 20 kilometer walk trials were held in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 17, and the 50 kilometer walk trials were held on July 3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The following is a complete list of medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, from 25 August to 11 September 1960. ... United States (USA) Athletics ...
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, from August 25 to September 11, 1960. [1] A total of 5,338 athletes from 83 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games, competing in 150 events in 17 sports.
The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament. Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks; Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
The 1960 Rome Summer Olympics were the first to be broadcast in the United States on CBS, with extensive coverage. Don Schollander won 4 golds in swimming at the 1964 games in Tokyo , the largest individual medal haul in a single Olympics since Jesse Owens in 1936.