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. 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
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
- 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
Equestrian
Fencing
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
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.
- Individual
- Neville Sayers
- Hugh Doherty
- Peter Macken
- Team
- Neville Sayers
- Hugh Doherty
- Peter Macken
Rowing
Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1960.
- Men
Sailing
- Open
Shooting
Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.
- Men
Swimming
Water polo
- Dick Thornett
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
