Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Australia, the previous host of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with the exception of the Equestrian events, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden), 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.
| Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Federation |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 189 (160 men, 29 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alex Sturrock (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912) | |
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.
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Kenneth Crotty | 3 m springboard | 43.40 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Graham Deuble | 51.48 | 16 Q | 37.78 | 15 | 89.26 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| Barry Holmes | 10 m platform | 40.24 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Susan Knight | 3 m springboard | 46.19 | 14 Q | 37.06 | 8 | 83.25 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| 10 m platform | 43.03 | 18 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||||
Equestrian
Fencing
11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ian Tutty Kevyn Webb |
double sculls |
7:16.41 | 6 R | 7:12.37 | 5 DNQ | N/A | Did not qualify | ||
| Terry Davies John Hunt |
coxless pairs |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | N/A | Did not qualify | ||
Sailing
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Ronald Jenyns | Finn | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5758 | 4 | |
| Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer |
Flying Dutchman | 17 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 2845 | 18 | |
| Robert French Jack Downey |
Star | 13 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 1736 | 18 | |
| Harold Brooke John Coon Alan Cain |
Dragon | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3733 | 11 | |
| Jock Sturrock David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff |
5.5 Metre | 4 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2959 | 10 | |
Shooting
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 | N/a | 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 | N/a | 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Devitt | 100 m freestyle | 56.0 | 2 Q | 55.8 | 3 Q | 55.2 OR |  |
| Jon Henricks | 56.9 | 11 Q | 57.2 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| John Konrads | 400 m freestyle | 4:24.3 | 5 Q | N/a | 4:21.8 |  | |
| Murray Rose | 4:22.5 | 4 Q | N/a | 4:18.3 OR | | ||
| John Konrads | 1500 m freestyle | 17:52.0 | 3 Q | N/a | 17:19.6 OR | | |
| Murray Rose | 17:32.8 | 1 Q | N/a | 17:21.7 |  | ||
| John Monckton | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.4 | 7 Q | 1:03.8 | 4 Q | 1:04.1 | 7 |
| David Theile | 1:03.1 | 3 Q | 1:03.1 | 1 Q | 1:01.9 OR | | |
| William Burton | 200 m breaststroke | 2:43.9 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Terry Gathercole | 2:41.7 | 12 Q | 2:39.1 | 4 Q | 2:40.2 | 6 | |
| Kevin Berry | 200 m butterfly | 2:18.9 | 5 Q | 2:23.1 | 8 Q | 2:18.5 | 6 |
| Neville Hayes | 2:18.1 | 3 Q | 2:21.6 | 6 Q | 2:14.6 | | |
| David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads John Rigby Allan Wood |
4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:24.2 | 3 Q | N/a | 8:13.8 | | |
| David Theile Terry Gathercole Neville Hayes Geoff Shipton Julian Carroll William Burton Kevin Berry |
4 × 100 m medley | 4:14.8 | 2 Q | N/a | 4:12.0 | | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dawn Fraser | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.1 | 2 Q | 1:01.4 OR | 1 Q | 1:01.2 OR | |
| Ilsa Konrads | 1:04.2 | 5 Q | 1:04.7 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Dawn Fraser | 400 m freestyle | 4:57.6 | =5 Q | N/a | 4:58.5 | 5 | |
| Ilsa Konrads | 4:59.2 | 7 Q | N/a | 4:57.9 | 4 | ||
| Gergaynia Beckett | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.7 | 14 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Marilyn Wilson | 1:13.8 | =15 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Janet Hogan | 200 m breaststroke | 3:00.3 | 16 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Rosemary Lassig | 2:57.4 | 11 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Jan Andrew | 100 m butterfly | 1:10.3 | 2 Q | N/a | 1:12.2 | | |
| Dawn Fraser | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Dawn Fraser Ilsa Konrads Lorraine Crapp Alva Colquhoun Sandra Morgan Ruth Everuss |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:17.6 | 1 Q | N/a | 4:11.3 | | |
| Jan Andrew Dawn Fraser Gergaynia Beckett Ilsa Konrads |
4 × 100 m medley | 4:55.7 | 8 Q | N/a | 4:45.9 | | |
Water polo
Weightlifting
- Men's featherweight (60 kg)
- Alan Oshyer AC
- Men's lightweight (67.5 kg)
- Neville Pery AC
- Men's middleweight (75 kg)
- Daryl Cohen 17th
- Donald Bayley DNF
- Men's middle heavyweight (90 kg)
- Manny Santos AC
- Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg)
- Arthur Shannos 9th
- Cornel Wilczek (11 January 1935 – 21 October 1988[3])[4] 11th
Wrestling
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