Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Rhodesia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first time in 32 years that the nation was represented at the Olympic Games. Fourteen athletes—Southern Rhodesians and one Northern Rhodesian, boxer Abe Bekker—competed under the name Rhodesia while representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963).[1]
Athletics
Boxing
Diving
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Alexandra Morgenrood | 3 m springboard | 47.12 | 13 Q | 34.95 | 14 | 82.07 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dottie Sutcliffe | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.0 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Hillary Wilson | 400 m freestyle | 5:16.8 | 15 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Lynette Cooper | 100 m backstroke | 1:15.8 | 22 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Dottie Sutcliffe | 1:15.2 | 20 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Meg Miners | 200 m breaststroke | 3:05.2 | 23 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Hillary Wilson | 100 m butterfly | 1:21.4 | 25 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Lynette Cooper Meg Miners Dottie Sutcliffe Hillary Wilson |
4 × 100 m medley | 5:12.9 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
