Sporting event delegation
| Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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.svg) Flag of the United Kingdom | |
| IOC code | GBR (GRB used at these Games) |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 253 (206 men and 47 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Richard McTaggart |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 253 competitors, 206 men and 47 women, took part in 130 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
The Rome Games continued Great Britain and Northern Ireland's disappointing run in the Olympics, with British athletes picking up only two gold medals (down from six in 1956). Overall, they won twenty medals, finishing twelfth.
Shortly after the games, rumours circulated from several teams that the British team had fielded competitors in their women's Athletics team who had male characteristics. The allegations were instantly dismissed by the British team. However, a report was issued the following year by British professor, Thomas Jeffcote, who claimed that two of the British team were intersex. Neither was named but he stated one was twenty years old while the other was a teenage 100 yard sprinter. He further claimed her Athletic ability deteriorated rapidly after undergoing an operation in 1961.
Medallists
| Sport | 
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Total |
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| Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Diving | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
Gold
- Don Thompson — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Anita Lonsbrough — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
Silver
- Dorothy Hyman — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Carole Quinton — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- Dorothy Shirley — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Allan Jay — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Allan Jay, Michael Howard, John Pelling, Henry Hoskyns, Raymond Harrison, and Michael Alexander — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Natalie Steward — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Bronze
- Peter Radford — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Peter Radford, David Jones, David Segal, and Neville Whitehead — Athletics, 4 × 100 m Relay
- Stan Vickers — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Dorothy Hyman — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Richard McTaggart — Boxing, Lightweight
- Jimmy Lloyd — Boxing, Welterweight
- William Fisher — Boxing, Light Middleweight
- Brian Phelps — Diving, Men's 10m Platform
- Elizabeth Ferris — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard
- David Broome and Sunsalve — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Natalie Steward — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Louis Martin — Weightlifting, Middle-heavyweight
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer OlympicsMen's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying Round — 63.21 m
- Final Round — 54.22 m (→ 15th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Round — 41.12 m (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's Shot Put
- Qualifying Round — 13.10 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer OlympicsCanoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics12 male cyclists represented Great Britain in 1960.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer OlympicsEquestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1960.
Football
Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer OlympicsGymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer OlympicsThe National Coach to the British Gymnastics team was Frank Turner, who had competed as a gymnast in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer OlympicsThree male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1960.
- Individual
- Team
- Patrick Harvey
- Donald Cobley
- Peter Little
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer OlympicsEngland had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.
- Men's single sculls - unplaced
- Men's double sculls - unplaced
- Men's coxless pair - unplaced
- Men's coxed pair - unplaced
- Men's coxless four - Fifth
- Men's coxed four - unplaced
- Men's eight - unplaced
- Richard Bate
- John Chester
- Michael Davis
- Ian Elliott
- Richard Fishlock
- Alexander Lindsay
- Graham Cooper
- Donald Shaw
- Peter Reynolds (cox)
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer OlympicsTen shooters represented Great Britain in 1960.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer OlympicsWeightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer OlympicsSee also
References
- "Great Britain at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- Daily Mirror, 5th November 1961, page 7, column 1, Girl Athletics: A sensational report
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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