Athletics with the Olympic Games of summer of 1960

The Athlétisme is one of the most important sports of the Olympic Games, it was registered with the program of all the editions. With the Olympic Games of summer of 1960 with Rome, were held 33 tests (10 female and 23 male).

Striking facts

  • the Abyssinian Abebe Bikila, running barefeet, is the first African Black Olympic champion.

  • American Triplet with the 110m hedges, 400m hedges, throwing the discus (man) and shot put (man).
  • American the Wilma Rudolph, twentieth of a family of 22 children, gains three gold medals (100 m, 200 m and 4 X 100m) whereas at 9 years it had been victim of the polio, a double pneumonia and scarlet fever. The " gazelle noire" the world records of the 100m in half finale (11,3s) beat.
  • the West Germany and East Germany take part in the competitions within a team common EUA.

Table of the medals for the athletics

Sprint

100 meters men

100 meters women

  • the time of Wilma Rudolph is lower than the world records than it established in semi-final (11" 3), but it cannot be approved because of a too violent wind.

200 meters men

  • the Italian Livio Berruti becomes a hero while becoming the first European to gain this race.

200 meters women

400 meters men

  • the 2 first finish in same time and beat the world records (44,9s manually).

Middle-distance race

800 meters men

  • Encore relatively little known Peter Snell beats the holder of the world of the 1.500 m Roger Moens, Peter Snell overflows it in the last straight line. Deafened by its victory, he forgets to make a lap of honor.

800 meters women

1.500 meters men

  • Australian the Herb Elliott improves the world records of the 1.500 meters and will be beaten never again thereafter on 1.500 m and the mile.

Basic race

5.000 meters men

10.000 meters men

Races of hedges

80 meters hedges women

110 meters hurdles men

400 meters hedges men

  • Glenn Davis preserves her title.

3.000 meters steeple men

Relay

4 X 100 meters men

  • the team of the United States which had crossed the line in first is disqualified for passage of incorrect witness. The team of Germany equalizes the world records.

4 X 100 meters women

4 X.400 meters men

Races on road

Marathon men

  • the Abyssinian Abebe Bikila, running barefeet, is the first African Black Olympic champion.

20 km go men

50 km go men

Jumps

High jump men

High jump women

Jump with the pole men

Long jump men

Long jump women

Triple jump men

Throws

Shot put men

Shot put women

Throwing the discus men

  • Al Oerter preserves the title gained in 1956.

Throwing the discus women

Throwing the hammer men

Throwing the javelin men

Throwing the javelin women

Combined tests

Decathlon men

  • Rafer Johnson had to beat her personal record to the 1500 m to carry it little vis-a-vis Chuan-Kwang Yang.

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