1960 Summer Olympics medal table

none February 2025 1960 Summer Olympics medals Rome, ITA 1960 Summer De Russische Boris Chaklin in aktie aan de ringen, Bestanddeelnr 919-5889.jpg Soviet gymnast Boris Shakhlin won four gold medals and seven total medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, both of which were the most of any competing athlete. Boris Shakhlin straining while competing on the hanging rings. Picture is in black and white. Most total medals URS 1960 Summer 103 Most gold medals URS 1960 Summer 43 Medalling NOCs 44 1956 Olympics medal tables 1964 thumb|right|360px|World map showing the medal achievements of each country during the 1960 Summer Olympics Legend: #FFD700 represents countries that won at least one gold medal. #808080 represents countries that won at least one silver medal but no gold medals. #A05A2C represents countries that won at least one bronze medal (no gold or silver). #FF5555 represents participating countries that did not win medals. #444 represents entities that did not participate at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, from August 25 to September 11, 1960.1960 Summer Olympics Overview https://www.olympedia.org/editions/15 2025-02-20 Olympedia January 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120114203/http://www.olympedia.org/editions/15 live FAQ: What are the Olympic Games? http://olympic.ca/2019/02/08/faq-what-are-the-olympic-games/ Canadian Olympic Committee 2019-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805233326/http://olympic.ca/2019/02/08/faq-what-are-the-olympic-games/ 2024-08-05 live 20 February 2025 A total of 5,338 athletes representing 83 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated,Rome 1960 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960 International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20250106170233/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960 2025-01-06 live February 20, 2025 which included five teams making their Olympic debut at the Summer Games: the British West Indies,West Indies Federation (WIF) https://www.olympedia.org/countries/WIF Olympedia https://web.archive.org/web/20250207231911/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/WIF 2025-02-07 live 20 February 2025 Morocco,Morocco – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/morocco International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006043812/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/morocco 2024-10-06 dead 2024-12-30 San Marino,San Marino – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/san-marino International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006044206/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/san-marino October 6, 2024 dead 2024-12-30 Sudan,Sudan – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/sudan International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006044524/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/sudan 2024-10-06 dead 2024-12-30 and Tunisia.Tunisia – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/tunisia International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006044505/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/tunisia 2024-10-06 dead December 20, 2024 The games featured 150 events in 17 sports across 23 disciplines.Rome 1960 https://www.olympics.com.au/games/rome-1960/ Australian Olympic Committee 20 February 2025 en-AU September 17, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240917195852/https://www.olympics.com.au/games/rome-1960/ live Rao Rakesh Games in the time of turmoil https://sportstar.thehindu.com/rio-2016-olympics/olympics-history/games-in-the-time-of-turmoil/article8912316.ece The Hindu 20 February 2025 en 28 July 2016 June 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240625093410/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/rio-2016-olympics/olympics-history/games-in-the-time-of-turmoil/article8912316.ece live Athletes representing 44 NOCs received at least one medal, with 23 NOCs winning at least one gold medal. The Soviet Union won the most overall medals, with 103, and the most gold medals, with 43. The British West Indies, Republic of China (now competing as Chinese Taipei),Chinese Taipei – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/chinese-taipei International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241204141508/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/chinese-taipei December 4, 2024 dead 2024-12-30 Ethiopia,Ethiopia – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/ethiopia International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006043125/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/ethiopia 2024-10-06 dead 2024-12-30 Ghana,Ghana – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/ghana International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241202160508/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/ghana 2024-12-02 dead 2024-12-30 Iraq,Iraq – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/iraq International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006043303/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/iraq 2024-10-06 dead 2024-12-30 Morocco, and Singapore won their first Summer Olympic medals of any kind,Singapore – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/singapore International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006044322/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/singapore 2024-10-06 dead 2024-12-30 with Ethiopia and Pakistan winning their first gold medals.Pakistan – Profile https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/pakistan International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241006043907/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/profile/pakistan 2024-10-06 dead 2024-12-30 Among individual participants, Soviet gymnast Boris Shakhlin won the most gold medals, with four, and the most total medals, with seven (four gold, two silver, and one bronze).1960 Roma Summer Games https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ Sports Reference February 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ April 17, 2020 dead Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti secured two medals at the 1960 games (one gold, one silver) and became the record holder for the most Olympic medals won, with 13 medals in total (six gold, five silver, two bronze).16 July 2012 Edoardo Mangiarotti https://www.thetimes.com/article/edoardo-mangiarotti-5dncnt7qv3b subscription 20 February 2025 The Times en July 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240730122806/https://www.thetimes.com/article/edoardo-mangiarotti-5dncnt7qv3b live Mangiarotti had won medals at the 1936 (one gold), 1948 (two silver, one bronze), 1952 (two gold, two silver), and 1956 games (two gold, one bronze) prior to 1960.Edoardo Mangiarotti https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22677 Olympedia https://web.archive.org/web/20250114190810/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22677 2025-01-14 live 20 February 2025 Medal table thumb|right|alt=Edoardo Mangiarotti in a fencing pose with a rapier and no mask on.|Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti became the Olympian with the most total medals ever when he won his twelfth and thirteenth medals at the 1960 games. He had won 11 medals at Olympic Games prior to these games. thumb|right|alt=Abebe Bikila and Rhadi Ben Abdesselam standing with an arm around each other and their Olympic medals hanging from their necks. Both shown from about the waste up.|Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila (right) and Moroccan runner Rhadi Ben Abdesselam won their countries' first Olympic medals in the men's marathon. Bikila finished first and Ben Abdesselam finished second. The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.Olympic medal table: USA beat China to top spot at Paris 2024 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2580716.html The Independent August 11, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240812015233/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2594580.html August 12, 2024 live Ostlere Lawrence August 12, 2024 enA Medal Count That Adds Up To Little https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html The New York Times August 18, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004238/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html March 21, 2023 live Araton Harvey subscription July 25, 2024 If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.What happens if two countries are tied in the Olympic medal table? Tiebreaker rules explained https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ Diario AS August 10, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240811152350/https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ August 11, 2024 live Cons Roddy August 11, 2024 en-us Events in boxing resulted in bronze medals being awarded to each of the competitors who lost their semi-final matches, as opposed to them taking part in a third place tiebreaker.Explained: Two bronze medals are awarded in the Olympics boxing competition https://olympics.com/en/news/why-two-bronze-medals-boxing International Olympic Committee August 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20230328143327/https://olympics.com/en/news/why-two-bronze-medals-boxing March 28, 2023 live Ansari Aarish August 2, 2024 In women's high jump, a two-way tie for second resulted in two silvers and no bronze medals being awarded.Rome 1960 high jump women Results – Olympic athletics https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/athletics/high-jump-women International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241126150437/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/athletics/high-jump-women 2024-11-26 live 20 February 2025 In the men's pommel horse and men's vault, two-way ties for first resulted in two gold and no silver medals being awarded in each event.Rome 1960 pommel men Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/gymnastics-artistic/pommel-horse-men International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20211117014611/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/gymnastics-artistic/pommel-horse-men 2021-11-17 live 20 February 2025Rome 1960 vault men Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/gymnastics-artistic/vault-men International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20211117074222/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/gymnastics-artistic/vault-men 2021-11-17 live 20 February 2025 Lastly, in the men's ring event, there was a two-way tie for third which resulted in two bronze medals being awarded.Rome 1960 rings men Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/gymnastics-artistic/rings-men International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20211116185715/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/results/gymnastics-artistic/rings-men 2021-11-16 live 20 February 2025 1960 Summer Olympics medal tableRome 1960 Olympic Medal Table – Gold, Silver & Bronze https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/medals International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20240911052213/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960/medals 2024-09-11 live February 20, 2025 ITA FlagIOC 1960 Summer NOC National Olympic Committee 43 29 31 34 21 16 13 10 13 yes 12 19 11 8 8 6 7 2 0 6 8 7 4 7 7 4 6 11 3 2 3 3 1 6 2 6 12 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 See also Olympic Games All-time Olympic Games medal table List of 1960 Summer Olympics medal winners 1960 Winter Olympics medal table 1960 Summer Paralympics medal table References Medal count Category:Summer Olympics medal tables