Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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.[ 1] 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. [ 2]
Medallists
Gold
Silver
Dorothy Hyman — Athletics, Women's 100 metresCarole Quinton — Athletics, Women's 80m HurdlesDorothy Shirley — Athletics, Women's High JumpAllan Jay — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualAllan Jay , Michael Howard , John Pelling , Henry Hoskyns , Raymond Harrison , and Michael Alexander — Fencing, Men's Épée TeamNatalie Steward — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Bronze
Peter Radford — Athletics, Men's 100 metresPeter Radford , David Jones , David Segal , and Neville Whitehead — Athletics, 4 × 100 m RelayStan Vickers — Athletics, Men's 20 km WalkDorothy Hyman — Athletics, Women's 200 metresRichard McTaggart — Boxing, LightweightJimmy Lloyd — Boxing, WelterweightWilliam Fisher — Boxing, Light MiddleweightBrian Phelps — Diving, Men's 10m PlatformElizabeth Ferris — Diving, Women's 3m SpringboardDavid Broome and Sunsalve — Equestrian, Jumping IndividualNatalie Steward — Swimming, Women's 100m FreestyleLouis Martin — Weightlifting, Middle-heavyweight
Athletics
Men'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
Canoeing
Cycling
12 male cyclists represented Great Britain in 1960.
Individual road race Team time trial Sprint 1000m time trial Tandem Team pursuit
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1960.
Men's foil Men's team foil Men's épée Men's team épée Men's sabre Men's team sabre Women's foil Women's team foil
Gymnastics
The 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
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1960.
Individual Team Patrick Harvey
Donald Cobley
Peter Little
Rowing
England had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.[ 3]
Men's single sculls - unplacedMen's double sculls - unplacedMen's coxless pair - unplacedMen's coxed pair - unplacedMen's coxless four - FifthMen's coxed four - unplacedMen's eight - unplaced
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters represented Great Britain in 1960.
25 m pistol 50 m pistol 50 m rifle, three positions 50 m rifle, prone Trap
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
References
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