| Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRome | |
| Competitors | 189 (160 men, 29 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alex Sturrock (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games –––– | |
Australia, the previous host of the1956 Summer Olympics inMelbourne (with the exception of theEquestrian events, which was held inStockholm,Sweden), competed at the1960 Summer Olympics inRome,Italy. 189 competitors, 160 men and 29 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports.[1] Australian athletes have competed in everySummer Olympic Games.
Women's 800 metres
Len Williams from Coffs Harbour was nominated for the team but declined due to work commitments
Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Kenneth Crotty | 3 m springboard | 43.40 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Graham Deuble | 51.48 | 16Q | 37.78 | 15 | 89.26 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| Barry Holmes | 10 m platform | 40.24 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Susan Knight | 3 m springboard | 46.19 | 14Q | 37.06 | 8 | 83.25 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| 10 m platform | 43.03 | 18 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.
Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.
Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of sevenrowing events in 1960.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ian Tutty Kevyn Webb | double sculls details | 7:16.41 | 6R | 7:12.37 | 5DNQ | N/A | Did not qualify | ||
| Terry Davies John Hunt | coxless pairs details | 7:51.88 | 4R | 7:24.22 | 2SF | 7:50.59 | 5DNQ | Did not qualify | |
| Paul Guest Walter Howell Ian Johnston (cox) | coxed pairs details | 7:49.06 | 4R | 7:47.82 | 4DNQ | N/A | Did not qualify | ||
| Peter Gillon Peter Guest Kim Jelbart Brian Vear | coxless fours details | 6:49.83 | 4R | 6:45.25 | 4DNQ | N/A | Did not qualify | ||
| Mick Allen Max Annett John Hudson Peter Waddington Lionel Robberds (cox) | coxed fours details | 6:47.23 | 2R | 6:47.31 | 2SF | 7:05.04 | 2F | 6:45.80 | 5 |
| Alexander Cunningham Berry Durston Milton Francis Maxwell Gamble Geoffrey Hale John Ledder Roger Ninham John Rosser Terrence Scook (cox) | eights details | 6:16.94 | 2R | 6:31.15 | 4DNQ | N/A | Did not qualify | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Ronald Jenyns | Finn | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5758 | 4 | |
| Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer | Flying Dutchman | 17 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 2845 | 18 | |
| Robert French Jack Downey | Star | 13 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 1736 | 18 | |
| Harold Brooke John Coon Alan Cain | Dragon | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3733 | 11 | |
| Jock Sturrock David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff | 5.5 Metre | 4 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2959 | 10 | |
Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| John Holt | 300 m rifle | 1030 | 17Q | 1030 | 34 |
| Rodney Johnson | 50 m pistol | 329 | 27Q | 527 | 32 |
| Michael Papps | 25 m pistol | — | 569 | 31 | |
| Norman Rule | 50 m rifle, three positions | 549 | 14Q | 1095 | 45 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 382 | 24Q | 569 | 47 | |
| Neville Sayers | 25 m pistol | — | 552 | 43 | |
| Don Tolhurst | 50 m rifle, three positions | 540 | 22Q | 1113 | 27 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 383 | 16Q | 574 | 38 | |
| 300 m rifle | 533 | 14Q | 1049 | 31 | |
| John Tremelling | 50 m pistol | 344 | 17Q | 534 | 21 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Devitt | 100 m freestyle | 56.0 | 2Q | 55.8 | 3Q | 55.2OR | |
| Jon Henricks | 56.9 | 11Q | 57.2 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| John Konrads | 400 m freestyle | 4:24.3 | 5Q | — | 4:21.8 | ||
| Murray Rose | 4:22.5 | 4Q | — | 4:18.3OR | |||
| John Konrads | 1500 m freestyle | 17:52.0 | 3Q | — | 17:19.6OR | ||
| Murray Rose | 17:32.8 | 1Q | — | 17:21.7 | |||
| John Monckton | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.4 | 7Q | 1:03.8 | 4Q | 1:04.1 | 7 |
| David Theile | 1:03.1 | 3Q | 1:03.1 | 1Q | 1:01.9OR | ||
| William Burton | 200 m breaststroke | 2:43.9 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Terry Gathercole | 2:41.7 | 12Q | 2:39.1 | 4Q | 2:40.2 | 6 | |
| Kevin Berry | 200 m butterfly | 2:18.9 | 5Q | 2:23.1 | 8Q | 2:18.5 | 6 |
| Neville Hayes | 2:18.1 | 3Q | 2:21.6 | 6Q | 2:14.6 | ||
| David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads John Rigby Allan Wood | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:24.2 | 3Q | — | 8:13.8 | ||
| David Theile Terry Gathercole Neville Hayes Geoff Shipton Julian Carroll William Burton Kevin Berry | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:14.8 | 2Q | — | 4:12.0 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dawn Fraser | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.1 | 2Q | 1:01.4OR | 1Q | 1:01.2OR | |
| Ilsa Konrads | 1:04.2 | 5Q | 1:04.7 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Dawn Fraser | 400 m freestyle | 4:57.6 | =5Q | — | 4:58.5 | 5 | |
| Ilsa Konrads | 4:59.2 | 7Q | — | 4:57.9 | 4 | ||
| Gergaynia Beckett | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.7 | 14 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Marilyn Wilson | 1:13.8 | =15 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Janet Hogan | 200 m breaststroke | 3:00.3 | 16 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Rosemary Lassig | 2:57.4 | 11 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Jan Andrew | 100 m butterfly | 1:10.3 | 2Q | — | 1:12.2 | ||
| Dawn Fraser | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Dawn Fraser Ilsa Konrads Lorraine Crapp Alva Colquhoun Sandra Morgan Ruth Everuss | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:17.6 | 1Q | — | 4:11.3 | ||
| Jan Andrew Dawn Fraser Gergaynia Beckett Ilsa Konrads | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:55.7 | 8Q | — | 4:45.9 | ||