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| United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | USA (SUA used at these Games) |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| inRome | |
| Competitors | 292 (241 men and 51 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Rafer Johnson |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
TheUnited States competed at the1960 Summer Olympics inRome,Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under thepresent 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports.[1]
The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider. American network CBS became the first official broadcaster of the games, by purchasing the rights to cover the Rome Olympics.[2]
The 1960 Summer Olympics also brought one of the first appearances of one of the greatest heavyweight boxers ever,Muhammad Ali. Since Ali participated at these Olympic Games as an 18-year-old before his conversion to Islam, he fought under the name Cassius Clay.[2]
a Athletes who participated in preliminary round(s) but not the final.
Key
Track & road events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Frank Budd | 100 m | 10.4 | 2Q | 10.4 | 1Q | 10.5 | 3Q | 10.3 | 5 |
| Ray Norton | 10.7 | 1Q | 10.6 | 3Q | 10.4 | 3Q | 10.4 | 6 | |
| Dave Sime | 10.5 | 3Q | 10.3 | 2Q | 10.4 | 2Q | 10.2 |  | |
| Lester Carney | 200 m | 21.1 | 1Q | 20.9 | 1Q | 21.1 | 3Q | 20.6 | |
| Stone Johnson | 21.7 | 1Q | 20.9 | 1Q | 20.8 | 3Q | 20.8 | 5 | |
| Ray Norton | 21.2 | 1Q | 21.0 | 2Q | 20.7 | 2Q | 20.9 | 6 | |
| Otis Davis | 400 m | 46.8 | 1Q | 45.9 | 1Q | 45.5 | 1Q | 44.9WR |  |
| Jack Yerman | 47.2 | 1Q | 46.4 | 2Q | 48.9 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Earl Young | 47.6 | 2Q | 46.1 | 1Q | 46.1 | 3Q | 45.9 | 6 | |
| Ernie Cunliffe | 800 m | 1:48.95 | 3Q | 1:49.83 | 2Q | 1:50.92 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Tom Murphy | 1:52.30 | 1Q | 1:48.12 | 1Q | 1:48.29 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jerry Siebert | 1:49.08 | 2Q | 1:51.53 | 3Q | 1:48.20 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Dyrol Burleson | 1500 m | — | 3:42.40 | 3Q | 3:40.9 | 6 | |||
| Pete Close | 3:50.69 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jim Grelle | 3:43.65 | 2Q | 3:45.0 | 8 | |||||
| Jim Beatty | 5000 m | 14:44.40 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Bill Dellinger | 14:08.72 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Bob Soth | 14:40.85 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Max Truex | 10,000 m | — | 28:50.34 | 6 | |||||
| Lee Calhoun | 110 m hurdles | 14.3 | 1Q | 14.1 | 1Q | 13.7 | 1Q | 13.8 | |
| Hayes Jones | 14.2 | 1Q | 14.1 | 1Q | 14.1 | 2Q | 14.0 |  | |
| Willie May | 14.0 | 1Q | 13.8 | 1Q | 13.7 | 1Q | 13.8 | | |
| Cliff Cushman | 400 m hurdles | — | 51.8 | 1Q | 50.8 | 1Q | 49.6 | | |
| Glenn Davis | 52.2 | 2Q | 51.1 | 1Q | 49.3OR | | |||
| Dick Howard | 51.2 | 2Q | 50.8 | 2Q | 49.7 | | |||
| Phil Coleman | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:56.72 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Deacon Jones | 8:49.32 | 2Q | 9:18.22 | 7 | |||||
| George Young | 8:50.93 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Frank Budd Stone Johnson Ray Norton Dave Sime | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.87 | 1Q | — | 39.67 | 1Q | DSQ | ||
| Glenn Davis Otis Davis Jack Yerman Earl Young | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.58 | 1Q | — | 3:08.57 | 1Q | 3:02.37WR | | |
| Alex Breckenridge | Marathon | — | 2:29:38.0 | 30 | |||||
| John J. Kelly | 2:24:58.0 | 19 | |||||||
| Gordon McKenzie | 2:35:16.0 | 48 | |||||||
| Rudy Haluza | 20 km walk | — | 1:45:11.0 | 24 | |||||
| Bob Mimm | 1:45:09.0 | 23 | |||||||
| Ron Zinn | 1:42:47.0 | 19 | |||||||
| John Allen | 50 km walk | — | 5:03:15.12 | 24 | |||||
| Ron Laird | 4:53:21.6 | 19 | |||||||
| Bruce MacDonald | 5:00:47.6 | 23 | |||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martha Hudson | 100 m | 12.33 | 4Q | 12.30 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Barbara Jones | 11.91 | 2Q | 12.02 | 2Q | 11.84 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Wilma Rudolph | 11.65 | 1Q | 11.70 | 1Q | 11.41OR | 1Q | 11.18 | | |
| Ernestine Pollards | 200 m | 24.64 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Wilma Rudolph | 23.30OR | 1Q | 23.79 | 1Q | 24.13 | | |||
| Lucinda Williams | 24.10 | 2Q | 25.14 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Pat Daniels | 800 m | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Shirley Crowder | 80 m hurdles | 12.43 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Irene Robertson | 11.69 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jo Ann Terry | 11.59 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Martha Hudson Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph Lucinda Williams | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.50WR | 1Q | — | 44.72 | | |||
Field events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ralph Boston | Long jump | 7.60 | 6Q | 8.12OR | |
| Bo Roberson | 7.81 | 1Q | 8.11 | | |
| Anthony Watson | 7.32 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Ira Davis | Triple jump | 15.64 | 12Q | 16.41 | 4 |
| Bill Sharpe | 15.44 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Herman Stokes | 14.74 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Charlie Dumas | High jump | 2.00 | =15Q | 2.03 | 6 |
| Joe Faust | 2.00 | =15Q | 1.95 | 17 | |
| John Thomas | 2.00 | 1Q | 2.14 | | |
| Don Bragg | Pole vault | 4.40 | 3Q | 4.70OR | |
| Dave Clark | 4.20 | =18 | Did not advance | ||
| Ron Morris | 4.30 | 11q | 4.60 | | |
| Dallas Long | Shot put | 17.65 | 1Q | 19.01 | |
| Bill Nieder | 17.14 | 7Q | 19.68OR | | |
| Parry O'Brien | 17.29 | 4Q | 19.11 | | |
| Rink Babka | Discus throw | 54.48 | 4Q | 58.02 | |
| Dick Cochran | 53.79 | 7Q | 57.16 | | |
| Al Oerter | 58.43OR | 1Q | 59.18OR | | |
| William Alley | Javelin throw | 68.66 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Terence Beucher | 68.11 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Al Cantello | 79.72 | 2Q | 74.70 | 10 | |
| Ed Bagdonas | Hammer throw | 59.48 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Hal Connolly | 63.02 | 5Q | 63.59 | 8 | |
| Albert Hall | 60.76 | 12Q | 59.76 | 14 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Annie Smith | Long jump | NM | Did not advance | ||
| Willye White | 6.07 | 6Q | 5.77 | 16 | |
| Barbara Brown | High jump | 1.50 | =21 | Did not advance | |
| Jean Gaertner | 1.50 | =21 | Did not advance | ||
| Neomia Rogers | 1.65 | =7Q | 1.65 | 14 | |
| Earlene Brown | Shot put | 16.15 | 1Q | 16.42 | |
| Earlene Brown | Discus throw | 51.17 | 4Q | 51.29 | 6 |
| Olga Connolly | 48.32 | 10Q | 50.95 | 7 | |
| Pam Kurrell | 43.23 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Karen Anderson | Javelin throw | 50.62 | 4Q | 46.52 | 13 |
Combined event –Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Edstrom | Result | 11.4 | 6.39 | 13.59 | NM | WD | DNF | ||||||
| Points | 768 | 610 | 729 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rafer Johnson | Result | 10.9 | 7.35 | 15.82 | 1.85 | 48.3 | 15.3 | 48.49 | 4.10 | 69.76 | 4:49.7 | 8392OR | |
| Points | 948 | 906 | 976 | 832 | 985 | 740 | 894 | 795 | 980 | 336 | |||
| Phil Mulkey | Result | 11.5 | 6.57 | 14.10 | 1.83 | 52.2 | 18.1 | 34.12 | WD | DNF | |||
| Points | 737 | 746 | 780 | 806 | 690 | 283 | 473 | ||||||
Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal round | Medal round | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament |  ItalyW 88–54 |  JapanW 125–66 |  HungaryW 107–63 | 1Q |  YugoslaviaW 104–42 |  UruguayW 108–50 |  Soviet UnionW 81–57 | 1Q | Italy W 112–81 |  BrazilW 90–63 | |
Roster
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Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 183 | +137 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 247 | −21 | 5 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 245 | −22 | 4 | 9th–16th classification round |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 318 | −94 | 3 |
August 26 21:30 |
| United States | 88–54 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 42–17, 46–37 | ||
| Pts: Smith (18) | Pts: Lombardi (17) | |
August 27 16:00 |
| United States | 125–66 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 65–36, 60–30 | ||
| Pts: Lucas (28) | Pts: Shoji (13) | |
August 29 9:00 |
| United States | 107–63 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 48–34, 59–29 | ||
| Pts: Robertson (22) | Pts: Bánhegyi, Temesvári (22) | |
Semifinal round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 293 | 149 | +144 | 6 | Medal round |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 195 | +39 | 5 | |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 275 | −78 | 4 | 5th–8th classification round |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 291 | −105 | 3 |
September 1 17:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 42–104 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 16–63, 26–41 | ||
| Pts: Korac (16) | Pts: Robertson (16) | |
September 2 21:30 |
| Uruguay | 50–108 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 19–65, 31–43 | ||
| Pts: Chelle (12) | Pts: Smith (15) | |
September 3 23:00 |
| United States | 81–57 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 35–28, 46–29 | ||
| Pts: West (19) | Pts: Zubkov (13) | |
Medal round
The United States' win over the Soviet Union and Brazil's victory over Italy carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 201 | +82 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 213 | −14 | 5 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 229 | −26 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy(H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 268 | −42 | 3 |
September 8 21:00 |
| Brazil | 62–64 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 32–28, 30–36 | ||
| Pts: Marques (25) | Pts: Voljnov (19) | |
September 10 22:30 |
| Brazil | 63–90 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 24–50, 39–40 | ||
| Pts: Marques (19) | Pts: Lucas (23) | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Humberto Barrera | Flyweight | Bye |  Andersen (DEN)W 4–0 |  Nyunt (BIR)W 3–2 |  El-Gindy (RAU)L 1–4 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Jerry Armstrong | Bantamweight |  Petkov (BUL)W 5–0 |  Gang (KOR)W 4–1 |  Kenny (IRL)W 3–2 | Zamparini (ITA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Nick Spanakos | Featherweight | — | Nikonorov (URS) L 0–5 | Did not advance | =31 | |||
| Harry Campbell | Lightweight | Bye |  Romero (VEN)W 4–1 | Lee (KOR) WKO | Lopopolo (ITA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Quincey Daniels | Light welterweight | Bye | Mitsev (BUL) W 5–0 |  Kelsey (GBR)W 4–1 | El-Nahas (UAR) W 5–0 |  Němeček (TCH)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Phil Baldwin | Welterweight | Bye |  Grün (LUX)W KO |  Meier (SUI)W 5–0 | Lloyd (GBR) L 2–3 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Wilbert McClure | Light middleweight | — | Bye |  Nyangweso (UGA)W 5–0 |  Lima (ARG)W 3–2 | Lagutin (URS) W 3–2 | Bossi (ITA) W 4–1 | |
| Eddie Crook Jr. | Middleweight | — | Odreman (VEN) W KO | Odhiambo (UGA) W 5–0 |  Chang (ROC)W KO |  Monea (ROU)W KO |  Walasek (POL)W 3–2 | |
| Cassius Clay | Light heavyweight | — | Bye |  Becaus (BEL)WRSC | Shatkov (URS) W 5–0 |  Madigan (AUS)W 5–0 | Pietrzykowski (POL) W 5–0 | |
| Percy Price Jr. | Heavyweight | — | Bye | Taylor (AUS) W KO | Němec (TCH) L 1–4 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Frank Havens | Men's C-1 1000 m | 5:19.40 | 7R | 5:13.34 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Arnold Demos Richard Moran | Men's C-2 1000 m | 4:59.15 | 5R | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||
| Paul Beachem | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:18.64 | 7R | 4:18.17 | 3SF | 4:15.10 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Kenneth Wilson John Wolters | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:49.96 | 6R | 3:52.15 | 2SF | 4:01.06 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Russell Dermond Charles Lundmark Robert O'Brien John Pagkos | Men's K-1 4 × 500 m | 8:29.21 | 4R | 8:18.51 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Glorianne Perrier | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:23.00 | 7R | 2:21.20 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Mary Ann DuChai Diane Jerome | Women's K-2 500 m | 2:15.51 | 5R | 2:21.13 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
Qualification Legend:FA - Qualify to final;SF - Qualify to semifinal;R - Qualify to repechage
14 cyclists represented the United States in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chowen | Road race | 4:31:12 | 66 |
| Michael Hiltner | 4:20:57 | 24 | |
| Bob Tetzlaff | 4:35:56 | 75 | |
| Lars Zebroski | 4:28:40 | 64 | |
| Wes Chowen Bill Freund Michael Hiltner Bob Tetzlaff | Team time trial | 2:24:00.97 | 11 |
Sprint / Tandem
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Round of 16 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Herbert Francis | Sprint |  Gruchet (FRA), Ashiq (PAK)L | Baloch (PAK) W 12.1 |  van der Touw (NED), Rimple (BWI)L | Did not advance | =19 | |||||
| Jackie Simes |  Rieke (EUA), Nyman (FIN)L | de Graaf (NED) L | Did not advance | =22 | |||||||
| Jack Hartman David Sharp | Tandem | Hirzel / Vogel (SUI) W 11.3 | Bye | — | Beghetto / Bianchetto (ITA) L,L | Did not advance | =5 | ||||
Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Richard Cortright Charles Hewett Robert Pfarr James Rossi | Team pursuit | 4:49.92 | 16 | Did not advance | 16 | ||
Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Bell | 1000 m time trial | 1:11.33 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Sam Hall | Men's 3 m springboard | 62.16 | 1Q | 45.33 | 107.49 | 1Q | 59.59 | 167.08 | |
| Gary Tobian | 62.03 | 2Q | 45.30 | 107.33 | 2Q | 62.64 | 170.00 | | |
| Gary Tobian | Men's 10 m platform | 54.10 | 4Q | 51.98 | 106.08 | 1Q | 59.17 | 165.25 | |
| Bob Webster | 52.21 | 9Q | 47.51 | 99.72 | 3Q | 65.84 | 165.56 | | |
| Paula Jean Myers-Pope | Women's 3 m springboard | 52.67 | 2Q | 37.35 | 90.02 | 4Q | 51.22 | 141.24 | |
| Patsy Willard | 50.64 | 8Q | 38.14 | 88.78 | 7Q | 49.04 | 137.82 | 4 | |
| Paula Jean Myers-Pope | Women's 10 m platform | 54.70 | 2Q | — | 35.24 | 89.94 | | ||
| Juno Stover-Irwin | 51.90 | 6Q | 31.69 | 83.59 | 4 | ||||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Patricia Galvin | Rathpatrick | Individual | 995 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Jessica Newberry-Ransehousen | Forstrat | 927 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | |||
| David Lurie | Sea Tiger | Individual | -142.00 | 52 | Did not advance | |||||
| Michael Page | Grasshopper | -137.50 | 45Q | -24.80 | -162.30 | 22Q | -10 | -172.30 | 17 | |
| J. Michael Plumb | Markham | -120.51 | 26Q | -29.20 | -149.71 | 17Q | -3.25 | -152.96 | 15 | |
| Walter Staley | Fleet Captain | -146.01 | 56 | Did not advance | ||||||
| David Lurie Michael Page J. Michael Plumb Walter Staley | See above | Team | -400.01 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time | Total | Rank | Penalties | Time | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| George H. Morris | Sinjon | Individual | 12 | 0 | 12 | =5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | =3 | 24 | 4 |
| William Steinkraus | Riviera Wonder | 21 | 3 | 24 | =27 | 11 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 10 | 37.50 | 15 | |
| Hugh Wiley | Master William | 12 | 0 | 12 | =5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | =12 | 28 | 7 | |
| Frank Chapot George H. Morris William Steinkraus | Trail Guide Sinjon Ksar d'Esprit | Team | — | 29 | 2 | — | 37 | 2 | 66 | | ||
19 fencers represented the United States in 1960.
Individual
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Barrage 1 | Round 2 | Barrage 2 | Quarterfinal | Barrage 3 | Semifinal | Barrage 4 | Final | Medal barrage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | ||
| Albert Axelrod | Foil | 3–2 | 3Q | — | 3–1 | 3Q | — | 4–1 | 1Q | Bye | 3–2 | 1Q | Bye | 3–3 | =3B | 2–0 | | ||||
| Eugene Glazer | 4–2 | 3Q | 2–3 | 4B | 2–1 | 2Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | =17 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Paletta Jr. | 3–2 | 3Q | 1–3 | 5 | Did not advance | =25 | |||||||||||||||
| James Margolis | Épée | 4–2 | 4B | 0–1 | 2 | Did not advance | =37 | ||||||||||||||
| David Micahnik | 4–2 | 3Q | — | 1–4 | 6 | — | Did not advance | =31 | |||||||||||||
| Ralph Spinella | 2–3 | 4B | 1–4 | 2 | Did not advance | =37 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael D'Asaro Sr. | Sabre | 4–1 | 2Q | — | 4–1 | 3Q | — | 1–3 | 5 | — | Did not advance | =17 | |||||||||
| Allan Kwartler | 4–1 | 1Q | Bye | 3–2 | 3Q | Bye | 0–4 | 6 | Did not advance | =21 | |||||||||||
| Alfonso Morales | 3–2 | 3B | 1–0 | 1Q | 2–2 | 4Q | — | 0–5 | 6 | Did not advance | =21 | ||||||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Barrage 1 | Quarterfinal | Barrage 2 | Semifinal | Final | Medal barrage | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | ||
| Harriet King | Foil | 2–4 | 6 | — | Did not advance | =46 | |||||||||
| Evelyn Terhune | 3–2 | =2B | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | =28 | |||||||||
| Janice York-Romary | 3–2 | =3B | 0–1 | 2 | Did not advance | =28 | |||||||||
Team
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Albert Axelrod Daniel Bukantz Eugene Glazer Hal Goldsmith Joseph Paletta Jr. | Men's foil | 2–0 | 1Q | Luxembourg W 9–5 | Italy L 0–9 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Henry Kolowrat Jr. James Margolis David Micahnik Ralph Spinella Roland Wommack | Men's épée | 1–1 | 2Q | Great Britain L 5–9 | Did not advance | =9 | ||
| Michael D'Asaro Sr. Allan Kwartler Alfonso Morales George Worth | Men's sabre | 2–0 | 1Q |  AustriaW 9–5 | Soviet Union W 8–8 | Poland L 3–9 | Bronze medal final Italy L 6–9 | 4 |
| Judy Goodrich Harriet King Maxine Mitchell Evelyn Terhune Janice York-Romary | Women's foil | 0.5–1.5 | 3 | — | Did not advance | =9 | ||
Men
All-around
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor exercise | Rings | Pommel horse | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Larry Banner | Individual | 9.10 | 9.20 | 18.30 | 39 | 9.50 | 9.30 | 18.80 | 21 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 19.00 | 8 | 9.05 | 9.30 | 18.35 | 28 | 18.10 | 60 | 9.10 | 9.40 | 18.50 | 38 | 111.05 | 21 | ||
| Jack Beckner | 9.20 | 9.15 | 18.35 | 35 | 9.15 | 18.25 | 55 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 18.70 | 18 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 18.10 | 46 | 9.45 | 9.25 | 18.70 | 26 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 18.75 | 22 | 110.85 | 25 | ||
| Abie Grossfeld | 9.45 | 18.30 | 39 | 9.35 | 9.40 | 18.75 | 25 | 17.75 | 76 | 8.90 | 17.85 | 63 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 18.45 | 37 | 9.30 | 9.65 | 18.95 | 15 | 110.05 | 36 | |||||
| Gar O'Quinn | 9.15 | 9.15 | 18.30 | 39 | 9.40 | 17.60 | 88 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 18.75 | 15 | 9.15 | 17.90 | 61 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 18.30 | 50 | 9.20 | 18.15 | 61 | 109.00 | 53 | ||||
| Fred Orlofsky | 8.90 | 17.90 | 75 | 9.45 | 9.15 | 18.60 | 36 | 9.10 | 9.40 | 18.50 | 33 | 9.20 | 9.35 | 18.55 | 17 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 18.45 | 37 | 9.15 | 17.45 | 91 | 109.45 | 44 | |||
| Don Tonry | 9.10 | 9.40 | 18.50 | 26 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 18.20 | 59 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 18.60 | 26 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 18.45 | 20 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 18.45 | 37 | 9.05 | 9.50 | 18.55 | 33 | 110.75 | 27 | |
| See above | Team | 45.45 | 46.35 | — | 46.90 | 46.00 | — | 46.55 | 47.00 | — | 45.25 | 46.25 | — | 46.45 | 45.90 | — | 45.85 | 47.25 | — | 555.20 | 5 | ||||||
Women
All-around
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor exercise | Balance beam | Uneven bars | Vault | ||||||||||||||||
| C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Doris Fuchs | Individual | 8.866 | 18.066 | 68 | 9.066 | 8.400 | 17.466 | 55 | 9.400 | 9.600 | 19.000 | 8 | 9.066 | 8.900 | 17.966 | 39 | 72.498 | 39 | |
| Muriel Grossfeld | 9.466 | 9.400 | 18.866 | 19 | 8.900 | 17.100 | 66 | 9.233 | 16.966 | 91 | 17.200 | 69 | 70.132 | 70 | |||||
| Betty-Jean Maycock | 9.366 | 18.199 | 61 | 8.600 | 9.166 | 17.766 | 49 | 9.066 | 9.066 | 18.132 | 50 | 8.633 | 9.200 | 17.833 | 51 | 71.930 | 51 | ||
| Teri Montefusco | 8.866 | 9.400 | 18.266 | 54 | 8.533 | 9.166 | 17.699 | 50 | 9.266 | 17.832 | 65 | 8.633 | 8.933 | 17.566 | 55 | 71.363 | 58 | ||
| Sharon Richardson | 9.033 | 9.300 | 18.333 | 51 | 9.233 | 17.599 | 53 | 8.600 | 9.066 | 17.666 | 71 | 9.200 | 9.333 | 18.533 | 9 | 72.131 | 44 | ||
| Gail Sontgerath | 9.333 | 9.333 | 18.666 | 28 | 9.000 | 9.333 | 18.333 | 21 | 9.066 | 8.900 | 17.966 | 58 | 9.166 | 8.966 | 18.132 | 26 | 73.097 | 28 | |
| See above | Team | 45.564 | 46.799 | — | 44.099 | 45.298 | — | 45.898 | 45.898 | — | 44.698 | 45.332 | — | 363.053 | 9 | ||||
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1960. They won a bronze medal in the team event and Bob Beck won an individual bronze.
| Athlete | Event | Riding Cross-country steeplechase | Fencing Épée one touch | Shooting 10 m air pistol | Swimming 300 m freestyle | Running 4000 m cross-country | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | MP points | V–D | Rank | MP points | Score | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Points | Rank | ||
| Robert Beck | Individual | 1039 | 977 | 940 | 1010 | 1015 | 4981 | | ||||||||||
| Jack Daniels | 1024 | 793 | 900 | 1015 | 985 | 4717 | 8 | |||||||||||
| George Lambert | 1165 | 678 | 740 | 975 | 982 | 4540 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Robert Beck Jack Daniels George Lambert | Team | — | 3228 | — | 2402 | — | 2580 | — | 3000 | — | 2982 | 14192 | | |||||
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all sevenrowing events in 1960.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Harry Parker | Single sculls | 7:26.88 | 3R | 7:29.86 | 1FA | — | 7:29.26 | 5 | |
| Ted Frost Bob Rogers | Coxless pair | 7:07.75 | 2R | 7:14.16 | 1SF | 7:31.11 | 3FA | 7:17.08 | 5 |
| Richard Draeger Conn Findlay Kent Mitchell (c) | Coxed pair | 7:39.50 | 2R | 7:39.00 | 1FA | — | 7:34.58 | | |
| Jack Kelly Jr. Bill Knecht | Double sculls | 6:51.92 | 4R | 6:55.25 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Dan Ayrault Ted Nash John Sayre Rusty Wailes | Coxless four | 6:29.67 | 2R | 6:24.84 | 1FA | — | 6:26.26 | | |
| Chuck Alm Roy Rubin Kurt Seiffert (c) Monte Stocker Mike Yonker | Coxed four | 6:49.62 | 2R | 6:49.78 | 1SF | 7:06.25 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Joe Baldwin Peter Bos William Long (c) Mark Moore Lyman S. Perry Skip Sweetser Gayle Thompson Robert Wilson Howard Winfree | Eight | 6:07.69 | 2R | 6:31.77 | 1FA | — | 6:08.06 | 5 | |
Qualification legend:FA - Qualify to final;SF - Qualify to semifinal;R - Qualify to repechage
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Peter Jones Barrett | Finn | 17 | 415 | 7 | 800 | 11 | 604 | 6 | 867 | 20 | 344 | 5 | 946 | 3976 | 11 | ||
| Harry Sindle Robert Wood | Flying Dutchman | 6 | 814 | 15 | 416 | 10 | 592 | 27 | 161 | 17 | 362 | 18 | 337 | 2682 | 19 | ||
| William Parks Robert Halperin | Star | 7 | 671 | 4 | 914 | 3 | 1039 | 2 | 1215 | 4 | 914 | 1 | 1516 | 6269 | | ||
| Claude Kohler Allen McClure Gene Walet III | Dragon | 7 | 687 | 6 | 754 | 14 | 386 | 10 | 532 | 4 | 930 | 12 | 453 | 3742 | 10 | ||
| James Hunt George O'Day David Smith | 5.5 Meter | 2 | 1079 | 4 | 778 | 1 | 1380 | 3 | 903 | 1 | 1380 | 1 | 1380 | 6900 | | ||
Nine shooters represented the United States in 1960.Bill McMillan won gold in the 25 m pistol andJim Hill won silver in the 50 m rifle, prone.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Shoot-off | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| William McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | — | 587 | =1 | 147 | | |
| Laurence Mosely | 577 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| John Hurst | 50 m pistol | 350 | 10Q | 538 | 17 | — | |
| Nelson Lincoln | 360 | 4Q | 543 | 9 | |||
| James Enoch Hill | 50 m rifle, prone | 390 | 4Q | 589 | | — | |
| Daniel Puckel | 387 | 10Q | 585 | 7 | |||
| James Enoch Hill | 50 m rifle, three position | 561 | 4Q | 1115 | 24 | — | |
| Daniel Puckel | 560 | 5Q | 1136 | 7 | |||
| John Foster | 300 m rifle, three position | 1121 | 4Q | 1121 | 7 | — | |
| Daniel Puckel | 566 | 3Q | 1114 | 10 | |||
| James Clark | Trap | 90 | =14Q | 188 | 4 | — | |
| Arnold Riegger | 87 | =28Q | 168 | 30 | |||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bruce Hunter | 100 m freestyle | 56.6 | 8Q | 55.7 | 2Q | 55.6 | 4 |
| Lance Larson | 55.7 | 1Q | 55.5 | 1Q | 55.2OR | | |
| Gene Lenz | 400 m freestyle | 4:29.2 | 8Q | — | 4:26.8 | 7 | |
| Alan Somers | 4:19.2 | 1Q | 4:22.0 | 5 | |||
| George Breen | 1500 m freestyle | 17:55.9 | 7Q | — | 17:30.6 | | |
| Alan Somers | 17:54.1 | 5Q | 18:02.8 | 7 | |||
| Bob Bennett | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.0 | 1Q | 1:03.7 | 3Q | 1:02.3 | |
| Frank McKinney | 1:02.4 | 2Q | 1:03.8 | =4Q | 1:02.1 | | |
| Paul Hait | 200 m breaststroke | 2:40.8 | 5Q | 2:39.6 | 6Q | 2:41.4 | 8 |
| Bill Mulliken | 2:38.0 | 1Q | 2:37.2 | 1Q | 2:37.4 | | |
| Dave Gillanders | 200 m butterfly | 2:16.2 | 2Q | 2:18.7 | 2Q | 2:15.3 | |
| Mike Troy | 2:15.5 | 1Q | 2:18.0 | 1Q | 2:12.8WR | | |
| Dick Blick Steve Clark[b] Bill Darnton[b] Jeff Farrell George Harrison Mike Troy Tom Winters[b] | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:18.0 | 2Q | — | 8:10.2WR | | |
| Bob Bennett[b] Steve Clark[b] Jeff Farrell Dave Gillanders[b] Paul Hait Lance Larson Frank McKinney | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:08.2WR | 1Q | — | 4:05.4WR | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chris von Saltza | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.9 | 1Q | 1:02.5 | 2Q | 1:02.8 | |
| Carolyn Wood | 1:04.3 | 6Q | 1:04.2 | 7Q | 1:03.4 | 4 | |
| Carolyn House | 400 m freestyle | 5:00.7 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Chris von Saltza | 4:53.6 | 1Q | 4:50.6OR | | |||
| Lynn Burke | 100 m backstroke | 1:09.4 | 1Q | — | 1:09.3OR | | |
| Nina Harmer | 1:13.8 | =11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Patty Kempner | 200 m breaststroke | 2:55.5 | 6Q | — | 2:55.5 | 7 | |
| Anne Warner | 2:56.3 | 8Q | 2:55.4 | 6 | |||
| Carolyn Schuler | 100 m butterfly | 1:09.8 | 1Q | — | 1:09.5OR | | |
| Carolyn Wood | 1:11.1 | 4Q | DNF | ||||
| Molly Botkin[b] Donna de Varona[b] Susan Doerr[b] Sylvia Ruuska[b] Joan Spillane Shirley Stobs Chris von Saltza Carolyn Wood | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:18.9 | 2Q | — | 4:08.9WR | | |
| Lynn Burke Patty Kempner Carolyn Schuler Joan Spillane[b] Chris von Saltza Anne Warner[b] Carolyn Wood[b] | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:49.3 | 3Q | — | 4:41.1WR | | |
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Vinci | 56 kg | 345.0 | |
| Issac Berger | 60 kg | 362.5 | |
| Tommy Kono | 75 kg | 427.5 | |
| Jim George | 82.5 kg | 430.0 | |
| John Pulskamp | 90 kg | 432.5 | 4 |
| James Bradford | +90 kg | 512.5 | |
| Norbert Schemansky | 500.0 | |
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Elimination stage | Final stage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | TPP | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | FPP | Rank | ||
| Gray Simons | Freestyle flyweight |  Frännfors (SWE)W TF (0) |  Bilek (TUR)L TF (4) |  Rosado (MEX)W TF (0) | Aliev (URS) W PP (1) | Matsubara (JPN) L PP (3) | EL | 8 | — | 5 | |||
| Terrence McCann | Freestyle bantamweight | Vesterby (SWE) W PP (1) | Hänni (SUI) W TF (0) |  Campbell (PAN)W PP (1) | Jaskari (FIN) L PP (3) | Shakov (URS) W TF (0) | — | 5 | Trojanowski (POL) W PP (1) | Zalev (BUL) W PP (1) | 2 | | |
| Louis Giani | Freestyle featherweight | Gelsomini (ITA) W TF (0) |  Khadem (IRI)L TF (4) |  Sayed (IRQ)W PP (1) | EL | — | 5 | — | 9 | ||||
| Shelby Wilson | Freestyle lightweight |  Gian (IND)W PP (1) | Peltoniemi (FIN) W PP (1) | Abe (JPN) W PP (1) | Sinyavsky (URS) W PP (1) | Bye | Tajik (IRI) W PP (1) | — | 5 | — | | ||
| Douglas Blubaugh | Freestyle welterweight |  Boese (CAN)W TF (0) | Bruggmann (SUI) W TF (0) | Rolón (ARG) W WO (0) | Carlsson (SWE) W TF (0) | Habibi (IRI) W TF (0) | — | 0 | Ogan (TUR) W PP (1) | Bashir (PAK) W TF (0) | 1 | | |
| Ed DeWitt | Freestyle middleweight | Caraffini (ITA) W PP (1) | Mottier (SUI) W TF (0) | Skhirtladze (URS) W PP (1) | Utz (EUA) W PP (1) | Güngör (TUR) L TF (4) | — | 7 | — | 4 | |||
| Daniel Brand | Freestyle light heavyweight | Jacquel (FRA) W TF (0) | Kawano (JPN) L TF (4) |  van Zyl (SAF)W TF (0) | Bye | Albul (URS) L PP (3) | EL | — | 7 | — | 5 | ||
| William Kerslake | Freestyle heavyweight | Reznák (HUN) L PP (3) | Richmond (GBR) W TF (0) | Ahmedov (BUL) T (2) | Kaplan (TUR) L PP (3) | EL | — | 8 | — | 8 | |||
| Dick Wilson | Greco-Roman flyweight | Pârvulescu (ROU) L PP (3) | Kochergin (URS) T (2) | Burkhard (SUI) W TF (0) | Hirata (JPN) L TF (4) | EL | — | 9 | — | 9 | |||
| Larry Lauchle | Greco-Roman bantamweight | Ichiguchi (JPN) L TF (4) | Yılmaz (TUR) L TF (4) | EL | — | 8 | — | =25 | |||||
| Lee Allen | Greco-Roman featherweight |  Gregório (POR)W TF (0) |  Mahassine (MAR)W PP (1) | Ebrahimian (IRI) L PP (3) | Tóth (TCH) L PP (3) | EL | 7 | — | 8 | ||||
| Ben Northrup | Greco-Roman lightweight | Lehtonen (FIN) L PP (3) | Koridze (URS) L PP (3) | EL | — | 6 | — | =17 | |||||
| Fritz Fivian | Greco-Roman welterweight | Maritschnigg (EUA) L PP (3) | Petkov (BUL) L PP (3) | EL | — | 6 | EL | =20 | |||||
| Russell Camilleri | Greco-Roman middleweight | Berthoud (SUI) W PP (1) | Längle (AUT) W TF (0) |  Romanos (LIB)T (2) | Metz (EUA) L TF (4) | EL | — | 6 | — | EL | 7 | ||
| Howard George | Greco-Roman light heavyweight | Kartozia (URS) L PP (3) | Albrecht (EUA) L PP (3) | EL | — | 6 | — | =12 | |||||
| Dale Lewis | Greco-Roman heavyweight | Kozma (HUN) L PP (3) | Bulgarelli (ITA) L TF (4) | EL | — | 7 | — | 11 | |||||
