Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Australia
IOC code:	AUS
NOC:	Australian Olympic Committee external link
1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors	214 (184 men, 30 women)
Flag bearer	Alex Sturrock (opening)
Medals Rank: 5	Gold 8	Silver 8	Bronze 6	Total 22
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 *with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Australia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Reference

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Herb Elliott — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres

• Lawrence Morgan — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

• Lawrence Morgan, Neal Lavis and Bill Roycroft — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

• John Devitt — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle

• John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• David Theile — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle

[edit] Silver

• Noel Freeman — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk

• Brenda Jones — Athletics, Women's 800 metres

• Neal Lavis — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

• Neville Hayes — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Janice Andrew, Dawn Fraser, Rosemary Lassig, and Marilyn Wilson — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Alva Colquhuon, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

[edit] Bronze

• David Power — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres

• Oliver Taylor — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight

• Tony Madigan — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight

• John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Janice Andrew — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly

• John Devitt, David Dickson, John Konrads, and Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

[edit] Reference

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on January 7, 2007.

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