British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| British West Indies at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 in 5 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 39 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 2 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Other related appearances | ||||||||||||
 Jamaica (1948–1956, 1964–) Trinidad and Tobago (1948–1956, 1964–) Barbados (1968–) |
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Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name Antilles (ANT)[1] at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The short-lived nation only participated at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago competed independently again in 1964, and Barbados started competing at the 1968 Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze | .svg.png){kind=small} George Kerr (JAM) | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | September 2 |
| Bronze | George Kerr (JAM).png){kind=small} James Wedderburn (BAR) Keith Gardner (JAM) Malcolm Spence (JAM) | Athletics | Men's 4×400 metre relay | September 8 |
Results by event
Athletics
For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Men's 100 metres | Dennis Johnson | Heats: 10.4 (2nd in heat) Quarter-finals: 10.4 (4th, did not advance) |
| Men's 200 metres | Clifton Bertrand | Heats: 21.3 (3rd in heat) Quarter-finals: 21.4 (6th, did not advance) |
| Dennis Johnson | Heats: 21.2 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 21.1 (3rd) Semi-finals: 21.0 (5th, did not advance) | |
| Men's 400 metres | Malcolm Spence | Heats: 47.6 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 46.9 (3rd) Semi-finals: 46.8 (5th, did not advance) |
| James Wedderburn | Heats: 47.4 (2nd in heat) Quarter-finals: 47.0 (4th, did not advance) | |
| Men's 800 metres | George Kerr | Heats: 1:50.9 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 1:49.4 (1st) Semi-final: 1:47.1 (1st) Final: 1:47.1 (→ Bronze) |
| Men's 4×400 metre relay | George Kerr James Wedderburn Keith Gardner Malcolm Spence |
Heats: 3:09.1 (1st in heat) Semi-final: 3:09.2 (2nd) Final: 3:04.0 (→ Bronze) |
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Keith Gardner | Heats: 14.3 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 14.3 (2nd) Semi-final: 14.2 (3rd) Final: 14.4 (→ 5th place) |
| Men's long jump | Paul Foreman | Qualification: 7.42 m Final: 7.26 m (→ 12th place) |
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Cycling
For more details on this topic, see Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Individual road race | Clyde Rimple | DNF |
| Sprint | Clyde Rimple | Heats: 2nd of 2 Repechage: 1st of 2 Repechage final: 2nd of 3 Eighth-finals: 3rd of 3 Eighth-finals repechage: 2nd of 3 (did not advance) |
| Time trial | Clyde Rimple | 1:16.08 (→ 23rd place) |
Sailing
For more details on this topic, see Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Flying Dutchman class | Richard John Bennett Gerald Bird |
893 points (→ 30th place) |
Shooting
For more details on this topic, see Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Name | Result |
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| 50 m free pistol | Anthony Bridge | Qualification: 319 (→ 32nd in group, did not advance) |
| Keith De Casseres | (retired) |
Weightlifting
For more details on this topic, see Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Bantamweight (57 kg) | Grantley Sobers | Press: 97.5 kg (7th) Snatch: 90.0 kg (12th) Jerk: 120.0 kg (13th) Total: 307.5 kg (→ 10th place) |
Sources
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