Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Rome
Competitors85 in 14 sports
Flag bearerCarl Schwende
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 85 competitors, 74 men and 11 women, took part in 77 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Silver[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Boxing[edit]

Canoeing[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Two cyclists represented Canada in 1960.

Individual road race

Diving[edit]

Equestrian[edit]

Fencing[edit]

One fencer represented Canada in 1960.

Men's foil

Gymnastics[edit]

Rowing[edit]

Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's coxless pair
Men's coxless four
Men's eight

Sailing[edit]

Shooting[edit]

Seven shooters represented Canada in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming[edit]

Weightlifting[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Canada at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.