1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had been awarded the organization of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but after the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was forced to decline and pass the honors to London. On June 15, 1955, at the 50th IOC Session in Paris, France, Rome beat out Lausanne, Detroit, Budapest , Brussels, Mexico City and Tokyo for the rights to host the Games. ¹ New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. ²...
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Occurred: August 25, 1960 - September 11, 1960
Location:Rome

Locations of 1960 Summer Olympics

Rome
Rome

Rome ; Latin: Rōma is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in...
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Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
(1960)

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, four diving events were contested. The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the...
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Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
(1960)

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held in...
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Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
(1960)

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 15 swimming events were contested, eight for men and seven for women. There was a total of 380 participants from...
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1960 Summer Olympics
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