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Rome 1960 Olympic Games
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Wilma Rudolph, wearing a blue USA uniform, crosses the finish line ahead of another runner during a track race at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, with a full stadium in the background. Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia runs barefoot past cheering spectators during the marathon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, wearing bib number 11 and leading the race. Rafer Johnson wearing a USA jersey prepares to throw the shot put during the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, with a stadium crowd in the background.
Wilma Rudolph wins the 100- and 200-meter races at the 1960 Olympics
Jerry West Dawn Fraser (centre) standing on the winners' podium after receiving the gold medal for 100-metre freestyle swimming at the 1960 Olympics in Rome Tommy Kono on his way to winning the silver medal in the middleweight weightlifting competition at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Olympic champion Tamara Press Irina Press Soviet gymnast Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin
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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
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Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
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Add new Web site: CBC Sports - 1960: Rome, Italy. Jun 26, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 18, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Navarra - Rome 1960. Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: F?d?ration ?questre Internationale - Olympic Games 1960. Oct 11, 2024
Add new Web site: National Paralympic Heritage Trust - Rome 1960 Paralympic Summer Games. Jun 14, 2024
Cross-reference added. Apr 19, 2024
Added information about top-performing countries. Feb 27, 2024
Media added. Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - ?Rome 1960? Feb 02, 2024
New article added. Mar 09, 2011
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