The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 283 competitors, 233 men and 50 women, took part in 145 events in 17 sports.[2]
Soviet Union at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | URS |
NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee |
in Rome, Italy 25 August 1960 – 11 September 1960 | |
Competitors | 283 (233 men, 50 women)[1] in 17 sports |
Flag bearer | Yury Vlasov |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–) Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–) Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–) Unified Team (1992) Armenia (1994–) Belarus (1994–) Georgia (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Kyrgyzstan (1994–) Moldova (1994–) Russia (1994–2016) Ukraine (1994–) Uzbekistan (1994–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Tajikistan (1996–) Turkmenistan (1996–) ROC (2020–2022) |
The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 43 gold and 103 total medals.
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
13 male cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1960.
21 fencers, 15 men and 6 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1960.
Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1960. In the team event, they won the silver medal.
The Soviet Union had 25 male rowers participate in seven rowing events in 1960.[3]
Ten shooters represented the Soviet Union in 1960. Between them, they won three bronze medals, two silvers and two golds.
In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.
Rank | Republic | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russian SFSR | 39 | 31 | 30 | 100 |
2 | Ukrainian SSR | 16 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
3 | Byelorussian SSR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Georgian SSR | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
5 | Armenian SSR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Latvian SSR | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
7 | Lithuanian SSR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Azerbaijan SSR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Estonian SSR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Moldavian SSR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Turkmen SSR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 62 | 63 | 45 | 170 |