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Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venues
Road cycling Via Cassia
Via Cristoforo Colombo
Via di Grottarossa
Via Flaminia
Track cycling Olympic Velodrome
Dates 26 August – 29 August
Cyclists 297 from 48 countries
Top ranked countries
 Italy: 1st, gold medalist(s)  2nd, silver medalist(s)  3rd, bronze medalist(s)  
 Soviet Union: 1st, gold medalist(s)  2nd, silver medalist(s)  3rd, bronze medalist(s)  
 United Team of Germany: 1st, gold medalist(s)  2nd, silver medalist(s)  3rd, bronze medalist(s)  
« 1956 1964 »

The cycling competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The event was marked by the death of cyclist Knud Jensen.

297 cyclists from 48 nations competed.


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