Republic of China at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Chinese Taipei at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | TPE (RCF used at these Games) |
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| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee(Taiwan) | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 27 (24 men, 3 women) in 6 sports | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 32nd |
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 Republic of China (1932–48) |
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Taiwan (ROC) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa" (formerly the common Western name for the island). In the opening ceremony the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST".
Three shooters represented the Republic of China in 1960.
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