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Soviet Union at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg
IOC code URS
NOC Soviet Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors 283 (233 men, 50 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Yury Vlasov
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold Silver Bronze Total
43 29 31 103
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–)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Tajikistan (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (1996–)

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.

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.

T hree 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.

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.


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