title: Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  
  Australia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 189 competitors, 160 men and 29 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Gold
  
  * Herb Elliott — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
  * Lawrence Morgan — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
  * Lawrence Morgan, Neale Lavis and Bill Roycroft — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
  * John Devitt — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
  * Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
  * John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
  * David Theile — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
  * Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
  
  ### Silver
  
  * Noel Freeman — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
  * Brenda Jones — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
  * Neale Lavis — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
  * Neville Hayes — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
  * Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
  * Janice Andrew, Dawn Fraser, Rosemary Lassig, and Marilyn Wilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
  * Alva Colquhoun, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
  * Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
  
  ### Bronze
  
  * David Power — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
  * Oliver Taylor — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
  * Tony Madigan — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  * John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
  * Janice Andrew — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
  * John Devitt, David Dickson, John Konrads, and Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Women's 800 metres
  
  * Dixie Willis
     * Heat — 2:05.9
     * Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Len Williams from Coffs Harbour was nominated for the team but declined due to work commitments
  
  Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960.
  
  ### Individual road race
  
  * Frank Brazier
  * Alan Grindal
  * Garry Jones
  * Robert Whetters
  
  ### Team time trial
  
  * Warren Scarfe
  * Garry Jones
  * Alan Grindal
  * Frank Brazier
  
  ### Sprint
  
  * Ron Baensch
  
  ### 1000m time trial
  
  * Ian Chapman
  
  ### Tandem
  
  * Ian Browne
  * Geoff Smith
  
  ### Team pursuit
  
  * Warren Scarfe
  * Garry Jones
  * Robert Whetters
  * Frank Brazier
  
  ## Fencing
  
  11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.
  
  ### Men's foil
  
  * Brian McCowage
  * Ivan Lund
  * Michael Sichel
  
  ### Men's team foil
  
  * Brian McCowage, Michael Sichel, Zoltan Okalyi, David McKenzie
  
  ### Men's épée
  
  * Richard Stone
  * Keith Hackshall
  * John Simpson
  
  ### Men's team épée
  
  * Ivan Lund, Richard Stone, John Humphreys, John Simpson, Keith Hackshall
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Michael Sichel
  * Keith Hackshall
  
  ### Women's foil
  
  * Kate Baxter
  * Johanna Winter
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.
  
  ### Individual
  
  * Neville Sayers
  * Hugh Doherty
  * Peter Macken
  
  ### Team
  
  * Neville Sayers
  * Hugh Doherty
  * Peter Macken
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1960.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ian Tutty Kevyn Webb | double sculls details | 7:16.41 | 6 R | 7:12.37 | 5 DNQ | N/A | N/A | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
  | Terry Davies John Hunt | coxless pairs details | 7:51.88 | 4 R | 7:24.22 | 2 SF | 7:50.59 | 5 DNQ | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
  | Paul Guest Walter Howell Ian Johnston (cox) | coxed pairs details | 7:49.06 | 4 R | 7:47.82 | 4 DNQ | N/A | N/A | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
  | Peter Gillon Peter Guest Kim Jelbart Brian Vear | coxless fours details | 6:49.83 | 4 R | 6:45.25 | 4 DNQ | N/A | N/A | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
  | Mick Allen Max Annett John Hudson Peter Waddington Lionel Robberds (cox) | coxed fours details | 6:47.23 | 2 R | 6:47.31 | 2 SF | 7:05.04 | 2 F | 6:45.80 | 5 |
  | Alexander Cunningham Berry Durston Milton Francis Maxwell Gamble Geoffrey Hale John Ledder Roger Ninham John Rosser Terrence Scook (cox) | eights details | 6:16.94 | 2 R | 6:31.15 | 4 DNQ | N/A | N/A | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
  
  ## Sailing
  
  ### Open
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
  | Ronald Jenyns | Finn | 6 | 6 | DNF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5758 | 4 |
  | Rolly Tasker Ian Palmer | Flying Dutchman | 17 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 2845 | 18 |
  | Robert French Jack Downey | Star | 13 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 1736 | 18 |
  | Harold Brooke John Coon Alan Cain | Dragon | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 3733 | 11 |
  | Jock Sturrock David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff | 5.5 Metre | 4 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 2959 | 10 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
  | John Holt | 300 m rifle | 1030 | 17 Q | 1030 | 34 |
  | Rodney Johnson | 50 m pistol | 329 | 27 Q | 527 | 32 |
  | Michael Papps | 25 m pistol | — | — | 569 | 31 |
  | Norman Rule | 50 m rifle, three positions | 549 | 14 Q | 1095 | 45 |
  | Norman Rule | 50 m rifle, prone | 382 | 24 Q | 569 | 47 |
  | Neville Sayers | 25 m pistol | — | — | 552 | 43 |
  | Don Tolhurst | 50 m rifle, three positions | 540 | 22 Q | 1113 | 27 |
  | Don Tolhurst | 50 m rifle, prone | 383 | 16 Q | 574 | 38 |
  | Don Tolhurst | 300 m rifle | 533 | 14 Q | 1049 | 31 |
  | John Tremelling | 50 m pistol | 344 | 17 Q | 534 | 21 |
  
  ## Water polo
  
  * Dick Thornett
  