<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a> (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics">light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games</a> in Rome.