Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics


Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 253 competitors, 206 men and 47 women, took part in 130 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
The Rome Games continued Great Britain and Northern Ireland's disappointing run in the Olympics, with British athletes picking up only two gold medals. Overall, they won twenty medals, finishing twelfth.

Medallists

Gold

Men's Hammer Throw
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Shot Put

Canoeing

Cycling

12 male cyclists represented Great Britain in 1960.
;Individual road race
;Team time trial
;Sprint
;1000m time trial
;Tandem
;Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1960.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil

Gymnastics

The National Coach to the British Gymnastics team was Frank Turner, who had competed as a gymnast in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1960.
;Individual
;Team
England had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.
; Men's single sculls - unplaced
; Men's double sculls - unplaced
; Men's coxless pair - unplaced
; Men's coxed pair - unplaced
; Men's coxless four - Fifth
; Men's coxed four - unplaced
; Men's eight - unplaced

Shooting

Ten shooters represented Great Britain in 1960.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;Trap

Weightlifting

Wrestling