Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Australia, the previous host of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with the exception of the Equestrian events, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden), 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

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

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 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
Alva Colquhoun, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Freestyle Relay
Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay

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 ÃÂ 200 m Freestyle Relay