2. Rome 1960
83 country's competed
611 women went and
5,338 people took part
4,727 men went.
150 events in 17 sports
It started on august 25
It stopped on september 11
4. Rome 1960
Armin Hary won the
100 metres in an Olympic
record time of 10.2 Australian athlete Herb Elliott
seconds. won the men's 1500 meters in
one of the most dominating
performances in Olympic history
Soviet gymnasts won 15
of 16 possible medals in
women's gymnastics
The future Constantine II
, King of Greece, won his
Cassius Clay, later known as country a gold in sailing
Muhammad Ali, won boxing's Dragon Class.
light-heavyweight gold medal