About Rome 1960
Peter Snell arrived at the Rome Olympics in 1960 as a complete unkown but in the 800 metres he won the gold in a record time of 1 minute 46.3 seconds. Snell successfully defended his 800 metre title in Tokyo four years later and went on to take gold in the 1500 metres as well. One of New Zealand's most memorable days at an Olympic Games came at the XXVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960. Murray Halberg won the gold medal in the 5000 metres within an hour of Snell's 800 metre victory. And to cap a successful athletics programme for New Zealand, Barry Magee won the marathon bronze.
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Results
| Event | Position | Athlete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Athletics: 10000m - Men
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Athletics 10000m - Men |
5th | Murray Halberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 10000m - Men
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Athletics 10000m - Men |
26th | Barry Magee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 100m - Women
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Athletics 100m - Women |
Valerie Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 200m - Men
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Athletics 200m - Men |
Barry Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 200m - Women
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Athletics 200m - Women |
Valerie Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 20km Walk - Men
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Athletics 20km Walk - Men |
Norman Read | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 400m - Men
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Athletics 400m - Men |
Barry Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 5000m - Men
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Athletics 5000m - Men |
Gold | Murray Halberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 50km Walk - Men
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Athletics 50km Walk - Men |
Norman Read | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 800m - Men
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Athletics 800m - Men |
Donal Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: 800m - Men
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Athletics 800m - Men |
Gold | Peter Snell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Discus Throw - Women
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Athletics Discus Throw - Women |
Valerie Sloper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Discus Throw - Women
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Athletics Discus Throw - Women |
13th | Jennifer Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Long Jump - Women
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Athletics Long Jump - Women |
10th | Beverley Weigel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Marathon - Men
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Athletics Marathon - Men |
Jeff Julian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Marathon - Men
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Athletics Marathon - Men |
Ray Puckett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Marathon - Men
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Athletics Marathon - Men |
Bronze | Barry Magee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Shot Put - Men
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Athletics Shot Put - Men |
Les Mills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics: Shot Put - Women
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Athletics Shot Put - Women |
Valerie Sloper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycling - Track: 1km Time Trial - Men
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Cycling - Track 1km Time Trial - Men |
Warwick Dalton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equestrian - Jumping: Individual - Open
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Equestrian - Jumping Individual - Open |
23rd | Adrian White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hockey: Hockey - Men
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Hockey Hockey - Men |
5th | Kevin Percy, Anthony Hayde, Mervyn McKinnon, Murray Mathieson, Ross Gillespie, John Cullen, James Barclay, Ian Kerr, John Abrams, Bruce Turner, Bill Schaefer, Guy McGregor, Noel Hobson, Phillip Bygrave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rowing: Single Scull - Men
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Rowing Single Scull - Men |
4th | James Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing : Finn - Men
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Sailing Finn - Men |
Ralph Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing : Flying Dutchman - Open
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Sailing Flying Dutchman - Open |
8th | Helmer Pedersen, Ron Watson, Murray Rae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wrestling - Freestyle: Middleweight - Men
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Wrestling - Freestyle Middleweight - Men |
9th | Fred Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Abrams
Hockey
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James Barclay
Hockey
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Phillip Bygrave
Hockey
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John Cullen
Hockey
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Warwick Dalton
Cycling - Track
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Ross Gillespie
Hockey
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Murray Halberg
Athletics
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Anthony Hayde
Hockey
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James Hill
Rowing
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Noel Hobson
Hockey
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Jeff Julian
Athletics
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Ian Kerr
Hockey
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Barry Magee
Athletics
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Murray Mathieson
Hockey
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Guy McGregor
Hockey
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Mervyn McKinnon
Hockey
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Les Mills
Athletics
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Valerie Morgan
Athletics
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Dave Norris
Athletics
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Don Oliver
Weightlifting
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Helmer Pedersen
Sailing
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Kevin Percy
Hockey
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Brian Pickworth
Fencing
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Ray Puckett
Athletics
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Murray Rae
Sailing
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Norman Read
Athletics
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Ralph Roberts
Sailing
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Barry Robinson
Athletics
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Bill Schaefer
Hockey
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Valerie Sloper
Athletics
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Donal Smith
Athletics
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Peter Snell
Athletics
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Fred Thomas
Wrestling - Freestyle
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Jennifer Thompson
Athletics
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Bruce Turner
Hockey
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Ron Watson
Sailing
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Beverley Weigel
Athletics
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Adrian White
Equestrian - Jumping
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Sports
| Sport/Discipline | No. Athletes | Sport/Discipline | No. Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 14 | Rowing | 1 |
| Cycling - Track | 1 | Sailing | 4 |
| Equestrian - Jumping | 1 | Weightlifting | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | Wrestling - Freestyle | 1 |
| Hockey | 14 |
IN BRIEF:
- 38 Athletes
- 11 Officials
- 2 Gold
- 1 Bronze
- 7 Diplomas
Peter Snell arrived at the Rome Olympics in 1960 as a complete unkown but in the 800 metres he won the gold in a record time of 1 minute 46.3 seconds. Snell successfully defended his 800 metre title in Tokyo four years later and went on to take gold in the 1500 metres as well. One of New Zealand's most memorable days at an Olympic Games came at the XXVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960. Murray Halberg won the gold medal in the 5000 metres within an hour of Snell's 800 metre victory. And to cap a successful athletics programme for New Zealand, Barry Magee won the marathon bronze.… READ MORE
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