1960 Summer Olympics
Games of the XVII Olympiad, in Rome, Italy
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Summary
1960 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 3,716 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #26 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Follows: 1956 Summer Olympics[5]
- Followed by: 1964 Summer Olympics[6]
- Location: Rome[7], Stadio Olimpico[8]
- Commons category: 1960 Summer Olympics[9]
- Has part(s): boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics[10], swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics[11], field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics[12], shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics[13], modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics[14], equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics[15], water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics[16], football at the 1960 Summer Olympics[17], cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics[18], gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics[19], sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics[20], wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics[21], athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics[22], weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics[23]
- Officially opened by: Giovanni Gronchi[24]
- Oath made by: Adolfo Consolini[25]
- Torch lit by: Giancarlo Peris[26]
- Start time: August 25, 1960[27]
- End time: September 11, 1960[28]
- Sport: Olympic sport[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:1960 Summer Olympics[30]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/[31], https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rome-1960[32]
- Number of participants: 83[33], 5338[34]
- Described by source: Rome 1960[35]
- Native label: Spiller vun der XVII. Olympiad[36]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[37]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[38]
Why It Matters
1960 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]