<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ama-Olympic aseRome ngo-1960 abona abaseMelika belahlekelwa ukuzibamba emidlalweni yabo ephumelelayo ngokwemvelo, njengokugijima nokwenyusa izinsimbi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isibhakela, ukubhukuda lapho amaMelika athola khona izindondo zegolide eziyi-9, ngenkathi enqatshelwa ngempikiswano igolide kumamitha ayi-100 freestyle, naphezu kokukhombisa isikhathi esihle kakhulu, kanye nokulwa kukhiqize imiphumela emihle engalindelekile, okwasiza ngandlela thile ukubuyisa lokho okwakulahlekile kweminye imidlalo. Emidlalweni yokugijima, amaSoviet athola izindondo zegolide ezingu - 11, eyodwa kuphela engaphansi kweyamaMelika. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ithimba laseMelika labhekana nezinkinga eziningi kulo lonke umhlangano, njengokuchithwa okuphikisanayo kweqembu labesilisa elaliwina indondo yegolide emidlalweni engu-4x100  <response>: . futhi. Ekuphakamiseni izinsimbi, amaSoviet, ngosizo lohlelo lwawo olusezingeni eliphakeme lokudla izidakamizwa, anqoba imidlalo emihlanu kweyisikhombisa, eshiya i - U.S. ngegolide elilodwa kuphela. Izindondo zegolide ezingu - 10 zaseSoviet kwezemidlalo yokuzivocavoca azizange zimangaze muntu, njengoba lesi sizwe sasilokhu singumbuso wezemidlalo yokuzivocavoca, kodwa kwasho ukuthi abaseSoviet banqoba abaseMelika ekulinganisweni kwezindondo emidlalweni yesibili yasehlobo elandelanayo. Nokho, ithimba lase-United States le-basketball lahlangabezana nokulindeleke ngaphambi komqhudelwano futhi lazuza indondo yalo yegolide yesihlanu ilandelana, okuyinto enhle kakhulu, njengoba kwakudingeka liqhudelane namaqhawe ase-USSR. Umphumela wokugcina, izindondo zegolide ezingu-43 nezingu-103 zizonke zamaSoviet nezindondo ezingu-34 zegolide nezingu-71 zizonke zamaMelika, wabonisa ukuthi iMelika yayingaselona ibutho eliholayo emncintiswaneni wama-Olympic. 