Australia 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 Gold 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 Silver 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 × 100 m Medley Relay Alva Colquhoun, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Bronze 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 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Athletics Women's 800 metres Dixie Willis Heat — 2:05.9 Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Boxing Canoeing Cycling Len Williams from Coffs Harbour was nominated for the team but declined due to work commitments Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960. Individual road race Frank Brazier Alan Grindal Garry Jones Robert Whetters Team time trial Warren Scarfe Garry Jones Alan Grindal Frank Brazier Sprint Ron Baensch 1000m time trial Ian Chapman Tandem Ian Browne Geoff Smith Team pursuit Warren Scarfe Garry Jones Robert Whetters Frank Brazier Diving Equestrian Fencing 11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960. Men's foil Brian McCowage Ivan Lund Michael Sichel Men's team foil Brian McCowage, Michael Sichel, Zoltan Okalyi, David McKenzie Men's épée Richard Stone Keith Hackshall John Simpson Men's team épée Ivan Lund, Richard Stone, John Humphreys, John Simpson, Keith Hackshall Men's sabre Michael Sichel Keith