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Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres middle distance event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 2. Fifty-one athletes from 35 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. All three nations earning medals in 1960 were new to the podium in the event. The event was won by Peter Snell of New Zealand, the nation's first medal in the men's 800 metres. Snell would defend his title in 1964. Roger Moens took silver, earning Belgium's first medal. George Kerr took bronze for the British West Indies, one of only two medals that nation earned in its brief Olympic history (the 4 × 400 metres relay bronze a few days later would be the other). After four straight gold medals from 1936 to 1956, the United States failed to even make the final. Summary Only six men were seeded into the final. From the gun Christian Wägli led the pack of five runners off the turn, with only Manfred Matuschewski already beaten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Rome)
The Stadio Olimpico (English: ''Olympic Stadium'') is the largest sports facility in Rome, Italy, seating over 70,000 spectators. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex, north of the city. The structure is owned by the Italian National Olympic Committee and it is used primarily for association football. The Stadio Olimpico is the home stadium of the Roma and Lazio football clubs, and also hosts the Coppa Italia final. It was rebuilt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and it hosted the tournament final. Despite being an Olympic stadium, therefore ostensibly dedicated exclusively to sport, musical concerts are also held, in particular the concert by Claudio Baglioni on 6 June 1998, which still holds the record attendance at the Olimpico with a total of over 100,000 spectators, thanks to the fact that the stage was located in the center of the stadium and the public surrounded it filling all the seats. Rated an UEFA category four stadium, it has also hosted four Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valery Bulyshev
Valery Pavlovich Bulyshev (russian: Валерий Павлович Булышев; 15 June 1939 – 15 August 2013) was a Soviet middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 1962 European Championships. He competed in the same event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. Bulyshev was born in Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ..., but lived most of his life in Saint Petersburg. Between 1959 and 1966 he won 8 Soviet titles and set 12 Soviet records in middle-distance events. In retirement he worked as athletics coach. References 1939 births 2013 deaths Russian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Cunliffe
Ernie Cunliffe (born September 2, 1937) is an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1937 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics American male middle-distance runners Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Long Beach, California Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) 20th-century American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wägli
Christian Wägli (22 December 1934 – 17 June 2019) was a Swiss sprinter and middle-distance runner.Sportler des Jahres 1958: Christian Wägli gestorben He finished fifth in the and sixth in the at the |
Moussa Said
Moussa Said (born 2 October 1938) is an Ethiopian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1938 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Ethiopian male sprinters Ethiopian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaromír Šlégr
Jaromír Šlégr (born 19 September 1941) is a Czech sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1941 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Czech male sprinters Czech male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Place of birth missing (living people) {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Yvon Lenoir
Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (8 August 1936 – 25 November 2015) was a French middle distance runner who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1936 births 2015 deaths French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Mediterranean Games {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Siebert
Jerome Francis Siebert (October 6, 1938 – December 30, 2022) was an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 m at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in sixth place in 1964. In 1958 and 1960 he was part of the American relay teams that set world records in the 4×880 yd relay. Siebert died in Golden, Colorado Golden is a home rule city that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,399 at the 2020 United States Census. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountai ... on December 30, 2022, at the age of 84. References External links * 1938 births 2022 deaths American male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics California Golden Bears men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Farrell (hurdler)
Thomas Stanley Farrell (born 23 September 1932) is a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 440 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ..., Wales. References 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics British male hurdlers British male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Parsch
Péter Parsch (born 20 January 1936) is a Hungarian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Hungarian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Hungary Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Hungarian people Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jos Lambrechts
Jos Lambrechts (27 February 1936 – 22 February 2015) was a Belgian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1936 births 2015 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Belgian male sprinters Belgian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing Belgian Athletics Championships winners {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Johnson (athlete)
George N. Johnson (born 12 June 1938 in Monrovia) is a Liberian athlete. He competed for Liberia at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 400 metres, 800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ... and the 4×100 metres relay. at sports-reference.com References 1938 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
