Chile at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was the nation's eleventh appearance out of fourteen editions of the

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. The nation was represented by a team of 9 athletes, 8 males and 1 females, that competed in 8 events in 3 sports.

Athletics

Boxing

Shooting

Two shooters represented Chile in 1960. ;

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Juan Enrique Lira Juan Enrique Lira (27 October 1927 – 12 March 2007) was a Chilean sports shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. Lira later became a photo editor for the Santiago newspaper ''El Mercurio'' and was working allowe ...

Gilberto Navarro Gilberto Navarro (19 May 1929 – 14 April 2005) was a Chilean sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( i ...

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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