Greece competed at the

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in Rome, Italy. 48 competitors, all men, took part in 38 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every

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Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Rowing

Greece had six male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960. ; Men's coxed pair *

Ioannis Khrysokhoou Ioannis Chrysochoou ( el, Ιωάννης Χρυσοχόου; born 12 July 1934) is a Greek rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officia ...

Ioannis Simbonis Ioannis Symbonis ( el, Ιωάννης Συμπόνης; born 6 January 1935) is a Greek rower. He competed in two events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Ga ...

* Ioannis Theodorakeas (cox) ; Men's coxed four * Panagiotis Kalombratsos * Ilias Polyzois *

* Triantafyllos Tsongas * Ioannis Theodorakeas (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Greece in 1960. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

Alkiviadis Papageorgopoulos Alkiviadis Papageorgopoulos (born 24 March 1937) is a Greek former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...

Georgios Marmaridis Georgios Marmaridis (21 November 1930 – 22 December 2005) was a Greek sports shooter and journalist. He competed in the 25 metre pistol and 50 metre pistol events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpi ...

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50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

Dimitrios Kasoumis Dimitrios Kasoumis (8 February 1930 – 1996) was a Greek sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games ...

; 50 m rifle, three positions *

Georgios Liveris Georgios Liveris (born 10 May 1932) is a Greek former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, three positions and 50 metre rifle, prone events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del ...

Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos (10 January 1918 – 1998) was a Greek sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, three positions and 50 metre rifle, prone events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Ol ...

; 50 m rifle, prone *

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Platon Georgitsis Platon Georgitsis is a Greek former sports shooter. He competed in the trap event 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 de ...

* Georgios Pangalos

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

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