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Canada 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 ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
in Rome, Italy. 85 competitors, 74 men and 11 women, took part in 77 events in 14 sports.


Medallists


Silver

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Donald Arnold Donald John Arnold (July 14, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbour ...
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Walter D'Hondt Walter Ignace d'Hondt (born September 11, 1936 in Richmond, Surrey, England) was a Canadian rower and Olympic champion. Personal life He is the brother of Miss Canada 1959, Danica d'Hondt, who is a Canadian-American-British actres ...
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Nelson Kuhn Nelson Kuhn (born July 7, 1937) is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Whitemouth Whitemouth is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The commun ...
, John Lecky, Kenneth Loomer, Bill McKerlich,
Archibald MacKinnon Archibald MacKinnon (born January 13, 1937 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Lo ...
, Glenn Mervyn, and Sohen Biln – Rowing, men's eight with coxswain


Athletics


Boxing


Canoeing


Cycling

Two cyclists represented Canada in 1960. ; Individual road race * Luigi Bartesaghi * Alessandro Messina


Diving


Equestrian


Fencing

One fencer represented Canada in 1960. ; Men's foil *
Carl Schwende Carl Schwende (20 February 1920 – 30 December 2002) was a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games ...


Gymnastics


Rowing

Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960. ; Men's coxless pair *
Lorne Loomer Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937January 1, 2017) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Walter D'Ho ...
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Keith Donald Keith Donald (born 23 September 1940) is a Canadian rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Oly ...
; Men's coxless four * Robert Adams * Clayton Brown *
Chris Leach Chris Leach (born 10 February 1942) is a Canadian rower. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport even ...
* Franklin Zielski ; Men's eight *
Donald Arnold Donald John Arnold (July 14, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbour ...
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Walter D'Hondt Walter Ignace d'Hondt (born September 11, 1936 in Richmond, Surrey, England) was a Canadian rower and Olympic champion. Personal life He is the brother of Miss Canada 1959, Danica d'Hondt, who is a Canadian-American-British actres ...
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Nelson Kuhn Nelson Kuhn (born July 7, 1937) is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Whitemouth Whitemouth is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, located in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The commun ...
* John Lecky *
David Anderson David Anderson may refer to: People In academia or science *David Anderson (academic) (born 1952), American college professor *David Anderson (engineer) (1880–1953), Scottish civil engineer and lawyer *David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (1911 ...
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Archibald MacKinnon Archibald MacKinnon (born January 13, 1937 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Lo ...
* Bill McKerlich * Glen Mervyn * Sohen Biln


Sailing


Shooting

Seven shooters represented Canada 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 ...
* Garfield McMahon * Godfrey Brunner ;
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 ...
* Garfield McMahon * Godfrey Brunner ; 300 m rifle, three positions *
Edson Warner Edson Warner (6 March 1930 – 20 August 2019) was a Canadian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He represented Canada at the World Shooting Championships in Oslo (1952), ...
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Evald Gering Evald Voldemar Gering (24 May 1918 – 6 September 2007) was an Estonian-born Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle, three positions and 50 metre rifle, three positions events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 S ...
; 50 m rifle, three positions *
Evald Gering Evald Voldemar Gering (24 May 1918 – 6 September 2007) was an Estonian-born Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle, three positions and 50 metre rifle, three positions events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 S ...
* Gil Boa ; 50 m rifle, prone * Gil Boa *
Edson Warner Edson Warner (6 March 1930 – 20 August 2019) was a Canadian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He represented Canada at the World Shooting Championships in Oslo (1952), ...
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Gilbert Henderson Gilbert J. Henderson (5 September 1926 – 30 January 2017) was a Canadian 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 th ...
* William Jones


Swimming


Weightlifting


Wrestling


References

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 ...
Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
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