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.
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
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
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
Women's 800 metres
Dixie Willis
Heat — 2:05.9
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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
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 Hackshall
Women's foil
Kate Baxter
Johanna Winter
Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.
Individual
Neville Sayers
Hugh Doherty
Peter Macken
Team
Neville Sayers
Hugh Doherty
Peter Macken
Men
Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.
25 m pistol
Michael Papps
Neville Sayers
50 m pistol
John Tremelling
Rodney Johnson
300 m rifle, three positions
Don Tolhurst
John Holt
50 m rifle, three positions
Don Tolhurst
Norman Rule
50 m rifle, prone
Don Tolhurst
Norman Rule
Dick Thornett
