Norway competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 39 men and 1 woman, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.
Men's 100 metres
Carl Fredrik Bunæs
Heat — 10.80 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
Quarter final — 10.69 s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
Carl Fredrik Bunæs
Heat — 21.46 s (→ advanced to the quarter final)
Quarter final — 21.50 s (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
Arne Hamarsland
Heat — 3:44.63 min (→ advanced to the final)
Final — 3:45.0 min (→ 9th place)
Men's marathon
Tor Torgersen — 2:27:30 hrs (→ 26th place)
Men's 110 metres hurdles
Jan Gulbrandsen
Heat — 52.39 min (→ advanced to the semi final)
Semi final — 52.56 min (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Roar Berthelsen
Qualification — 7.09 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Willy Rasmussen
Round 1 — 77.95 metres (→ advanced to the final)
Final — 78.36 metres (→ 5th place)
Terje Pedersen
Round 1 — 74.67 metres (→ advanced to the final)
Final — DNS (→ no ranking)
Egil Danielsen
Round 1 — 72.93 metres (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Unn Thorvaldsen
Round 1 — 41.99 metres (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Stein Haugen
Round 1 — 52.75 metres (→ advanced to the final)
Final — 53.36 metres (→ 11th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
Sverre Strandli
Round 1 — 61.41 metres (→ advanced to the final)
Final — 63.05 metres (→ 11th place)
One male cyclist represented Norway in 1960.
Individual road race
Per Digerud
One fencer represented Norway in 1960.
Men's foil
Leif Klette
Men's épée
Leif Klette
Six shooters represented Norway in 1960.
25 m pistol
Nicolaus Zwetnow
50 m pistol
Kurt Johannessen
50 m rifle, three positions
Erling Kongshaug
Magne Landrø
50 m rifle, prone
Erling Kongshaug
Tor Richter
Trap
Hans Aasnæs
