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Republic of China at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Republic of China at the 1960 Summer Olympics

IOC code
  
TPE (RCF used at these Games)

NOC
  
Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee(Taiwan)

Website
  
www.tpenoc.net (Chinese) (English)

Competitors
  
27 (24 men, 3 women) in 6 sports

Medals Ranked 32nd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1

Taiwan (ROC) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa" (formerly the common Western name for the island). In the opening ceremony the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST".

Contents

Silver

  • Yang Chuan-kwang — athletics, men's decathlon

    • Shooting

    Three shooters represented the Republic of China in 1960.

    25 m pistol
  • Chen An-hu
    • 300 m rifle, three positions
  • Wu Tao-yan
    • 50 m rifle, three positions
  • Wu Tao-yan
    • Trap
  • Wang Ching-rui

    • References

    Republic of China at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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