Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 85 competitors, 74 men and 11 women, took part in 77 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Rome
Competitors	85 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Carl Schwende
Medals Ranked 32nd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

Silver

• Donald Arnold, Walter D'Hondt, Nelson Kuhn, John Lecky, Kenneth Loomer, Bill McKerlich, Archibald MacKinnon, Glenn Mervyn, and Sohen Biln – Rowing, men's eight with coxswain

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Canada in 1960.

Individual road race

• Luigi Bartesaghi
• Alessandro Messina

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Canada in 1960.

Men's foil

• Carl Schwende

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men's coxless pair

• Lorne Loomer
• Keith Donald

Men's coxless four

• Robert Adams
• Clayton Brown
• Chris Leach
• Franklin Zielski

Men's eight

• Donald Arnold
• Walter D'Hondt
• Nelson Kuhn
• John Lecky
• David Anderson
• Archibald MacKinnon
• Bill McKerlich
• Glen Mervyn
• Sohen Biln

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Canada in 1960.

25 m pistol

• Garfield McMahon
• Godfrey Brunner

50 m pistol

• Garfield McMahon
• Godfrey Brunner

300 m rifle, three positions

• Edson Warner
• Evald Gering

50 m rifle, three positions

• Evald Gering
• Gil Boa

50 m rifle, prone

• Gil Boa
• Edson Warner

Trap

• Gilbert Henderson
• William Jones

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics