Rome, Italy- America's Wilma Rudolph, of Clarksville, TN, breaks the tape to win her semi-final heat in the women's 100-meter dash. Wilma won in the...
Gianfranco Peris holds up the Olympic torch after lighting the brazier in the opening ceremonies of the 1960 Summer Games.
Italian athlete Giancarlo Peris brings the Olympic flame to the Olympic Stadium in Rome for the opening ceremony of the games, 26th August 1960.
The olympic team from Formosa, now Taiwan, complaining after they were forced to change their name from the Republic of China to Formosa.
The winners of the 1960 Olympic medals for light heavyweight boxing on the winners' podium at Rome: Cassius Clay , gold; Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of...
British athlete Dorothy Shirley in action during the final of the women's high jump event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, at the Stadio Olimpico in...
Italian miss pauses to admire the gold medal Worn by Cassius Clay after winning the Olympic Light Heavyweight Crown.
American Wilma Rudolph crosses the finish line in a women's sprint event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. September 3, 1960.
Team led by Rafer Johnson enters Rome's Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics.
Boxing: 1960 Summer Olympics, USA Cassius Clay in action during light heavyweight fight, Rome, Italy 8/25/1960--9/11/1960
Giuseppe Delfino of Italy scores a winning hit on Allen Jay of Great Britain to take the gold in the Men's Individual Epee at the Rome Olympics, 1960
Russian-born Soviet athlete Lyudmila Shevtsova finishes ahead of Australian athlete Brenda Jones in the final of the women's 800-metres event at the...
Exterior of the Rome Sports Palace, designed by Pier Luigi Nervi for the 1960 Olympic Games; it has a 200-ft. Wide dome with pattern that provides...
Rome, Italy- Cassius Clay of Louisville, Kentucky throws a hard right at Australia's A. Madigan, during their light-heavyweight semi-final of the...
Wilma Rudolph, USA, winner of 100 meters sprint, presented with Gold Medal by Avery Brundage, President of Olympic Games Executive Committees.
The United States beat Italy 88-54 in tonight's Olympic Basketball Elimination Round Game. Here are T. Dischinger and J. Lucas of the United States...
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia running during the marathon at the Olympics, Rome, Italy, 10th September 1960.
Rome, Italy- American decathlon athlete Rafer Johnson of Kingsbury, Calif., carries the flag as the U.S. Olympic contingent parades through Marble...
Rome, Italy- America's Rafer Johnson of Kingsburg, California sprints home to win his heat in the 100-meter dash, the first event in the decathlon....
Rome, Italy- Ingrid Kramer of Germany soars through the air during the high diving elimination contest. Miss Kramer was first in the competition and...
Decathlete Rafer Johnson throws the shot put during the Decathlon at the Rome Olympics in 1960. Johnson won the gold medal in the Decathlon.
Sport/Boxing, 1960 Olympic Games, Rome, Italy, September 1960, America's Cassius Clay, in action during the Games, he won the Gold medal in the...
Members of the British Olympic team at London Airport prepare to board a BEA Viscount for their flight to Rome, 30th August 1960.
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, running barefoot, draws away from Abdesselem Rhadi of Morocco near the finish of the marathon at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He...
British diver Elizabeth Ferris in mid-dive during the 1960 Rome Olympics. She won the silver medal for the springboard event.
Interior of the Rome Sports Palace, designed by Pier Luigi Nervi for the 1960 Olympic Games; it has a 200-ft. Wide dome with pattern that provides...
Michael Troy of Indianapolis, Indiana, wears a smile after winning the first heat in the men's 200-meter butterfly event, 8/31. His time of 2:15.5...
Jerry West and teammate Oscar Robertson , representing the U.S.A. Basketball players in the Rome Olympics, are congratulated by a representative from...
Clasping hands after finishing one-two-three in the Olympic 40-meter hurdles, U.S. Track stars stand on the podium 9/2. Left to right are: Cliff...
Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila waves to the cheering crowd and photographers after he won the Olympic Marathon in a time of about 2 hours, 15 minutes...
Three gold-medal winning American boxers pose in the Olympic Village, Rome, Italy, September 9, 1960. From left, Eddie Crook, Cassius Clay , and...
Full-length image of the American delegation, wearing suits and hats, marching inside Olympic Stadium during opening ceremonies for the Summer...
American decathlete and flagbearer Rafer Johnson leads the United States Olympic team at the opening ceremony of the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the...
Jerry Lucas from Ohio State University leaps high over the heads of Russian defenders to score two points during the U.S. Russia Olympic basketball...
Volume 2, Page 23, Picture 8, Weightlifting, 1960 Olympic Games, Rome, Italy, Weightlifting event at the Palazzetto dello Sport
Olympic Games, Rome, Italy, Basketball, The USA team that won the gold medal line up with silver medallists USSR and bronze medallists Brazil
The three winners of the Ladies 200 metre final at the Rome Olympics, 6th September 1960. From left to right, Britain's Dorothy Hyman , the USA's...
Australian goalkeeper, Lou Hailey, watches the progress of the ball from an attack by Pakistan, as Australia meet Pakistan in the men's hockey...
American athlete Otis Davis and German athlete Carl Kaufmann in the final of the men's 400-metres event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, at the Stadio...
Construction nearing completion on the Velodromo Olimpico , which will host the track cycling and field hockey events at the 1960 Summer Olympics,...
The completed Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto , an aquatics centre at the Foro Italico constructed for the 1960 Summer Olympics, hosted by Rome, Italy, 1st...
S 100 METRES EVENT AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN ROME WITH A TIME OF 10.4 SECONDS. F. BUDD OF THE UNITED STATES CAME SECOND. RADFORD WENT ON TO COMPETE IN...
American high-jumper John Thomas congratulates Robert Shavlakadze of the Soviet Union on his victory in the Men's High Jump final at the Olympic...
Italian swimmers practicing for an Olympic selection at the Piscina dei Mosaici, venue of the 1960 Summer Olympics located within the Foro Italico...
Canadian track and field runner Harry Jerome winning the quarterfinals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, followed by British runner Peter Radford, Kenyan...
Lifting a weight, Russia's Tamara Press trains for olympics competition outside the Russian headquarters inthe Olympic Village, September 1st. Tamara...
Boxer Abhasan Brimati of Ghana, sporting a shirts that features a portrait of his country's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, chats with Cassia Asyee...
Ray Morton and Wilma Rudolph are shown with others in the International Restaurant at the Olympic Village.
Dejected John Thomas of the United States is shown with Russia's Robert Shavlakadze and Valery Brumel , after both Russians finished ahead of him in...
Basketball star Walt Bellamy, six feet, 11 inches tall, hugs American sprint star Wilma Rudolph during a stroll through the Olympic Village here,...
Rome, Italy- Members of the U.S. Olympic boxing team gather for a group photo. Pictured are: Nicholas Spanakos featherweight; Jerry Armstrong...
Olympic Team track star and Olympic Broad jump winner receiving a NYC Gold Medal from Mayor Robert F. Wagner is shown here.
Rome, Italy: Summer Olympics. Lee Calhoun, of the USA, is shown with the gold medal he won for the 110-meter hurdles.
