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Encyclopedia > Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Great Britain at the Olympic Games

Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code:   GBR

1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
   Medals   Gold  
2
 Silver 
6
Bronze
12
 Total 
20

Summer Olympic Games appearances

As Great Britain and Ireland: Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 Flag Ratio: 3:5 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the Royal Banner commonly known as the Union Flag or, popularly, Union Jack. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1960 Summer Olympics. ...

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As Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code GBR. It was the second appearance of the European nation. ... Great British Medals Won 1 Gold Medal and 1 Silver medal. ... Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain and Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ...

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Winter Olympic Games appearances
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, competing as Great Britain, was the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. ... Flag of Great Britain Great Britain competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. ... The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics finished in 10th place in the medal table, with 18 medals (4 gold, 12 silver, 2 bronze). ... Flag of Great Britain Great Britain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code GBR. It was the seventeenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. ... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code GBR. It was the eighteenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. ... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twentieth time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-first time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-second time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-third time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in... Flag of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was commonly referred to as Great Britain. ... The Union Flag Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the name under which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes at the Olympics) sent a wide-ranging delegation to the 2004 Summer Olympics, continuing its ubiquitous presence in the Olympic games — the only country to have sent competitors... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. ... The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ...


The Rome Games continued Great Britain and Northern Ireland's disappointing run in the Olympics, with British athletes picking up only two gold medals (down from six in 1956). Overall, they won twenty medals, finishing twelfth. The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ...



 

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