Australia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 189 competitors, 160 men and 29 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Gold

• Herb Elliott — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
• Lawrence Morgan — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Lawrence Morgan, Neale Lavis and Bill Roycroft — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• John Devitt — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
• Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
• John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
• David Theile — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
• Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle

Silver

• Noel Freeman — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
• Brenda Jones — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
• Neale Lavis — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Neville Hayes — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
• Janice Andrew, Dawn Fraser, Rosemary Lassig, and Marilyn Wilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Alva Colquhoun, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, and Ilsa Konrads — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
• Terry Gathercole, Neville Hayes, Geoffrey Shipton, and David Theile — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Bronze

• David Power — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
• Oliver Taylor — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
• Tony Madigan — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
• Janice Andrew — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
• John Devitt, David Dickson, John Konrads, and Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

Women's 800 metres

• Dixie Willis
  • Heat — 2:05.9
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Len Williams from Coffs Harbour was nominated for the team but declined due to work commitments

Nine male cyclists represented Australia in 1960.

Individual road race

• Frank Brazier
• Alan Grindal
• Garry Jones
• Robert Whetters

Team time trial

• Warren Scarfe
• Garry Jones
• Alan Grindal
• Frank Brazier

Sprint

• Ron Baensch

1000m time trial

• Ian Chapman

Tandem

• Ian Browne
• Geoff Smith

Team pursuit

• Warren Scarfe
• Garry Jones
• Robert Whetters
• Frank Brazier

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

11 fencers, 9 men and 2 women, represented Australia in 1960.

Men's foil

• Brian McCowage
• Ivan Lund
• Michael Sichel

Men's team foil

• Brian McCowage, Michael Sichel, Zoltan Okalyi, David McKenzie

Men's épée

• Richard Stone
• Keith Hackshall
• John Simpson

Men's team épée

• Ivan Lund, Richard Stone, John Humphreys, John Simpson, Keith Hackshall

Men's sabre

• Michael Sichel
• Keith Hackshall

Women's foil

• Kate Baxter
• Johanna Winter

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathlete represented Australia in 1960.

Individual

• Neville Sayers
• Hugh Doherty
• Peter Macken

Team

• Neville Sayers
• Hugh Doherty
• Peter Macken

Rowing

Australia had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1960.

Men

Sailing

Open

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Australia in 1960.

Men

Swimming

Water polo

• Dick Thornett

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.