Soviet Union at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 283 competitors, 233 men and 50 women, took part in 145 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 43 gold and 103 total medals.

Gold

• Larisa Latynina — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercise
• Boris Shakhlin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
• Larisa Latynina — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-Round
• Boris Shakhlin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
• Boris Shakhlin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse
• Albert Azaryan — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Rings
• Sofia Muratova, Larisa Latynina, Polina Astakhova, Tamara Lyukhina-Zamotailova, Lidiya Kalinina-Ivanova, Margarita Nikolaeva — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition
• Polina Astakhova — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
• Boris Shakhlin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Vault
• Margarita Nikolaeva — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Vault
• Pyotr Bolotnikov — Athletics, Men's 10000m
• Vladimir Golubnichy — Athletics, Men's 20km Walk
• Lyudmila Lisenko-Shevtsova — Athletics, Women's 800m
• Irina Press — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
• Nina Romashkova — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
• Vasili Rudenkov — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
• Robert Shavlakadze —......
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