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.
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
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankLynn Eves100 m10.84Did not advanceHarry Jerome10.51 Q10.41 QDNFDid not advanceGeorge Short10.94Did not advanceHarry Jerome200 mDNSDid not advanceLynn Eves21.94Did not advanceTerry Tobacco400 m47.54 colspan="4" Did not advanceErgas Leps800 m1:50.932 Q1:52.136Did not advanceJoe Mullins1:51.464Did not advanceSig Ohlemann2:07.404Did not advanceJoe Mullins1500 m colspan="4" 3:53.4510Did not advanceDoug Kyle5000 m14:25.367 colspan="4" Did not advanceDoug Kyle10,000 m colspan="6" 30:27.2024George Shepherd400 m hurdles53.04 colspan="2" Did not advanceLynn EvesGeorge ShortTerry TobaccoHarry JeromeSig Ohlemann4 × 100 m relay42.272 colspan="2" 41.274Did not advanceErgas LepsJoe MullinsSig OhlemannTerry Tobacco4 × 400 m relay3:10.652 colspan="2" 3:08.375Did not advanceGordon DicksonMarathon colspan="6" 2:38:46.055Alex Oakley20 km walk colspan="6" 1:38:46.09Alex Oakley50 km walk colspan="6" 4:33:08.66
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankGeorge StulacResult12.05.9213.321.7053.018.437.353.6050.404:59.6519822Points597493648656642250555556536265 Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankEleanor Haslam100 m12.213 Q12.465Did not advanceNancy Lewington12.674 Q13.237Did not advanceValerie Jerome12.584 Q12.505Did not advanceEleanor Haslam200 m24.633 colspan="2" Did not advanceEleanor Haslam800 m2:10.174 colspan="4" Did not advanceSally McCallum80 m hurdles11.904 colspan="2" Did not advanceNancy LewingtonSally McCallumValerie JeromeEleanor Haslam4 × 100 m relay48.055 colspan="4" Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankSally McCallumLong jump5.2227Did not advance
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Canada in 1960.
Individual road race Luigi Bartesaghi Alessandro Messina
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankErnie Meissner3 m springboard53.628 Q40.61694.237 Q49.845144.07510 m platform45.7122Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankIrene MacDonald3 m springboard50.429 Q40.81291.233 Q43.466134.69610 m platform51.319 Qcolspan=4 29.18880.499
Equestrian
Fencing
One fencer represented Canada in 1960.
Men's foil Carl Schwende
Gymnastics
Rowing
Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960.
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
Shooting
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
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCam Grout100 m freestyle 57.6 =16 Q 58.0 =18 Did not advanceDick Pound 56.7 9 Q 56.5 =7 Q 56.3 6Bob Wheaton100 m backstroke 1:05.7 17 Did not advanceSteve Rabinovitch200 m breaststroke 2:47.2 25 Did not advanceCam Grout200 m butterfly 2:27.7 21 Did not advanceBob WheatonSteve RabinovitchCam GroutDick Pound4 × 100 m medley 4:15.3 3 Q colspan=2 4:16.8 4
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMargaret Iwasaki100 m freestyle 1:07.6 24 Did not advanceMary Beth Stewart 1:06.0 14 Q 1:04.2 =7 Q 1:05.5 8Sara Barber100 m backstroke 1:13.4 13 colspan=2 Did not advanceJudith McHale200 m breaststroke 3:07.7 24 colspan=2 Did not advanceMargaret Iwasaki100 m butterfly 1:14.2 =11 colspan=2 Did not advanceJudith McHale colspan=2 Did not advanceSara BarberJudith McHaleMargaret IwasakiMary Beth Stewart4 × 100 m medley 4:59.5 9 colspan=2 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References