The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports.

The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider. American network CBS became the first official broadcaster of the games, by purchasing the rights to cover the Rome Olympics.

The 1960 Summer Olympics also brought one of the first appearances of one of the greatest heavyweight boxers ever, Muhammad Ali. Since Ali participated at these Olympic Games as an 18-year-old before his conversion to Islam, he fought under the name Cassius Clay. Rafer Johnson became the first Black American athlete to carry the U.S. flag during the opening ceremony. He subsequently won the gold medal in the decathlon.

Medalists

|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterflyAthleticsMen's shot putSteve ClarkBill DarntonJeff FarrellGeorge HarrisonMike TroyTom WintersSwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relaySteve ClarkJeff FarrellDave GillandersPaul HaitLance LarsonFrank McKinneySwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relaySwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsWomen's 100 mDivingMen's 10 m platformSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflyPatty KempnerCarolyn SchulerJoan SpillaneChris von SaltzaAnne WarnerCarolyn WoodSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relayTed NashJohn SayreRusty WailesRowingCoxless fourSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstrokeDonna de VaronaSusan DoerrSylvia RuuskaJoan SpillaneShirley StobsChris von SaltzaCarolyn WoodSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsWomen's 200 mBoxingLight middleweightBoxingMiddleweightBoxingLight heavyweightAthleticsMen's 400 mAthleticsMen's decathlonWrestlingFreestyle bantamweightWrestlingFreestyle lightweightWrestlingFreestyle welterweightAthleticsMen's pole vaultAthleticsMen's discus throwGeorge O'DayDavid SmithSailing5.5 MeterWeightlifting56 kgOtis DavisJack YermanEarl YoungAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relayBarbara JonesWilma RudolphLucinda WilliamsAthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relayShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistolBasketballMen's tournamentDivingWomen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyleDivingWomen's 10 m platformAthleticsMen's shot putSwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeAthleticsMen's 100 mAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's long jumpDivingMen's 10 platformAthleticsMen's 200 mAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's pole vaultAthleticsMen's discus throwWeightlifting60 kgWeightlifting75 kgWeightlifting82.5 kgShootingMen's 50 m rifle, proneWeightlifting+90 kgGeorge H. MorrisWilliam SteinkrausEquestrianTeam jumpingFencingMen's foilAthleticsMen's shot putModern pentathlonIndividualJack DanielsGeorge LambertModern pentathlonTeamSwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeAthleticsMen's high jumpAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdlesAthleticsWomen's shot putSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflyConn FindlayKent Mitchell (c)RowingCoxed pairSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesBoxingLight welterweightAthleticsMen's discus throwWilliam ParksSailingStarWeightlifting+90 kg |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|

+ Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics128626Swimming93315Boxing3014Wrestling3003Diving2406Weightlifting1416Shooting1102Rowing1012Sailing1012Basketball1001Equestrian0101Modern pentathlon0022Fencing0011Total34211671

+ Medals by dayDayDateTotal1August 2600002August 2702023August 2800004August 2912035August 3021146August 3112477September 131158September 2633129September 3312610September 4000011September 5512812September 6500513September 7432914September 8210315September 9110216September 10121417September 110101Total34211671

+ Medals by genderGenderTotalMale26181559Female83112Total34211671

+ Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalChris von SaltzaSwimming3104Wilma RudolphAthletics3003Lynn BurkeSwimming2002Steve ClarkSwimming2002Glenn DavisAthletics2002Otis DavisAthletics2002Jeff FarrellSwimming2002Carolyn SchulerSwimming2002Joan SpillaneSwimming2002Mike TroySwimming2002Carolyn WoodSwimming2002Lance LarsonSwimming1102Frank McKinneySwimming1102Gary TobianDiving1102Bob BennettSwimming1012Dave GillandersSwimming1012Paula Jean Myers-PopeDiving0202Robert BeckModern pentathlon0022 Athletes who participated in preliminary round(s) but not the final.

Athletics

Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFrank Budd100 m10.42 Q10.41 Q10.53 Q10.35Ray Norton10.71 Q10.63 Q10.43 Q10.46Dave Sime10.53 Q10.32 Q10.42 Q10.2Lester Carney200 m21.11 Q20.91 Q21.13 Q20.6Stone Johnson21.71 Q20.91 Q20.83 Q20.85Ray Norton21.21 Q21.02 Q20.72 Q20.96Otis Davis400 m46.81 Q45.91 Q45.51 Q44.9 Jack Yerman47.21 Q46.42 Q48.96Did not advanceEarl Young47.62 Q46.11 Q46.13 Q45.96Ernie Cunliffe800 m1:48.953 Q1:49.832 Q1:50.926Did not advanceTom Murphy1:52.301 Q1:48.121 Q1:48.296Did not advanceJerry Siebert1:49.082 Q1:51.533 Q1:48.204Did not advanceDyrol Burleson1500 mcolspan=4 rowspan=3 3:42.403 Q3:40.96Pete Close3:50.699Did not advanceJim Grelle3:43.652 Q3:45.08Jim Beatty5000 m14:44.409colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceBill Dellinger14:08.724Did not advanceBob Soth14:40.857Did not advanceMax Truex10,000 mcolspan=6 28:50.346Lee Calhoun110 m hurdles14.31 Q14.11 Q13.71 Q13.8Hayes Jones14.21 Q14.11 Q14.12 Q14.0Willie May14.01 Q13.81 Q13.71 Q13.8Cliff Cushman400 m hurdlesrowspan=3 colspan=2 51.81 Q50.81 Q49.6Glenn Davis52.22 Q51.11 Q49.3 Dick Howard51.22 Q50.82 Q49.7Phil Coleman3000 m steeplechase8:56.725colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceDeacon Jones8:49.322 Q9:18.227George Young8:50.934Did not advanceFrank BuddStone JohnsonRay NortonDave Sime4 × 100 m relay39.871 Qcolspan=2 39.671 QGlenn DavisOtis DavisJack YermanEarl Young4 × 400 m relay3:10.581 Qcolspan=2 3:08.571 Q3:02.37 Alex BreckenridgeMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:29:38.030John J. Kelly2:24:58.019Gordon McKenzie2:35:16.048Rudy Haluza20 km walkrowspan=3 colspan=6 1:45:11.024Bob Mimm1:45:09.023Ron Zinn1:42:47.019John Allen50 km walkrowspan=3 colspan=6 5:03:15.1224Ron Laird4:53:21.619Bruce MacDonald5:00:47.623

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartha Hudson100 m12.334 Q12.303Did not advanceBarbara Jones11.912 Q12.022 Q11.844Did not advanceWilma Rudolph11.651 Q11.701 Q11.41 1 QErnestine Pollards200 m24.644colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceWilma Rudolph23.30 1 Q23.791 Q24.13Lucinda Williams24.102 Q25.145Did not advancePat Daniels800 mcolspan=4 Did not advanceShirley Crowder80 m hurdles12.434colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceIrene Robertson11.695Did not advanceJo Ann Terry11.594Did not advanceMartha HudsonBarbara JonesWilma RudolphLucinda Williams4 × 100 m relay44.50 1 Qcolspan=4 44.72

Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankRalph BostonLong jump7.606 Q8.12 Bo Roberson7.811 Q8.11Anthony Watson7.3220Did not advanceIra DavisTriple jump15.6412 Q16.414Bill Sharpe15.4417Did not advanceHerman Stokes14.7428Did not advanceCharlie DumasHigh jump2.00=15 Q2.036Joe Faust2.00=15 Q1.9517John Thomas2.001 Q2.14Don BraggPole vault4.403 Q4.70 Dave Clark4.20=18Did not advanceRon Morris4.3011 q4.60Dallas LongShot put17.651 Q19.01Bill Nieder17.147 Q19.68 Parry O'Brien17.294 Q19.11Rink BabkaDiscus throw54.484 Q58.02Dick Cochran53.797 Q57.16Al Oerter58.43 1 Q59.18 William AlleyJavelin throw68.6623Did not advanceTerence Beucher68.1125Did not advanceAl Cantello79.722 Q74.7010Ed BagdonasHammer throw59.4819Did not advanceHal Connolly63.025 Q63.598Albert Hall60.7612 Q59.7614

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankAnnie SmithLong jumpDid not advanceWillye White6.076 Q5.7716Barbara BrownHigh jump1.50=21Did not advanceJean Gaertner1.50=21Did not advanceNeomia Rogers1.65=7 Q1.6514Earlene BrownShot put16.151 Q16.42Earlene BrownDiscus throw51.174 Q51.296Olga Connolly48.3210 Q50.957Pam Kurrell43.2319Did not advanceKaren AndersonJavelin throw50.624 Q46.5213

Combined event – Men's decathlon AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mPointsRankDave EdstromResult11.46.3913.59Points7686107290Rafer JohnsonResult10.97.3515.821.8548.315.348.494.1069.764:49.78392 Points948906976832985740894795980336Phil MulkeyResult11.56.5714.101.8352.218.134.12WDDNFPoints737746780806690283473

Basketball

Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinal roundMedal roundOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultRankOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultRankOpponentResultOpponentResultRankUnited States menMen's tournamentW 88–54W 125–66W 107–631 QW 104–42W 108–50W 81–571 QW 112–81W 90–63

Roster

Preliminary round

Semifinal round

Medal round

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHumberto BarreraFlyweightW 4–0W 3–2L 1–4Did not advance=5Jerry ArmstrongBantamweightW 5–0W 4–1W 3–2L 1–4Did not advance=5Nick SpanakosFeatherweightL 0–5Did not advance=31Harry CampbellLightweightW 4–1W L 1–4Did not advance=5Quincey DanielsLight welterweightW 5–0W 4–1W 5–0L 0–5Did not advancePhil BaldwinWelterweightW KOW 5–0L 2–3Did not advance=5Wilbert McClureLight middleweightW 5–0W 3–2W 3–2W 4–1Eddie Crook Jr.MiddleweightW KOW 5–0W KOW KOW 3–2Cassius ClayLight heavyweightW W 5–0W 5–0W 5–0Percy Price Jr.HeavyweightW KOL 1–4Did not advance=5

Canoeing

AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFrank HavensMen's C-1 1000 m5:19.407 R5:13.344Did not advanceArnold DemosRichard MoranMen's C-2 1000 m4:59.155 Rcolspan=2 Did not advancePaul BeachemMen's K-1 1000 m4:18.647 R4:18.173 SF4:15.105Did not advanceKenneth WilsonJohn WoltersMen's K-2 1000 m3:49.966 R3:52.152 SF4:01.066Did not advanceRussell DermondCharles LundmarkRobert O'BrienJohn PagkosMen's K-1 4 × 500 m8:29.214 R8:18.513Did not advanceGlorianne PerrierWomen's K-1 500 m2:23.007 R2:21.204Did not advanceMary Ann DuChaiDiane JeromeWomen's K-2 500 m2:15.515 R2:21.135colspan=2 Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA - Qualify to final; SF - Qualify to semifinal; R - Qualify to repechage

Cycling

14 cyclists represented the United States in 1960.

Road AthleteEventTimeRankWes ChowenRoad race4:31:1266Michael Hiltner4:20:5724Bob Tetzlaff4:35:5675Lars Zebroski4:28:4064Wes ChowenBill FreundMichael HiltnerBob TetzlaffTeam time trial2:24:00.9711

Track Sprint / Tandem AthleteEventHeatRepechage 1Repechage 2Round of 16Repechage 3Repechage 4QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHerbert FrancisSprint,LW 12.1,LDid not advance=19Jackie Simes,LLDid not advance=22Jack HartmanDavid SharpTandemW 11.3colspan=2 colspan=3 L, LDid not advance=5

Pursuit AthleteEventElimination roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / TimeRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRichard CortrightCharles HewettRobert PfarrJames RossiTeam pursuit4:49.9216Did not advance16

Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankAllen Bell1000 m time trial1:11.3313

Diving

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankScoreTotalRankSam HallMen's 3 m springboard62.161 Q45.33107.491 Q59.59167.08Gary Tobian62.032 Q45.30107.332 Q62.64170.00Gary TobianMen's 10 m platform54.104 Q51.98106.081 Q59.17165.25Bob Webster52.219 Q47.5199.723 Q65.84165.56Paula Jean Myers-PopeWomen's 3 m springboard52.672 Q37.3590.024 Q51.22141.24Patsy Willard50.648 Q38.1488.787 Q49.04137.824Paula Jean Myers-PopeWomen's 10 m platform54.702 Qcolspan=3 rowspan=2 35.2489.94Juno Stover-Irwin51.906 Q31.6983.594

Equestrian

Dressage