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1960: John F. Kennedy: Office vacant November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson: 38 January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969 Hubert Humphrey: Democratic: 1964: 39 January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 Spiro Agnew: Republican: 1968: Richard Nixon: 1972: Office vacant October 10 – December 6, 1973: 40 December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
The Opening Ceremony took place on 18 February 1960, a day that began with a blizzard that delayed the arrival of US Vice President Richard Nixon. No sooner did the delegations of the participating nations assemble ahead of the parade than the skies miraculously cleared, with the sun continuing to shine for the rest of the day.
The issue was debated that year by Vice President Richard Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy during the presidential campaign, and Brundage and the IOC became embroiled in it as well.
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- The Instant Replay
- No Bobsleigh
- Debuts and Firsts
- Memorable Relay Finish
When officials became unsure as to whether a skier had missed a gate in the men's slalom, they asked CBS-TV if they could review a videotape of the race. This gave CBS the idea of inventing the now ubiquitous "instant replay".
The Games were preceded by a controversy when the Organising Committee refused to build a bobsleigh run because only nine nations had indicated an intention to take part, making 1960 the only time that bobsleigh has not been included in the Olympic programme.
Men's biathlon and women's speed skating made their Olympic debuts. Frenchman Jean Vuarnet became the first skier to win a medal on metal skis, instead of the traditional wooden ones.
Aged 35, Veikko Hakulinen had already won two gold medals, but his most memorable Olympic exploit was yet to come. As the anchor of the Finnish relay team, he took off 20 seconds behind Norway's Haakon Brusveen. One hundred metres from the finish line, Hakulinen took the lead, eventually winning by one metre and claiming gold for his team.
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( Italian: Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960 ), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( Italian: Roma 1960 ), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.
Jul 7, 2008 · Two weeks before the opening of the 1960 Rome Olympics, in the midst of one of the hottest summers of the cold war, a press counselor for the Italian embassy in Washington paida courtesy call on ...
The 1960 Olympics were a wonder. In an Olympic world that was becoming more and more involved in political problems, the Roma Olympics were almost entirely devoid of controversy and politics. Many of the sporting events took place in settings thousands of years old. Wrestling was held in the Basilica di Maxentius, where similar competitions had ...
