Republic of China (Formosa) at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Formosa at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China
IOC codeROC
(RCF used at these Games)
NOCRepublic of China Olympic Committee[a]
in Rome
Competitors27 (24 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 China (1952–)
 Chinese Taipei (1956–)

The Republic of China (ROC; commonly called "Taiwan") competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, 24 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.[1] The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. The ROC was forced to use the name "Formosa" (formerly the common Western name for the island). In the opening ceremony the athletes marched behind a sign reading "UNDER PROTEST".[2][3]

Team of Taiwan in the name of Formosa (abbreviation TWN) right in front of the Team of France at the opening ceremony[4][5][6]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Yang Chuan-kwang Athletics Men's decathlon 6 September

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Football

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Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented the Republic of China in 1960.

25 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
Trap

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Notes

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  1. ^ See Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee#History.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Chinese Taipei at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Olympic opening ceremonies through the years".
  3. ^ Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011), Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (4 ed.), Plymouth, United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press, Inc., p. 78, ISBN 978-0-8108-7249-3
  4. ^ Friends Rafer Johnson & Chuan-Kwang Yang Take Gold & Silver - Rome 1960 Olympics, Olympic
  5. ^ Taiwan C.K. Yang and USA Rafer Johnson victorious after Men's Decathlon 1500M Final at Olympic Stadium. Johnson won gold and Yang won silver., Getty Images
  6. ^ Byron, Lee; Cox, Amanda; Ericson, Matthew (4 August 2008). "A Map of Olympic Medals". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

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