1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (West Indian Federation)

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The West Indian Federation took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the Italian capital Rome with a delegation of twelve male athletes.

Since the West Indian Federation only existed as a state from January 1958 to May 1962, it was the only participation of the Federation in the Summer Olympics .

Medals

With two bronze medals won the team of West Indies Federation was ranked 39 in the medal count .

bronze

• George Kerr : Men, 800 m run
• George Kerr , Keith Gardner , Malcolm Spence , James Wedderburn : Men, 4 × 400 m relay

Participants by sport

George Kerr , who competed for Jamaica in 1956 and 1964 , was the most successful athlete in the West Indian Federation with two medals.

athletics

• Clifton Bertrand (started for Trinidad and Tobago in 1964 )

  Men, 200 m run: out in the second round

• Paul Foreman (comes from Jamaica )

  Men, long jump: 12th place

• Keith Gardner (started for Jamaica in 1956 )

  Men, 100 m run: out in the first lap

  Men, 110 m hurdles: 5th place

  Men, 4 × 400 m relay: 3rd place

• Dennis Johnson (started for Jamaica in 1964 )

  Men, 100 m run: Out in the quarter-finals

  Men, 200 m run: Out in the semi-finals

• George Kerr (started for Jamaica in 1956 and 1964 )

  Men, 800 m run: 3rd place

  Men, 4 × 400 m relay: 3rd place

• Malcolm Spence (started for Jamaica in 1956 and 1964 )

  Men, 400 m run: Out in the semifinals

  Men, 4 × 400 m relay: 3rd place

• James Wedderburn (came from Barbados )

  Men, 400 m run: out in the second round

  Men, 4 × 400 m relay: 3rd place

Cycling

• Clyde Rimple

  Road race, individual: Race not finished

  Rail - Sprint: Out in the preliminary round

  Track - 1000 m time trial: 23rd place

sailing

• Richard Bennett / Gerald Bird

  Flying Dutchman: 30th place (from 31 participants)

shoot

• Keith De Casseres

  Free target pistol: competition not finished

Weightlifting

• Grantley Sobers

  Bantam weight (up to 56 kg): 10th place

Web links

• 1960 Olympic team of the West Indian Federation in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )