the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome

Question 1

Which American civil-rights activist first found fame as a triple-gold-medal-winning athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome?

Answer 1

Wilma RUDOLPH

Question 2

Jailed in the early 1980s for defrauding the Roman Catholic church of over three million Deutschmarks, who — in 1960 — became the first non-North-American winner of the Olympic men’s one-hundred metres since Harold Abrahams in 1924?

Answer 2

Armin HARY

Question 3

At the Summer Olympic Games in Rome in 1960, which Danish sailor became the first-ever Olympian to win four consecutive gold medals in the same event — namely, the Fin class?

Answer 3

Paul ELVSTROM

Question 4

Whilst taking part in the one-hundred-kilometres team race in 1960, which Danish road-cyclist became the second competitor to die at the Summer Olympic Games — following the Portuguese marathon-runner Francisco Lazaro in 1912?

Answer 4

Knud JENSEN

Question 5

Swedish canoeist won 6th gold

Answer 5

Gert fredericksom

Question 6

Won silver behind rafer johnson

Answer 6

Ck yang

Question 7

Dragon class gold sailing

Answer 7

Constantine ii

Question 8

Broke indias run mens hockey

Answer 8

Pakistan

Question 9

Venezuelan yachtsman, later us green party vp

Answer 9

Peter camejo

Question 10

F swimmer, USA of swedish nobility, who won 3 golds

Answer 10

Chris von saltza

Question 11

Broke world record in winning mens 1500m

Answer 11

Herb elliott