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Before becoming an all-time great in the professional ranks, Giovanni 'Nino' Benvenuti won Olympic welterweight gold on home soil in 1960 with victory over Yuri Radonyak of the Soviet Union in the final.

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Home joy for Nino Benvenuti at Rome 1960

Discus thrower Al Oerter smashes expectations and records to become the first track and field athlete to win four successive Olympic golds.

Alfred OERTER

Originals

Oerter's Quadruple Discus Olympic Games Gold

Germany equal the world and Olympic records as they claim gold in the 4x100m at Rome 1960 after the USA team are disqualified.

Athletics

Germany scoop 4x100m gold after USA disqualified in Rome 1960

Germany's Armin Hary, known as the 'thief of starts', claims gold in the 100m final at Rome 1960 with a time of 10.2 seconds.

Hary strikes gold in Rome 1960 100m final

In Rome in 1960, sprinter Wilma Rudolph became the first female to win three gold medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games.

Wilma RUDOLPH

Wilma Rudolph's moments of brilliance - Athletics | Rome 1960 Highlights

Watch the full men's 100m final at Rome 1960 Olympic Games.

Men’s 100m Final - Athletics | Rome 1960 Replays

At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960, Fraser repeated her victory at 100m to become the first woman to defend an Olympic swimming title.

Dawn FRASER

Fraser defending her Olympic title - Women's 100m Freestyle  | Rome 1960 Replays

Wilma Rudolph stormed to gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay, breaking three world records in the process.

Wilma Rudolph stormed to gold - Women's 100m Final - Athletics | Rome 1960 Replays

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