- Adrian Smith
Adrian Howard Smith (born October 5, 1936, in Farmington, Kentucky) is an American former National Basketball Association player. Smith was a member of the undefeated U.S. men's basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1960 Olympics. A 6"1" guard, he was drafted out of the University of Kentucky by the Cincinnati Royals in 1961. - Bob Boozer
Robert Louis "Bob" Boozer is a retired American professional basketball player. Boozer was born and raised in North Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Tech High in Omaha. He attended Kansas State University, where he received All-America honors in 1958 and 1959. A versatile 6’ 8” forward, he was selected by the Cincinnati Royals with the first non-territorial pick of the 1959 NBA Draft, … - Penny Pitou
Penny Pitou (8 Oct. 1938-) is a former United States Olympic Alpine Skier, who in 1960 became the first American skier to win a medal in the Olympic Downhill event. Penny Pitou moved with her family from New York to Center Harbor, New Hampshire at the age of three. There she began skiing on a hill in her backyard, later progressing to the nearby Gilford Outing Club and Belknap Mountain (now Gunstock) ski areas. - Willye White
Willye White (January 1 1939 - February 6 2007) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump and 100 metres. She competed for the United States in 5 Olympic Games, winning her first Olympic medal in 1956 by placing second in the long jump. She then competed in the 1960 Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 4 x 100 metres (where she won the silver medal with her teammates Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White and Edith McGuire), … - Elvīra Ozoliņa
Elvīra Ozoliņa (born October 8, 1939 in Leningrad) is a Latvian (and former Soviet) athlete who competed in javelin throw. She won the gold medal for the USSR team in the 1960 Olympics and was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour that year. Ozoliņa trained at VSS Burevestnik in Leningrad. She is married to Jānis Lūsis, 1968 Olympic champion in men's javelin throw. - Mithat Bayrak
Mithat Bayrak, is a former Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won two gold medals in the Welterweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 1956 Olympics and 1960 Olympics. Born on March 3, 1929 in Adapazarı of Sakarya Province, he began 1948 the wrestling sport in Sakarya Güneş Spor club. Following his admission to the national team, he was trained by the renowned wrestlers Gazanfer Bilge, Mehmet Oktav, Hüseyin Erkmen and Celal Atik. - Fritz Thiedemann
Fritz Thiedemann (born March 3, 1918 - died January 8, 2000) was German equestrianist, considered to be one of the greatest show jumpers of his time. Born in the town of Heide (Schleswig-Holstein), as the son of a farmer. His riding talents became clear at a young age, but he could not display them internationally until after World War II. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Thiedemann achieved a unique performance, winning medals in two equestrian disciplines, … - Mills Lane
Mills Bee Lane III (born November 12, 1936) is a famous television judge and legendary boxing referee. Lane hails from a prominent Georgia family: his grandfather founded the largest bank in Georgia, and his uncle (and namesake) was the president of Citizens & Southern National Bank. Lane, however, had other aspirations, and joined the United States Marine Corps in 1956. He became a boxer while with the Marines, becoming the All-Far East welterweight champ. - Ahmet Bilek
Ahmet Bilek, was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Flyweight class (52kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling at rhe 1960 Olympics. He was born 1932 in the western Turkish town Kula in Manisa Province. After his successful participation at the Olympics in Rome, Ahmet Bilek emigrated to Germany following his teammates Mithat Bayrak and Müzahir Sille. - Müzahir Sille
Müzahir Sille, is a former Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Featherweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at rhe 1960 Olympics. Born 1931 in Istanbul, he began 1949 sports wrestling in the "Istanbul Güreş Ihtisas Kulübü", a club specialized in wrestling. - İsmail Ogan
İsmail Ogan, is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Welterweight class (73kg until 1961, 78kg from 1961 on) and a trainer. He won the silver medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics and the gold medal at the 1964 Olympics. He was born 1933 in Macun, a village in Antalya Province of southern Turkey. - Hasan Güngör
Hasan Güngör, is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Middleweight class (79kg until 1961, 87kg from 1961 on) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics and the silver medal at the 1964 Olympics. He was born 1934 in Acıpayam, a town in Denizli Province of western Turkey. Besides his medal wins at two Olympics, he wrestled several titles at World, … - İsmet Atlı
İsmet Atlı, is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics. He was born 1931 in Çukurören village of Kozan district in Adana Province of southern Turkey. He began wrestling in 1950 and was trained by the renowned wrestlers Celal Atik and Yaşar Doğu. - Mustafa Dağıstanlı
Mustafa Dağıstanlı, is a former Turkish sports wrestler, who won the gold medal twice in the Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1956 Olympics and 1960 Olympics and was three times World champion. Born on April 11, 1931 in the village Söğütpınar in Çarşamba district of Samsun Province, he began wrestling in his age of 18. Mustafa Dağıstanlı was admitted 1958 to the national team. - Tevfik Kış
Tevfik Kış, is a former Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at rhe 1960 Olympics. Born 1934 in Pelitcik village of Kargı district in the Çorum Province, he began 1956 wrestling. Competeing in Greco-Roman style, Tevfik Kış became gold medalist in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won later World and European championships. - Laurie Brown
Laurence "Laurie" Brown (August 22 1937 - September 30 1998) was an English former football player and manager. Brown was born in Shildon, County Durham and started his career at non-league side Bishop Auckland and then Woking, and performed well enough to be picked for the England amateur team, and the Great Britain side at the 1960 Olympics in Rome; the British team failed to progress to the knockout stage and came eighth overall.
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