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Rome 1960 - Key Facts

ESPN staff
October 12, 2011
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Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the marathon bare-footed to become the first black African Olympic champion © PA Photos
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Dates
August 25 - September 11

Other candidate cities
Lausanne, Detroit, Budapest, Brussels, Mexico, Tokyo

Participants
5,338 (611 women)

Paricipating nations
83

Sports
17

Events
150

Medals given out
461

IOC president
Avery Brundage (USA)

Games declared open by
Italian President Gronchi

Last relay bearer of the Olympic flame
Giancarlo Peris (Italy, athletics)

Olympic flame lit by
Giancarlo Peris (Italy, athletics)

Olympic oath read by
Adolfo Consolini (Italy, athletics)

Television rights
$1.18 million dollars

Accredited journalists
2194

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