# Canonical recap data for 1960 Olympic Games in Rome (1960)
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slug: 1960-olympics-rome
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1960/1960-olympics-rome"
title: 1960 Olympic Games in Rome
subtitle: Rome's Olympics televised globally for the first time and showcased post-fascist Italy's cultural rehabilitation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1960-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1960
decade: 1960
country:
name: Italy
slug: italy
summaryShort: |-
  The 1960 Olympics may refer to:The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States
  The 1960 Summer Olympics, which were held in Rome, Italy
summaryLong: |-
  The 1960 Olympics may refer to:The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States
  The 1960 Summer Olympics, which were held in Rome, Italy
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Sir_Peter_Snell_KNZM_OBE_%2815948021602%29.jpg/1280px-Sir_Peter_Snell_KNZM_OBE_%2815948021602%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "\"Sir Peter Snell KNZM OBE (15948021602)\" by Archives New Zealand from New Zealand is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/."
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Olympics"
  title: 1960 Olympic Games
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: |-
  The 1960 Olympics may refer to:The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States
  The 1960 Summer Olympics, which were held in Rome, Italy
wikidataQid: Q175726
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20250425032823/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Olympics"
  capturedAt: 2025-04-25
  label: 1960 Olympic Games
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Olympics"
