British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British West Indies at the1960 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | BWI (ANT used at these Games) |
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| NOC | West Indies Olympic Association | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 13 in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 147th |
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 Jamaica (1948–1956, 1964–) Trinidad and Tobago (1948–1956, 1964–) Barbados (1968–) |
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Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name Antilles (ANT), renamed to British West Indies (BWI) by the IOC, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Thirteen competitors—two from Barbados, four from Trinidad, and seven from Jamaica—all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports. The short-lived nation only participated at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago competed independently again in 1964, and Barbados started competing at the 1968 Games. The team won two bronze medals, both in track and field athletics.
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Participation
Timeline of participation
| Date | Team | ||
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| 1948–1956 | Jamaica (JAM) |
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
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| 1960 |  British West Indies (BWI) |
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| 1964 | Jamaica (JAM) |
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
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| 1968– | Barbados (BAR) |
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Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 1960 Rome |
13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 148 | |
Medals by summer sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze |
 George Kerr (JAM) |
Athletics | Men's 800 metres | September 2 |
| Bronze |
George Kerr (JAM) Jim Wedderburn (BAR) Keith Gardner (JAM) Malcolm Spence (JAM) |
Athletics | Men's 4×400 metre relay | September 8 |
Results by event
Athletics
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Men's 100 metres | Dennis Johnson | Heats: 10.4 (2nd in heat) Quarter-finals: 10.4 (4th, did not advance) |
| Men's 200 metres | Clifton Bertrand | Heats: 21.3 (3rd in heat) Quarter-finals: 21.4 (6th, did not advance) |
| Dennis Johnson | Heats: 21.2 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 21.1 (3rd) Semi-finals: 21.0 (5th, did not advance) |
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| Men's 400 metres | Malcolm Spence | Heats: 47.6 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 46.9 (3rd) Semi-finals: 46.8 (5th, did not advance) |
| James Wedderburn | Heats: 47.4 (2nd in heat) Quarter-finals: 47.0 (4th, did not advance) |
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| Men's 800 metres | George Kerr | Heats: 1:50.9 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 1:49.4 (1st) Semi-final: 1:47.1 (1st) Final: 1:47.1 (→ Bronze) |
| Men's 4×400 metre relay | George Kerr James Wedderburn Keith Gardner Malcolm Spence |
Heats: 3:09.1 (1st in heat) Semi-final: 3:09.2 (2nd) Final: 3:04.0 (→ Bronze) |
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Keith Gardner | Heats: 14.3 (1st in heat) Quarter-finals: 14.3 (2nd) Semi-final: 14.2 (3rd) Final: 14.4 (→ 5th place) |
| Men's long jump | Paul Foreman | Qualification: 7.42 m Final: 7.26 m (→ 12th place) |
Cycling
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Individual road race | Clyde Rimple | DNF |
| Sprint | Clyde Rimple | Heats: 2nd of 2 Repechage: 1st of 2 Repechage final: 2nd of 3 Eighth-finals: 3rd of 3 Eighth-finals repechage: 2nd of 3 (did not advance) |
| Time trial | Clyde Rimple | 1:16.08 (→ 23rd place) |
Sailing
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Flying Dutchman class | Richard John Bennett Gerald Bird |
893 points (→ 30th place) |
Shooting
| Event | Name | Result |
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| 50 m free pistol | Tony Bridge | Qualification: 319 (→ 32nd in group, did not advance) |
| Keith De Casseres | (retired) |
Weightlifting
| Event | Name | Result |
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| Bantamweight (57 kg) | Grantley Sobers | Press: 97.5 kg (7th) Snatch: 90.0 kg (12th) Jerk: 120.0 kg (13th) Total: 307.5 kg (→ 10th place) |
See also
In Spanish: Federación de las Indias Occidentales en los Juegos Olímpicos de Roma 1960 para niños
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