Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.
Jesse Owens
as Himself
Bing Crosby
as Himself
Rafer Johnson
as Himself
Pope John XXIII
as Himself
Ralph Boston
as Himself
Wilma Rudolph
as Self (uncredited)
King Constantine II
as Self (uncredited)
