Who won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics?

Answer 1

Four athletes won three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome:

1) Larissa Latynina, USSR - gymnastics

2) Takashi Ono, Japan - gymnastics

3) Chris von Saltza, USA - swimming

4) Wilma Rudolph, USA - athletics

Gymnast Boris Shakhlin of the USSR won the most gold medals (4) at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.

No athlete won three gold medals at the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley.

Answer 2

This has happened numerous times particularly by large countries or countries who are particularly strong in some sport but one that stands out for me is the sweep by Japan in the 70 meter ski jumping event in 1972. Granted they were in their home country but Japan had never been particularly noted for ski jumping before.

Answer 3

Dawn Fraser - Australia - Swimming - 100m freestyle - 1956 & 1960 & 1964

Egerszegi Krisztina - Hungary - Swimming - 200 m backstroke - 1988 & 1992 & 1996

Answer 4

Michael Phelps did it twice for the 100 fly (3 times) and 200 IM (3 times).

Answer 5

Carl Schuhmann of Germany in 1896.