Canada competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 85 competitors, 74 men and 11 women, took part in 77 events in 14 sports.
Medallists
Silver
- Donald Arnold, Walter D'Hondt, Nelson Kuhn, John Lecky, Kenneth Loomer, Bill McKerlich, Archibald MacKinnon, Glenn Mervyn, and Sohen Biln – Rowing, men's eight with coxswain
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Canada in 1960.
- Individual road race
- Luigi Bartesaghi
- Alessandro Messina
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Ernie Meissner | 3 m springboard | 53.62 | 8 Q | 40.61 | 6 | 94.23 | 7 Q | 49.84 | 5 | 144.07 | 5 |
| 10 m platform | 45.71 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Irene MacDonald | 3 m springboard | 50.42 | 9 Q | 40.81 | 2 | 91.23 | 3 Q | 43.46 | 6 | 134.69 | 6 |
| 10 m platform | 51.31 | 9 Q | N/a | 29.18 | 8 | 80.49 | 9 | ||||
Equestrian
Fencing
One fencer represented Canada in 1960.
- Men's foil
- Carl Schwende
Gymnastics
Rowing
Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960.
- Men's coxless pair
- Lorne Loomer
- Keith Donald
- Men's coxless four
- Robert Adams
- Clayton Brown
- Chris Leach
- Franklin Zielski
- Men's eight
- Donald Arnold
- Walter D'Hondt
- Nelson Kuhn
- John Lecky
- David Anderson
- Archibald MacKinnon
- Bill McKerlich
- Glen Mervyn
- Sohen Biln
Sailing
Shooting
Seven shooters represented Canada in 1960.
- 25 m pistol
- Garfield McMahon
- Godfrey Brunner
- 50 m pistol
- Garfield McMahon
- Godfrey Brunner
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Edson Warner
- Evald Gering
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Evald Gering
- Gil Boa
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Gil Boa
- Edson Warner
- Trap
- Gilbert Henderson
- William Jones
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Cam Grout | 100 m freestyle | 57.6 | =16 Q | 58.0 | =18 | Did not advance | |
| Dick Pound | 56.7 | 9 Q | 56.5 | =7 Q | 56.3 | 6 | |
| Bob Wheaton | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.7 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Steve Rabinovitch | 200 m breaststroke | 2:47.2 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Cam Grout | 200 m butterfly | 2:27.7 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Bob Wheaton Steve Rabinovitch Cam Grout Dick Pound | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:15.3 | 3 Q | N/a | 4:16.8 | 4 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Margaret Iwasaki | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.6 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| Mary Beth Stewart | 1:06.0 | 14 Q | 1:04.2 | =7 Q | 1:05.5 | 8 | |
| Sara Barber | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.4 | 13 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Judith McHale | 200 m breaststroke | 3:07.7 | 24 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Margaret Iwasaki | 100 m butterfly | 1:14.2 | =11 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Judith McHale | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Sara Barber Judith McHale Margaret Iwasaki Mary Beth Stewart | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:59.5 | 9 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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