| Dates | 26 – 31 August 1960 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
| Venues | Centro Federale, Passo Corese / Palazzo dei Congressi, Roma / Poligono Umberto I, Roma / Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Roma / Circolo del Golf di Roma Acquasanta, Roma |
As in 1956, the events consisted of an individual and team competition for men, scored by a series of scoring tables for each of the phases. The format was the same as it had been since 1932, with the order of the phases staying the same – riding, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running. Once again the competition was held over six days, with a rest day after the fencing.
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual, Men | Olympic | 26 – 31 August 1960 | 60 | 23 |
| Team, Men | Olympic | 26 – 31 August 1960 | 51 | 17 |
| 60 (60/0) | 23 (23/0) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual, Men | Ferenc Németh |  HUN |
Imre Nagy | HUN |
Bob Beck |  USA |
| Team, Men | Hungary | HUN |
Soviet Union |  URS |
United States | USA |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | HUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
