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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: August 31, 1960
Date Finished: August 31, 1960
Format: Top two in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Glenn Davis |
| Silver: | Cliff Cushman |
| Bronze: | Dick Howard |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Galliker | 28 | Switzerland | SUI | 51.0 | 51.20 | QU |
| 2 | Dick Howard | 25 | United States | USA | 51.2 | 51.32 | QU |
| 3 | Anubes da Silva | 24 | Brazil | BRA | 52.1 | 52.25 | |
| 4 | Max Boyes | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 52.1 | 52.32 | |
| 5 | Wiesław Król | 22 | Poland | POL | 52.4 | 52.52 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Zouaki | 18 | Morocco | MAR | 52.5 | 55.65 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Gulbrandsen | 22 | Norway | NOR | 52.2 | 52.39 | QU |
| 2 | Glenn Davis | 25 | United States | USA | 52.2 | 52.41 | QU |
| 3 | Arnold Matsulevych | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.9 | 53.00 | |
| 4 | George Shepherd | 22 | Canada | CAN | 53.0 | 53.05 | |
| 5 | Marcel Lambrechts | 29 | Belgium | BEL | 53.5 | 53.67 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliff Cushman | 22 | United States | USA | 51.8 | 51.98 | QU |
| 2 | Willi Matthias | 24 | Germany | GER | 52.1 | 52.23 | QU |
| 3 | Keiji Ogushi | 26 | Japan | JPN | 52.4 | 52.58 | |
| 4 | Chris Goudge | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 52.6 | 52.75 | |
| 5 | Muhammad Yaqub | 34 | Pakistan | PAK | 52.8 | 52.91 | |
| 6 | Mongi Soussi Zarrouki | 24 | Tunisia | TUN | 54.3 | 54.34 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgy Chevychalov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.8 | 51.97 | QU |
| 2 | Salvatore Morale | 21 | Italy | ITA | 52.0 | 52.13 | QU |
| 3 | Per-Owe Trollsås | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 52.3 | 52.49 | |
| 4 | Wolfgang Fischer | 32 | Germany | GER | 53.2 | 53.35 | |
| 5 | Dimitrios Skourtis | Greece | GRE | 53.7 | 53.85 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Janz | 26 | Germany | GER | 51.1 | 51.30 | QU |
| 2 | Bartonjo Rotich | 22 | Kenya | KEN | 51.2 | 51.39 | QU |
| 3 | Jussi Rintamäki | 25 | Finland | FIN | 51.5 | 51.70 | QC |
| 4 | Elio Catola | 24 | Italy | ITA | 51.8 | 51.94 | QC |
| 5 | Fahir Özgüden | Turkey | TUR | 55.3 | 55.43 | ||
| 6 | Nazzar Al-Jamali | Iraq | IRQ | 58.0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Metcalf | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 52.1 | 52.24 | QU |
| 2 | Moreno Martini | 25 | Italy | ITA | 52.1 | 52.26 | QU |
| 3 | Boris Kriunov | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.5 | 52.66 | |
| 4 | Víctor Maldonado | 21 | Venezuela | VEN | 52.6 | 52.79 | |
| 5 | Zdzisław Kumiszcze | 23 | Poland | POL | 53.3 | 53.47 | |
| 6 | Li Po-Ting | 23 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 54.1 | 54.23 |