Flashback: 1960 Olympics - Polina Astakhova (URS/UKR) FX 9.866 Polina is a 2002 International Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee - https://ighof.com/inductees/2002_Polina_Astakhova.php @ukr.gymnastics | International Gymnast Magazine

“I just remember thinking, ‘This is it man, this is your shot. Take it.’” 🇺🇸 gymnasts from the 1964 Olympics reflect on their own experiences in Tokyo and what it was like to represent their country on the world stage. Take a listen! | USA Gymnastics

1960 Rome Summer Olympics, 800m final. Peter Snell stunned the running world in 1960 when he won the Olympic 800. He had been lucky to have made the New Zealand team in the first place, and then to have got through the two elimination rounds was beyond anyone’s hopes. From his Olympic gold medal in Rome, Snell went on to be the dominant 800/1,500 runner of the first half of the 1960s. | Nostalgic Kiwi