The Grand Olympics (26/05/1961)

Production : Istituto Luce Cinecittà, CONI

Synopsis

Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.

Jesse Owens

Bing Crosby

Rafer Johnson

Pope John XXIII