Olympic games

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MEDALS AND WINNER COUNTRIES

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	43	29	31	103
2	United States	34	21	16	71
3	Italy	13	10	13	36
4	Germany	12	19	11	42
5	Australia	8	8	6	22
6	Turkey	7	2	0	9
7	Hungary	6	8	7	21
8	Japan	4	7	7	18
9	Poland	4	6	11	21
10	Czechoslovakia	3	2	3	8'Bold text

Relevant athletes in this olympics

Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the marathon bare-footed to become the first black African Olympic champion.

  

 

The future Constantine II, King of Greece, won his country a gold in sailing Dragon Class.

Also on the track Peter Snell and Herb Elliot defied the heat to win the 800M and 1500M respectively. Wilma Rudolph caught the eye in the women's 100 and 200M sprints. In fact Wilma had an inspirational tale to tell, she recovered from childhood polio.

 

Wilma Rudolph caught the eye in the women's 100 and 200M sprints. In fact Wilma had an inspirational tale to tell, she recovered from childhood polio.