For the 1960 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-four sports venues were used. The Basilica of Maxentius, the Baths of Caracalla, the Appian Way, and Via Cassia were among the ancient Roman venues used for the games. The football stadium in Florence hosted the 1934 FIFA World Cup and would later host the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Stadio Olimpico would later serve host to the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and the final venue for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The marathon would be lit at night by Italian soldiers holding torches that included the Appian Way with a finish at the Arch of Constantine.

Venues

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Acqua Santa Golf Club CourseModern pentathlon (running)Not listed. [1]
Arch of ConstantineAthletics (marathon - finish line)14,400 [2][3]
Basilica of MaxentiusWrestling5,402 [4]
Baths of CaracallaGymnastics5,402 [4][5]
Campo Tre FontaneField hockey5,000 [6][7]
Cesano Infantry School RangeShooting (300 m free rifle)Not listed. [8][9]
Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)Football57,020 [10]
Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini (Grosseto)Football17,970 [10]
Gulf of NaplesSailingNot listed. [11][12]
Stadio Tommaso Fattori (L'Aquila)Football8,900 [10]
Lake AlbanoCanoeing, Rowing8,900 [13]
Lazio Pigeon Shooting StandShooting (shotgun trap)2,000 [8][9]
Livorno Ardenza StadiumFootball25,000 [10]
Stadio San Paolo (Naples)Football90,000 [10]
Olympic VelodromeCycling (track), Field hockey17,856 [14]
Palazzo dei CongressiFencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing)Not listed. [15]
Palazzo dello SportBasketball, Boxing13,839 [16]
Palazzetto dello sportBasketball, WeightliftingNot listed. [17]
Passo CoreseModern pentathlon (riding)Not listed. [18][19]
Stadio Adriatico (Pescara)Football21,000 [10]
Piazza di SienaEquestrian (dressage, eventing dressage/ jumping, jumping individual)15,000 [18][20]
Piscina delle RoseWater polo1,850 [21]
Pratoni del VivaroEquestrian (eventing)Not listed. [18]
Raccordo AnulareAthletics (marathon)Not listed. [2]
Stadio dei MarmiField hockey15,000 [22][23]
Stadio FlaminioFootball (final)46,873 [24]
Stadio OlimpicoAthletics75,513 [25]
Stadio Olimpico del NuotoDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Water polo20,000 [26][27]
Umberto I Shooting RangeModern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting (pistol, rifle)Not listed. [8]
Via Appia AnticaAthletics (marathon)Not listed. [28][29]
Via CassiaCycling (individual road race)Not listed. [30][31]
Via FlaminiaCycling (individual road race)Not listed. [30][31]
Via Cristoforo ColomboAthletics (marathon), cycling (road team time trial)19,200 [32][33]
Via di GrottarossaCycling (individual road race)41,800 [30][31]

Before the Olympics

Rome was scheduled to host the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906.[34][35] The 1908 Games were given to London as a result following a meeting at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens.[34]

Rome hosted the ISSF World Shooting Championships (then UIT) five times from 1897 to the start of World War II, doing so in 1902, 1911, 1927, 1930, and 1935.[36]

The biggest event for Italy was hosting the 1934 FIFA World Cup in which the host nation won.[37] Florence's stadium hosted three matches during the World Cup while the finals would be played in Rome, at a stadium located on the current site of the Flaminio Stadium.[38][39][40][41] Stadio Flaminio would be constructed in 1957 following the demolition of Stadio Nazionale PNF in 1953.[42]

The Palazzo dei Congressi was constructed in 1942 for a Universal Exposition in that year that was not held to World War II.[43] Palazzetto Dello Sport was constructed in time for the 1960 Games in 1957.[17]

During the Olympics

Pope John XXIII watched some of the canoeing semifinals at the window of his summer residence overlooking Lake Albano.[44] The marathon event was run along Via Appia Antica (English: The Appian Way) and finished at the Arch of Constantine.[2] With the event being run at night, the course was illuminated by Italian soldiers holding torches.[45]

During the road team time trial event at Via Cristoforo Colombo in 93 °F (34 °C) heat, Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen collapsed from sunstroke, suffered a fractured skull, and later died from it.[46] Autopsy results determined that Jensen had taken Roniacol, a blood circulation stimulant.[46] Before Jensen's collapse, Denmark had been in fourth place at the 66.6 km (41.4 mi) mark of the event.[47]

After the Olympics

Stadio Olimpico del Norto hosted the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1994.[48]

Palazzo dei Congressi continues as an exhibition center in Rome.[43]

In 1987, Stadio Olimpico hosted the second World Athletics Championships.[49] During the following three years, the stadium was reconstructed to serve as one of the twelve venues used for the FIFA World Cup.[50] The stadium itself hosted the finals for that tournament.[50] The Stadium at Florence which hosted some of the 1934 World Cup matches, hosted four 1990 World Cup matches, including the quarterfinal match between Argentina and Yugoslavia.[51][52][53][54]

References

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  36. ↑ Historical medal winners of the ISSF (formerly UIT) World Championships and Olympic shooting championships since 1896. Accessed 29 October 2010.
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  43. 1 2 PalazzoCongressi website. Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 October 2010. (in English and Italian)
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  45. ↑ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Men): Marathon". In The Complete Book of the Olympics:2008 Edition. London:Aurum Press Limited. pp. 145-6.
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  48. ↑ Swimrankings.net of the 1994 FINA World Aquatics Championships. Accessed 30 October 2010.
  49. ↑ IAAF World Championships in Athletics Rome 28 August - 6 September 1987 results. Archived 12 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 October 2010.
  50. 1 2 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy 8 June - 8 July 1990 overview. Accessed 30 October 2010.
  51. ↑ FIFA World Cup Florence 10 June 1990 USA-TCH match results. Accessed 30 October 2010.
  52. ↑ FIFA World Cup Florence 15 June 1990 AUT-TCH match results. Accessed 30 October 2010.
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