British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics

British West Indies at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of the West Indies Federation
IOC codeBWI
(ANT used at these Games)
NOCWest Indies Olympic Association
in Rome
Competitors13 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 147th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Jamaica (1948–1956, 1964–)
 Trinidad and Tobago (1948–1956, 1964–)
 Barbados (1968–)

Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name Antilles (ANT),[1] renamed to British West Indies (BWI) by the IOC, at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Thirteen competitors—two from Barbados, four from Trinidad, and seven from Jamaica—all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.[2] The short-lived nation only participated at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago competed independently again in 1964, and Barbados started competing at the 1968 Games as the federation did not compete at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. The team won two bronze medals, both in track and field athletics.

  1. ^ [1] page 230
  2. ^ "West Indies Federation at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2015.