Olympic Games Close in Rome On this day, in 1960 the Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad had 83 nations participate included Wilma Rudolph a former polio patient, winning three gold medals. September 11, 1960 Sport: Olympics Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine