The men's team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, was held from 27 to 29 August 1960. There were 76 participants from 19 nations.

Competition format

The team pursuit event consisted of both a time trial (with up to 2 teams on the track at the same time) and a series of head-to-head races between 2 teams. There were a total of four rounds: an elimination round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

Elimination round: This round was a time trial, with 1 or 2 teams on the track simultaneously. The top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the head-to-head competitions. Quarterfinals: There were four quarterfinals. Beginning with the quarterfinals, each round featured a single head-to-head race. The winner of each advanced to the semifinals while the loser was eliminated. Semifinals: There two semifinals. The winner of each advanced to the gold medal final, the loser to the bronze medal final. Finals: A gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.

Results

Elimination round

Rank Heat Nation Time Notes 1 7 4:38.41 2 6 4:38.46 3 7 4:40.33 4 3 4:40.48 5 4 4:40.64 6 5 4:40.80 7 2 4:42.60 8 1 4:44.44 9 11 4:44.87 10 5 4:45.23 11 1 4:45.87The Official Report lists the time as 4:35.87, clearly a typographical error as Japan is shown in 2nd place in the heat behind Argentina, who finished in 4:44.44. Sports-reference lists the correct time. 12 8 4:47.70 13 10 4:47.83 14 2 4:48.55 15 10 4:49.46 16 9 4:49.92 17 6 4:50.00 18 4 4:50.26 19 8 4:52.55

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Nation Time Notes 1 4:29.98 2 4:38.17

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Nation Time Notes 1 4:30.82 2 4:38.73

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Nation Time Notes 1 4:29.32 2 4:37.44

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Nation Time Notes 1 4:29.97 2 4:29.98

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Nation Time Notes 1 4:33.46 2 4:37.17

Semifinal 2

Rank Nation Time Notes 1 4:28.88 2 4:33.01

Finals

Bronze medal final

Rank Nation Time 4:34.05 4 4:35.72

Gold medal final

Rank Nation Time 4:30.90 4:35.78

Final classification Rank Cyclists Nation Luigi ArientiFranco TestaMario VallottoMarino Vigna Siegfried KöhlerPeter GröningManfred KliemeBernd Barleben Stanislav MoskvinViktor RomanovLeonid KolumbetArnold Belgardt 4 Marcel DelattreJacques SuireGuy ClaudMichel Nédélec 5 Alberto TrilloErnesto ContrerasHéctor AcostaJuan Brotto Slavoj ČernýFerdinand DuchoňJan ChlístovskýJosef Volf John LundgrenLeif LarsenJens SørensenKurt vid Stein Jaap OudkerkTheo NikkessenHenk NijdamPiet van der Lans 9 José María ErrandoneaFrancisco TortelláMiguel MartorellMiguel Mora Gornals 10 Barry HobanMike GambrillCharlie McCoyJoseph McClean 11 Tetsuo OsawaKanji KubomuraNobuhira TakanukiKatsuya Saito 12 Günther KrizPeter DeimböckKurt GarschalKurt Schein 13 Alberto VelázquezJuan José TimónRubén EtchebarneRodolfo Rodino 14 Warren ScarfeGarry JonesRobert WhettersFrank Brazier 15 Romain De LoofBarthélemy GillardFrans MelckenbeeckCharles Rabaey 16 Richard CortrightCharles HewettRobert PfarrJames Rossi 17 Walter SignerWerner WeckertHans HeinemannEgon Scheiwiller 18 Syd ByrnesBobby FowlerAbe JonkerRowan Peacock 19 Mauricio MataJavier TaboadaJacinto BritoMiguel Pérez

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