Afghanistan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Athletics

AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAbdul Ghafar GhafooriAbdul Hadi ShekaibHabib SayedAli Yusuf ZaidMen's 4 × 100 m Relay44.43Did not advanceAbdul Hadi ShekaibMen's 100m11.67Did not advanceAbdul WardakMen's 110m hurdles--RetiredMen's javelin throw64.20-Did not advanceAli Yusuf ZaidMen's 200m23.16Did not advanceHabib SayedMen's 400m53.87Did not advance

Wrestling

AthletesEvents1st Round2nd Round3rd Round4th Round5th Round6th Round7th RoundFinal RankFaiz Mohammad Khakshar-52 kgL (0–4) L (0–4) Did not advance-13Mohamad Kederi-62 kgL (0–4) L (1–3) Did not advance21Amir Khalunder-67 kgL (0–4) L (0–4) Did not advance-24Sultan Dost-73 kgL (1–3) L (1–3) Did not advance-17Mohammad Khokan-79 kgL (0–4) BYEL (1–3) Did not advance-12Mohiddin Gunga-87 kgL (0–4) L (0–4)Did not advance-18Nizamuddin Subhani+87 kgL (0–4) L (1–3)Did not advance-14

References Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume I Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume II (Part 1)