| | Event type
One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open
| Date | 29 August – 7 September 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Golfo di Napoli (Campo Azzurro) | |
| Participants | 35 from 35 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best six of seven scores to count for final placement. | |
Racing on the Azzurro Course, Paul Elvstrøm of Denmark won his fourth consecutive gold medal in one-person dinghy, making him the first Olympian to win the same event at four straight Olympics, although some purists demur because the 1948 event was held in the Firefly class. Elvstrøm’s feat has only been equalled by Al Oerter in athletics in the discus throw (1956-68) and Carl Lewis in athletics in the long jump (1984-96). In Roma Elvstrøm had three firsts and a second in the first six races, and sat out the last race, not needing a score to win his gold medal. Bronze medalist André Nelis of Belgium had been the silver medalist in 1956.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Elvstrøm |  DEN | 8,171 | 1,645 (1) | 946 (5) | 1,645 (1) | 1,344 (2) | 946 (5) | 1,645 (1) | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Aleksander Tšutšelov |  URS | 6,520 | 800 (7) | 1,645 (1) | 1,344 (2) | 645 (10) | 415 (17) | 1,344 (2) | 742 (8) | Silver | ||
| 3 | André Nelis |  BEL | 5,934 | 1,344 (2) | 1,344 (2) | 566 (12) | 265 (24) | 1,168 (3) | 469 (15) | 1,043 (4) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Ron Jenyns |  AUS | 5,758 | 867 (6) | 867 (6) | 101 ( | 867 (6) | 1,344 (2) | 1,168 (3) | 645 (10) | |||
| 5 | Reinaldo Conrad |  BRA | 5,176 | 469 (15) | 1,168 (3) | 645 (10) | 1,645 (1) | 645 (10) | 390 (18) | 604 (11) | |||
| 6 | Ralph Roberts |  NZL | 5,140 | 441 (16) | [0] ( | 867 (6) | 742 (8) | 800 (7) | 946 (5) | 1,344 (2) | |||
| 7 | Ian Bruce |  CAN | 5,133 | 1,168 (3) | 742 (8) | 101 ( | 800 (7) | 247 (25) | 531 (13) | 1,645 (1) | |||
| 8 | Kenneth Albury |  BAH | 5,092 | 566 (12) | 183 (29) | 604 (11) | 946 (5) | 1,645 (1) | 800 (7) | 531 (13) | |||
| 9 | Yves-Louis Pinaud |  FRA | 4,604 | 946 (5) | 800 (7) | 946 (5) | 566 (12) | [0] ( | 1,043 (4) | 303 (22) | |||
| 10 | Ante Pivčević |  YUG | 4,358 | 1,043 (4) | 499 (14) | 1,168 (3) | 415 (17) | 366 (19) | 867 (6) | 323 (21) | |||
| 11 | Peter Barrett |  USA | 3,976 | 101 ( | 415 (17) | 800 (7) | 604 (11) | 867 (6) | 344 (20) | 946 (5) | |||
| 12 | Vernon Stratton |  GBR | 3,871 | 742 (8) | 1,043 (4) | 469 (15) | 441 (16) | 531 (13) | 645 (10) | 283 (23) | |||
| 13 | Per Jordbakke |  NOR | 3,822 | 101 ( | 441 (16) | 390 (18) | 691 (9) | 691 (9) | 742 (8) | 867 (6) | |||
| 14 | Bruno Trani |  ITA | 3,553 | 691 (9) | 691 (9) | 415 (17) | 214 (27) | 742 (8) | 101 ( | 800 (7) | |||
| 15 | Hélder de Oliveira |  POR | 3,488 | 604 (11) | 645 (10) | 742 (8) | 183 (29) | 499 (14) | 499 (14) | 499 (14) | |||
| 16 | Jouko Valli |  FIN | 3,419 | 499 (14) | 230 (26) | 101 ( | 390 (18) | 566 (12) | 566 (12) | 1,168 (3) | |||
| 17 | Hans-Peter Fürst |  AUT | 3,413 | 366 (19) | 566 (12) | 531 (13) | 1,043 (4) | 604 (11) | 303 (22) | 198 (28) | |||
| 18 | Somers Payne |  IRL | 3,169 | 230 (26) | 390 (18) | 499 (14) | 531 (13) | 1,043 (4) | 265 (24) | 441 (16) | |||
| 19 | Ricardo Boneo |  ARG | 2,954 | 323 (21) | 469 (15) | 691 (9) | 1,168 (3) | 303 (22) | [0] ( | 0 ( | |||
| 20 | Hans Kämmerer |  GER | 2,737 | 645 (10) | 247 (25) | 441 (16) | 247 (25) | 390 (18) | 323 (21) | 691 (9) | |||
| 21 | Gonzalo, Duque Fernández de Córdoba |  ESP | 2,555 | 303 (22) | – | 1,043 (4) | 303 (22) | 323 (21) | 415 (17) | 168 (30) | |||
| 22 | Ioannis Karyofyllis |  GRE | 2,513 | 344 (20) | 604 (11) | [0] ( | 469 (15) | 265 (24) | 691 (9) | 140 (32) | |||
| 23 | Yasuo Hozumi |  JPN | 2,306 | 198 (28) | 531 (13) | 344 (20) | 499 (14) | 469 (15) | 183 (29) | 265 (24) | |||
| 24 | Hans Sleeswijk |  NED | 2,265 | 531 (13) | 344 (20) | 265 (24) | 140 (32) | 344 (20) | 366 (19) | 415 (17) | |||
| 25 | Kálmán Tolnai |  HUN | 2,060 | 415 (17) | 198 (28) | 247 (25) | 366 (19) | 214 (27) | 604 (11) | 214 (27) | |||
| 26 | Louis Schiess |  SUI | 1,845 | 265 (24) | 303 (22) | 323 (21) | 230 (26) | 441 (16) | 283 (23) | 183 (29) | |||
| 27 | Ersin Demir |  TUR | 1,783 | 390 (18) | 214 (27) | 283 (23) | 154 (31) | 283 (23) | 247 (25) | 366 (19) | |||
| 28 | Göran Andersson |  SWE | 1,718 | 101 ( | 168 (30) | 303 (22) | 283 (23) | 168 (30) | 230 (26) | 566 (12) | |||
| 29 | Daniel Mackenzie |  KEN | 1,686 | 247 (25) | 323 (21) | 230 (26) | 198 (28) | 114 (34) | 441 (16) | 247 (25) | |||
| 30 | Maung Maung Lwin |  MYA | 1,456 | 214 (27) | 283 (23) | 168 (30) | 114 (34) | 154 (31) | 168 (30) | 469 (15) | |||
| 31 | El-Moustafa Haddad |  MAR | 1,442 | 168 (30) | 366 (19) | 198 (28) | 168 (30) | 127 (33) | 198 (28) | 344 (20) | |||
| 32 | Brownlow Gray |  BER | 1,433 | 183 (29) | 101 ( | 183 (29) | 323 (21) | 140 (32) | 214 (27) | 390 (18) | |||
| 33 | Gordon Burn-Wood |  RSA | 1,417 | 283 (23) | 154 (31) | 366 (19) | 127 (33) | 230 (26) | 154 (31) | 230 (26) | |||
| 34 | Alfred Borda |  MLT | 1,314 | 154 (31) | 265 (24) | 214 (27) | 344 (20) | 183 (29) | 101 ( | 154 (31) | |||
| 35 | Pierre Arbaji |  LBN | 834 | 140 (32) | 140 (32) | 154 (31) | 101 (35) | 198 (28) | 101 ( | – |