It must be remembered that one of the aims of the Official Report is that of re-evoking the epic atmosphere of the Games in all their spectacular grandeur it is also intended to recall the keen competitive spirit among countless protagonists who have now become historic figures in the life of the Olympiads. In this way, the description of the organization in all its technical and human aspects, offers a clear and comprehensive picture of the ability of the organizers and shows, once more, that sport has now reached the extreme limits of human achievement. This documentation attempts to illustrate events and general aspects of the work undertaken during the four-year period of preparation. The overall pattern of the Games of the XVII Olympiad, as described in the various reports and commentaries, will be shown by the collection of data and details, figures and graphs which record and analyse works and results and will serve to give us an unforgetable memory of the protagonists as well as to provide evidence of the efforts undertaken in organizing the Rome Olympic Games.
PREFACE Well aware of the responsibilities imposed by a work of extreme accuracy such as the preparation of the Official Report, and in an effort to attain a clear, comprehensive, and precise documentation, we have not failed to refer to all possible sources of technical and statistical information. THE SIX AGENCIES FORMING THE OLYMPIA PHOTOGRAPHIC POOL AND THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ANGELO GOZZI, MARIO DE BIASI AND SERGIO DEL GRANDE OF EPOCA MAGAZINE KINDLY OFFERED PART OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL. NEWS AND TECHNICAL DATA WAS SUPPLIED BY THE HEADS OF SECTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND BY VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS WHICH GRACIOUSLY CO-OPERATED WITH IT DURING THE QUADRIENNIAL PREPARATION OF THE GAMES OF THE XVII OLYMPIAD. IT WAS PREPARED BY ROMOLO GIACOMINI, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARCELLO GARRONI, TOGETHER WITH THE COLLABORATION OF ENRICO VIGNOLINI AND ARTISTIC ADVICE BY ELENA BAGGIO. THE OFFICIAL REPORT EDITED BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XVII OLYMPIAD AND PRINTED BY THE COLOMBO PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT AND THE ROTOGRAFICA ROMANA. The Official Report of the Organizing CommitteeĬopyright - 1960 by the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad
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