The individual show jumping at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on 7 September, at the Stadio Olimpico.

The brothers (silver and bronze medalists, respectively, in 1956) were the second and third riders to win multiple medals in individual jumping; all three were Italian (Tommaso Lequio di Assaba had done it in 1920 and 1924).

[2] There were two separate jumping competitions for individual and team medals, the first time this had occurred since 1920.

The individual medals were fought out between the two d'Inzeo brothers, Raimondo and Piero, David Broome, and Argentinean Naldo Dasso.

Raimondo d'Inzeo's final score of 12 was still enough to win the gold, followed by his brother Piero and David Broome.

Each horse and rider pair completed the course twice, with the two scores summed to give a final total for ranking.