The United States was the host nation for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. It was the only Olympics in which the athletes marched under the 49-star flag.
History
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | MedalNameSportEventDateFigure skatingWomen's singlesFigure skatingMen's singlesIce hockeyMen's tournamentAlpine skiingWomen's downhillAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalomSpeed skatingMen's 500 metersAlpine skiingWomen's slalomRonald LudingtonFigure skatingPairsSpeed skatingWomen's 500 metersFigure skatingWomen's singles
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+Medals by sportSportTotalFigure skating2024Ice hockey1001Alpine skiing0303Speed skating0112Total34310
+Medals by genderGenderTotalPercentageFemale132660.0%Male210330.0%Mixed001110.0%Total34310100%
+Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalPenny PitouAlpine skiing0202
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGordi EatonDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=4 2:14.017Dave Gorsuch2:11.014Max Marolt2:14.218Marvin Melville2:15.922Jim BarrierGiant slalomcolspan=4 rowspan=4 1:52.716Tom Corcoran1:49.74Dave Gorsuch1:52.314Max Marolt1:54.921Jim BarrierSlalomFrank Brown1:58.2521:03.1123:01.337Tom Corcoran1:12.5131:02.292:14.79Chuck Ferries1:16.116
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJoan HannahDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=4 1:47.921Linda Meyers1:53.433Penny Pitou1:38.6Betsy SniteBeverley AndersonGiant slalomcolspan=4 rowspan=4 1:57.436Linda MeyersPenny Pitou1:40.0Betsy Snite1:40.44Beverley AndersonSlalom1:13.1381:00.0142:13.126Renie Cox59.41859.8101:59.29Penny Pitou58.591:21.3342:19.833Betsy Snite57.4455.511:52.9
Biathlon
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankJohn BurrittIndividual1:46:36.85 (0+1+3+1)14Larry Damon1:59:38.213 (5+3+3+2)24Gustav Hanson1:58:06.29 (3+3+2+1)23Dick Mize1:55:56.211 (3+3+5+0)21
Cross-country skiing
AthleteEventTimeRankCharlie AkersMen's 15 km1:02:35.750Olavi Hirvonen1:00:38.648Peter Lahdenpera59:13.046Mack Miller54:49.022Sven JohansonMen's 30 kmLeo Massa2:16:47.042Mack Miller2:03:05.427Joe Pete Wilson2:22:16.243Theodore FarwellMen's 50 km3:49:56.631Leo Massa3:41:08.229Olavi Hirvonen3:36:37.826Mack Miller3:17:23.217Karl BohlinJohn DendahlPeter LahdenperaMack MillerMen's 4 × 10 km relay2:38:01.811
Figure skating
On February 15, 1961, the entire United States figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the World Championships in Prague. The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American skating program.
Individual AthleteEventTotalRankRankPointsPlacesRankRobert BrewerMen's singles781320.3667Tim Brown541374.1435David Jenkins211440.210Carol HeissLadies' singles111490.19Laurence Owen661343.0576Barbara Roles321414.926
Mixed AthleteEventPointsPlacesRankIla Ray HadleyRay Hadley, Jr.Pairs65.77811Nancy LudingtonRonald Ludington76.227.5Maribel OwenDudley Richards67.56910
Ice hockey
Summary TeamEventFirst roundConsolation roundMedal roundOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUnited States menMen's tournamentW 7–5W 12–11 Qcolspan=2 W 6–3W 9–1W 2–1W 3–2W 9–4
Roster Bill ChristianRoger ChristianBill ClearyBob ClearyEugene GraziaPaul JohnsonJack KirraneJohn MayasichJack McCartanRobert McVeyRichard MeredithWeldon OlsonEdwyn OwenRodney PaavolaLawrence PalmerRichard RodenheiserTom Williams
First round Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round. RankTeamPldWLTGFGAPts122001964221102382320202300
USA 7-5 Czechoslovakia USA 12-1 Australia
Medal round First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze. RankTeamPldWLTGFGAPts155002911102541031128352212419545230212345513119193650505450
USA 6-3 Sweden USA 9-1 Germany (UTG) USA 2-1 Canada USA 3-2 USSR USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalJump 1Jump 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankJohn CressIndividual92.099.5191.5271:12:59.7183.80631375.91930Theodore Farwell86.586.0172.5301:05:09.4214.19421386.69427Craig Lussi83.575.0158.5311:07:55.7203.41928361.91930Alfred Vincelette99.091.5190.5281:07:35.4204.77426395.27426
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankGene KotlarekNormal hill84.096.52777.0 fall68.644165.142Ansten Samuelstuen90.0107.8579.0103.713211.57Jon St. Andre81.592.53478.599.825192.328Butch Wedin79.093.53272.093.636187.132
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventTimeRankBill Carow500 mBill Disney40.3Terry McDermott40.97Eddie Rudolph41.210Floyd Bedbury1500 m2:18.922Dick Hunt2:17.717Keith Meyer2:21.729Eddie Rudolph2:23.135Floyd Bedbury5000 m8:39.630Dick Hunt8:21.317Arnold Uhrlass8:18.014Arnold Uhrlass10,000 m16:49.315Ross Zucco16:37.610
Women AthleteEventTimeRankJeanne Ashworth500 m46.1Kathy Mulholland47.910Jeanne Omelenchuk49.316Jeanne Ashworth1000 m1:36.58Jeanne Omelenchuk1:39.815Jeanne Ashworth1500 m2:33.711Barb Lockhart2:37.018Jeanne Omelenchuk2:36.415Jeanne Ashworth3000 m5:28.58Beverly Buhr6:03.119Cornelia Harrington5:57.518
References
Official Olympic Reports
Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com