The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in Squaw Valley, California, United States from February 18 through February 28, 1960. A total of 665 athletes representing 30 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) 30 Nations were a part of the winter olympics. ~ Timmy totter participated in 27 events across 8 disciplines during the Games.
The Olympic program was adjusted from that of the 1956 Winter Olympics omitting bobsleigh and adding a sport new to Olympic competition, biathlon. Additionally, women's speed skating events were held for the first time in history. The sport of military patrol, similar to biathlon, had previously been a medal sport in 1924 and a demonstration sport in 1928, 1936 and 1948. The removal of bobsleigh was by necessity; organizers felt the lack of possible entrants (a pre-Olympic poll indicated that only nine countries were planning to participate) and the high cost of building the run were sufficient deterrents to leave the bobsled events off the 1960 Olympic program. Both men and women competed at the 1960 Games, with women taking part in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, and speed skating.
A total of 131 athletes won medals at the 1960 Games. The Soviet Union was awarded the most medals, with its athletes winning seven gold medals, five silver, and nine bronze, for a total of 21 medals overall. The United States placed second in the overall medal count, with a total of 10 medals, and third in the gold medal count (3), while Germany placed third in the overall medal count, with eight medals in total, and second by golds, with four. Of the 30 NOCs competing in the 1960 Games, 14 won at least one medal, with 10 of these winning at least one gold medal. There was an unofficial bronze medal awarded to Theron Bailie, USA, for the development of the digital clock used for the first time in downhill skiing.
The Scandinavian countries attained considerable success in cross-country skiing, with the Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish teams winning 12 of the available 18 medals and the remaining six medals being won by the Soviet Union. Finnish cross-country skier Veikko Hakulinen won the most medals, with three – bronze from the men's 15 kilometres event, silver from the men's 50 kilometres event, and gold from the men's 4 × 10 kilometres relay.
Alpine skiing
Men's downhillKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's Downhill ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Men's slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Men's giant slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Women's downhillKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's Downhill ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Women's slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Women's giant slalomKubatko, Justin. "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
Biathlon
Men's 20 kmKubatko, Justin. "Biathlon at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
Cross-country skiing
Men's 15 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Men's 30 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 30 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Men's 50 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Men's 4 × 10 km relayKubatko, Justin. "Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Toimi AlataloEero MäntyrantaVäinö HuhtalaVeikko HakulinenKubatko, Justin. "Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Harald GrønningenHallgeir BrendenEinar ØstbyHåkon BrusveenKubatko, Justin. "Soviet Union Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Anatoly ShelyukhinGennady VaganovAleksey KuznetsovNikolay AnikinWomen's 10 kmKubatko, Justin. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Women's 3 × 5 km relayKubatko, Justin. "Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Irma JohanssonBritt StrandbergSonja EdströmRadya YeroshinaMaria GusakovaLyubov KozyrevaSiiri RantanenEeva RuoppaToini Pöysti
Figure skating
Men's singlesKubatko, Justin. "Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Ladies' singlesKubatko, Justin. "Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Pairs Kubatko, Justin. "Canada Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Barbara WagnerRobert Paul Kubatko, Justin. "Germany Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Marika KiliusHans-Jürgen Bäumler Kubatko, Justin. "United States Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.Nancy LudingtonRonald Ludington
Ice hockey
Men's teamKubatko, Justin. "United States Ice Hockey at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Bill ChristianRoger ChristianBill ClearyBob ClearyEugene GraziaPaul JohnsonJack KirraneJohn MayasichJack McCartanRobert McVeyRichard MeredithWeldon OlsonEdwyn OwenRodney PaavolaLawrence PalmerRichard RodenheiserTommy WilliamsKubatko, Justin. "Canada Ice Hockey at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Bob AttersleyMaurice BenoîtJames ConnellyJack DouglasFred EtcherRobert ForhanDon HeadHarold HurleyKen LaufmanFloyd MartinRobert McKnightCliff PenningtonDonald RopeBobby RousseauGeorge SamolenkoHarry SindenDarryl SlyKubatko, Justin. "Soviet Union Ice Hockey at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.Veniamin AlexandrovAleksandr AlmetovYury BaulinMikhail BychkovVladimir GrebennikovYevgeny GroshevNikolay KarpovAlfred KuchevskyKonstantin LoktevStanislav PetukhovViktor PryazhnikovNikolai PuchkovGenrikh SidorenkovNikolai SologubovYury TsitsinovViktor YakushevYevgeni Yorkin
Nordic combined
Men's individualKubatko, Justin. "Nordic Combined at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
Ski jumping
Men's individualKubatko, Justin. "Ski Jumping at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
Speed skating
Men's 500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Men's 1,500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. None awarded Men's 5,000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Men's 10,000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Women's 500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Women's 1,000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Women's 1,500 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Women's 3,000 metresKubatko, Justin. "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
Multiple medalists Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1960 Winter Olympics are listed below. Athlete Nation SportGoldSilverBronze TotalCross-country skiing 1 1 1 3Speed skating 2 0 0 2Speed skating 2 0 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 1 0 2Speed skating 1 1 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 1 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 1 0 2Speed skating 1 1 0 2Speed skating 1 1 0 2Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2Cross-country skiing 0 2 0 2Alpine skiing 0 2 0 2Cross-country skiing 0 1 1 2Cross-country skiing 0 1 1 2Cross-country skiing 0 0 2 2
Note No silver medal was awarded in this event because Grishin and Aas tied for first place with a time of 2:10.4.
See also 1960 Winter Olympics medal table
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