List of 1960 Winter Olympics medal winners
![Anne Heggtveit wearing a plush coat, holds up a round medal.](../I/m/Ann_Heggtveit_1960.jpg)
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) participated in 27 events across 8 disciplines during the Games.[1]
The Olympic program was adjusted from that of the 1956 Winter Olympics omitting bobsleigh and adding a sport new to Olympic competition, men's biathlon.[1][2][3] 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.[4] The removal of bobsleigh from the Olympic program was by necessity; the site for the 1960 Games lacked a bobsleigh track and the funds were not available to build one. Despite only five nations confirming their intention to take part, the removal of the event from the program garnered international criticism.[5] 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.[6] 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 medal count, with a total of 10 medals, and Germany placed third, with eight medals overall. 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.[6] There was a 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.[7] 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.[6][8]
Alpine skiing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's downhill[9] |
Jean Vuarnet![]() |
Hans-Peter Lanig![]() |
Guy Périllat![]() |
Men's slalom[10] |
Ernst Hinterseer![]() |
Hias Leitner![]() |
Charles Bozon![]() |
Men's giant slalom[11] |
Roger Staub![]() |
Josef Stiegler![]() |
Ernst Hinterseer![]() |
Women's downhill[12] |
Heidi Biebl![]() |
Penelope Pitou![]() |
Traudl Hecher![]() |
Women's slalom[13] |
Anne Heggtveit![]() |
Betsy Snite![]() |
Barbara Henneberger![]() |
Women's giant slalom[14] |
Yvonne Rüegg![]() |
Penelope Pitou![]() |
Giuliana Minuzzo![]() |
Biathlon
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 20 km[15] |
Klas Lestander![]() |
Antti Tyrväinen![]() |
Aleksandr Privalov![]() |
Cross-country skiing
![Sixten Jernberg, left, is being interviewed by another man, on the right, who is holding a microphone.](../I/m/Sixten_Jernberg_and_Sven_Plex_Petersson_1958.jpg)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 15 km[16] |
Håkon Brusveen![]() |
Sixten Jernberg![]() |
Veikko Hakulinen![]() |
Men's 30 km[17] |
Sixten Jernberg![]() |
Rolf Rämgård![]() |
Nikolay Anikin![]() |
Men's 50 km[18] |
Kalevi Hämäläinen![]() |
Veikko Hakulinen![]() |
Rolf Rämgård![]() |
Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
![]() Toimi Alatalo Eero Mäntyranta Väinö Huhtala Veikko Hakulinen |
![]() Harald Grønningen Hallgeir Brenden Einar Østby Håkon Brusveen |
![]() Anatoly Shelyukhin Gennady Vaganov Aleksey Kuznetsov Nikolay Anikin |
Women's 10 km[22] |
Maria Gusakova![]() |
Lyubov Kozyreva![]() |
Radya Yeroshina![]() |
Women's 3 × 5 km relay |
![]() Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Edström |
![]() Radya Yeroshina Maria Gusakova Lyubov Kozyreva |
![]() Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Toini Pöysti |
Figure skating
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles[24] |
David Jenkins![]() |
Karol Divín![]() |
Donald Jackson![]() |
Ladies' singles[25] |
Carol Heiss![]() |
Sjoukje Dijkstra![]() |
Barbara Roles![]() |
Pairs |
![]() Barbara Wagner Robert Paul |
![]() Marika Kilius Hans-Jürgen Bäumler |
![]() Nancy Ludington Ronald Ludington |
Ice hockey
Nordic combined
![A man in a suit stands in the middle of two formally dressed women, each holding a flower bouquet.](../I/m/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-78885-0001%2C_Ehrung_f%C3%BCr_Ingrid_Kr%C3%A4mer.jpg)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[32] |
Georg Thoma![]() |
Tormod Knutsen![]() |
Nikolay Gusakov![]() |
Ski jumping
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[33] |
Helmut Recknagel![]() |
Niilo Halonen![]() |
Otto Leodolter![]() |
Speed skating
![Helga Hasse skating in an ice rink](../I/m/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-49812-0004%2C_Helga_Haase.jpg)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 500 metres[34] |
Yevgeny Grishin![]() |
Bill Disney![]() |
Rafayel Grach![]() |
Men's 1,500 metres[35] |
Roald Aas![]() Yevgeny Grishin ![]() |
None awarded[a] | Boris Stenin![]() |
Men's 5,000 metres[36] |
Viktor Kosichkin![]() |
Knut Johannesen![]() |
Jan Pesman![]() |
Men's 10,000 metres[37] |
Knut Johannesen![]() |
Viktor Kosichkin![]() |
Kjell Bäckman![]() |
Women's 500 metres[38] |
Helga Haase![]() |
Natalya Donchenko![]() |
Jeanne Ashworth![]() |
Women's 1,000 metres[39] |
Klara Guseva![]() |
Helga Haase![]() |
Tamara Rylova![]() |
Women's 1,500 metres[40] |
Lidiya Skoblikova![]() |
Elwira Seroczyńska![]() |
Helena Pilejczyk![]() |
Women's 3,000 metres[41] |
Lidiya Skoblikova![]() |
Valentina Stenina![]() |
Eevi Huttunen![]() |
Multiple medalists
Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1960 Winter Olympics are listed below.[6]
See also
Note
- a No silver medal was awarded in this event because Grishin and Aas tied for first place with a time of 2:10.4.[42]
References
- General
- "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- Specific
- 1 2 "Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956". International Olympic Committee. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Clarey, Christopher (February 19, 1994). "Winter Games: A biathlon first for a Canadian who wouldn't quit". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Frank, W.D. (June 2009). "Cold Bullets, Hot Borders: The Shooting War That Russia Won". Skiing Heritage. Denver, Colorado: International Skiing History Association. 29 (2): 39. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ↑ "1960 Squaw Valley, U.S.A.". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Kubatko, Justin. "1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Cross country skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Veikko Hakulinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Biathlon at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- 1 2 Kubatko, Justin. "Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- 1 2 Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Canada Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Germany Figure Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "United States Ice Hockey at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Canada Ice Hockey at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Soviet Union Ice Hockey at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Nordic Combined at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, Justin. "Ski Jumping at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ Kubatko, 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.
- ↑ VIII Olympic Winter Games Final Report (pdf). Squaw Valley, California: California Olympic Commission. 1960. p. 153. Retrieved September 8, 2011.