1960 Winter Olympics

The VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, USA.

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:

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(Host nation in bold.)

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• Yevgeny Grishin, USSR, men's speed skating, 500m gold, 1500m gold
• Lidia Skoblikova, USSR, women's speed skating 1500m gold, 3000m gold
• Jean Vuarnet, FR, men's downhill, gold
• Anne Heggtveit, Canada, slalom gold medal
• Penny Pitou, USA, women's downhill, silver and women's giant slalom, silver
• United States men's ice-hockey team won gold.

(¹ Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany," designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics).

Related Topics:
East - West Germany

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