Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested in Squaw Valley, California. For the first time in Olympic history, women participated in the Olympic speed skating events after the USOC's proposal to include the women's events was approved by the IOC. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20, to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 (women), and from Wednesday, February 24, to Saturday, February 27, 1960 (men).[1]
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| Venue | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink |
| Date | 20–27 February 1960 |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 103 from 17 nations |
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Yevgeny Grishin.svg.png){kind=small} | 40.2 =WR | Bill Disney | 40.3 | Rafayel Grach | 40.4 |
| 1500 metres |
Roald Aas Yevgeny Grishin | 2:10.4 | not awarded as there was a tie for gold | Boris Stenin | 2:11.5 | |
| 5000 metres |
Viktor Kosichkin | 7:51.3 | Knut Johannesen | 8:00.8 | Jan Pesman | 8:05.1 |
| 10,000 metres |
Knut Johannesen | 15:46.6 WR | Viktor Kosichkin | 15:49.2 | Kjell Bäckman | 16:14.2 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Helga Haase.svg.png){kind=small} | 45.9 | Natalya Donchenko | 46.0 | Jeanne Ashworth | 46.1 |
| 1000 metres |
Klara Guseva | 1:34.1 | Helga Haase | 1:34.3 | Tamara Rylova | 1:34.8 |
| 1500 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova | 2:25.2 WR | Elwira Seroczyńska.svg.png){kind=small} | 2:25.7 | Helena Pilejczyk | 2:27.1 |
| 3000 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova | 5:14.3 | Valentina Stenina | 5:16.9 | Eevi Huttunen | 5:21.0 |
Participating nations
104 Athletes from seventeen nations competed in the speed skating events at Squaw Valley. Out of 249 entries, 8 did not finish and 1 got disqualified.
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database
- 1960 VIII Olympic Games Final Report
- "Results of the 1960 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- "Results of the 1960 Olympic Games Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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