Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
| Alpine skiing at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Squaw Valley, California, U.S. |
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| Dates | February 20–26, 1960 |
| Competitors | 133 from 22 nations |
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| Giant slalom | men | women | ||
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Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in the United States at Squaw Valley, California, from February 20–26, 1960.[1] Competitions took place at Squaw Peak (Men's downhill), KT-22 (Women's downhill, Men's slalom and giant slalom) and (Little) Papoose Peak (sub-peak of KT-22) (Women's slalom and giant slalom).[2]
These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths.
Medal summary
Seven nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Switzerland leading the medal table, winning two golds. Austria won the most total medals with five, one gold, two silver and two bronze. Austria's Ernst Hinterseer led the individual medal table, with one gold and one bronze. The top women's medalist was the United States' Penny Pitou with two silver medals.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source:[1]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Downhill |
Jean Vuarnet France | 2:06.0 | Hans Peter Lanig United Team of Germany | 2:06.5 | Guy Périllat France | 2:06.0 |
| Giant slalom |
Roger Staub Switzerland | 1:48.3 | Pepi Stiegler Austria | 1:48.7 | Ernst Hinterseer Austria | 1:49.1 |
| Slalom |
Ernst Hinterseer Austria | 2:08.9 | Hias Leitner Austria | 2:10.3 | Charles Bozon France | 2:10.4 |
Source:[1]
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Downhill |
Heidi Biebl United Team of Germany | 1:37.6 | Penny Pitou United States | 1:38.6 | Traudl Hecher Austria | 1:38.9 |
| Giant slalom |
Yvonne Rüegg Switzerland | 1:39.9 | Penny Pitou United States | 1:40.0 | Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo Italy | 1:40.2 |
| Slalom |
Anne Heggtveit Canada | 1:49.6 | Betsy Snite United States | 1:52.9 | Barbi Henneberger United Team of Germany | 1:56.4 |
Source:[1]
Course information
| Date | Race | Start Elevation |
Finish Elevation |
Vertical Drop |
Course Length |
Average Gradient |
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| Mon 22-Feb | Downhill - men | 2,707 m (8,881 ft) | 1,949 m (6,394 ft) | 758 m (2,487 ft) | 3.095 km (1.923 mi) | 24.5% |
| Sat 20-Feb | Downhill - women | 2,447 m (8,028 ft) | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) | 553 m (1,814 ft) | 1.828 km (1.136 mi) | 30.3% |
| Sun 21-Feb | Giant Slalom - men | 2,447 m (8,028 ft) | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) | 553 m (1,814 ft) | 1.800 km (1.118 mi) | 30.7% |
| Tue 23-Feb | Giant Slalom - women | 2,276 m (7,467 ft) | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) | 382 m (1,253 ft) | 1.300 km (0.808 mi) | 29.4% |
| Wed 24-Feb | Slalom - men | 2,110 m (6,923 ft) | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) | 216 m (709 ft) | 0.590 km (0.367 mi) | 36.6% |
| Fri 26-Feb | Slalom - women | 2,080 m (6,824 ft) | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) | 186 m (610 ft) | 0.480 km (0.298 mi) | 38.8% |
Participating nations
Twenty-two nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Squaw Valley. South Korea made its Olympic alpine skiing debut. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]
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World championships
From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.
Combined
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Men's Combined
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Women's Combined
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report, (PDF) Page(s) 95/96" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
External links
- FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 1960 Winter Olympics – Squaw Valley, USA
- Sports Reference – 1960 Winter Olympics – Alpine skiing
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