Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics
| Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | CAN | ||||||||
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Squaw Valley | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 (34 men, 10 women) in 7 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Bob Paul | ||||||||
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
Canada competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Heggtveit, AnneAnne Heggtveit | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Gold | Wagner, BarbaraBarbara Wagner Paul, RobertRobert Paul | Figure skating | Pairs |
 Silver | Canada men's national ice hockey team (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen) |
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
 Bronze | Jackson, DonaldDonald Jackson | Figure skating | Men's singles |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Donald Bruneski | Downhill | 2:19.9 | 28 | ||||
| Frederick Tommy | 2:18.4 | 27 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Brunet | 2:18.2 | 26 | |||||
| Verne Anderson | 2:15.9 | 22 | |||||
| Jean Lessard | Giant Slalom | 2:04.7 | 31 | ||||
| Frederick Tommy | 2:00.1 | 28 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Brunet | 1:57.7 | 26 | |||||
| Verne Anderson | 1:56.1 | 24 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Brunet | Slalom | 1:26.1 | 40 | 1:31.9 | 36 | 2:58.0 | 34 |
| Donald Bruneski | 1:19.8 | 28 | 1:13.1 | 24 | 2:32.9 | 22 | |
| Frederick Tommy | 1:18.4 | 24 | 1:25.5 | 30 | 2:43.9 | 25 | |
| Verne Anderson | 1:17.0 | 19 | 1:12.3 | 22 | 2:29.3 | 19 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Greene | Downhill | 1:53.3 | 32 | ||||
| Nancy Greene | 1:48.3 | 22 | |||||
| Nancy Holland | 1:45.2 | 17 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:42.9 | 12 | |||||
| Nancy Holland | Giant Slalom | 1:48.7 | 29 | ||||
| Elizabeth Greene | 1:48.4 | 28 | |||||
| Nancy Greene | 1:47.4 | 26 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:42.1 | 12 | |||||
| Nancy Greene | Slalom | 1:09.4 | 36 | 1:08.6 | 30 | 2:18.0 | 31 |
| Elizabeth Greene | 1:06.0 | 32 | 1:04.4 | 25 | 2:10.4 | 24 | |
| Nancy Holland | 1:01.6 | 22 | 59.5 | 9 | 2:01.1 | 12 | |
| Anne Heggtveit | 54.0 | 1 | 55.6 | 2 | 1:49.6 | | |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Irvin Servold | 59:42.0 | 47 |
| Clarence Servold | 57:04.7 | 35 | |
| 30 km | Irvin Servold | 2'11:50.4 | 40 |
| Clarence Servold | 2'06:37.9 | 36 | |
| 50 km | Clarence Servold | DNF | – |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald McPherson | 13 | 7 | 1279.7 | 83 | 10 |
| Donald Jackson | 4 | 2 | 1401.0 | 31 | |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Griner | 13 | 8 | 1275.0 | 98 | 12 |
| Sandra Tewkesbury | 10 | 9 | 1296.1 | 78 | 10 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Jelinek Otto Jelinek |
75.9 | 26 | 4 |
| Barbara Wagner Robert Paul |
80.4 | 7 | |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Canada was represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, which also represented Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics (bronze medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different Olympics.
Group A
Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
- Canada 5-2 Sweden
- Canada 19-1 Japan
Final round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 | Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 | Sweden |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
- Canada 12-0 Germany (UTG)
- Canada 4-0 Czechoslovakia
- USA 2-1 Canada
- Canada 6-5 Sweden
- Canada 8-5 USSR
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fred Etcher |
7 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2nd | Bob Attersley |
7 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 5th | George Samolenko |
7 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 11th | Floyd Martin |
7 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Clarence Servold | Individual | 42.5 | 47.0 | 144.0 | 32 | 58:49.1 | 238.710 | 2 | 382.710 | 28 |
| Irvin Servold | 48.0 | 56.5 | 177.5 | 29 | 1'03:07.3 | 222.065 | 18 | 399.565 | 25 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alois Moser | Normal hill | 62.0 | 71.4 | 45 | 64.0 | 79.7 | 43 | 151.1 | 44 |
| Jacques Charland | 76.5 | 91.0 | 35 | 73.5 | 95.3 | 35 | 186.3 | 33 | |
| Gerry Gravelle | 79.5 | 94.4 | 30 | 70.0 | 91.0 | 39 | 185.4 | 34 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Larry Mason | 44.7 | 41 |
| Ralf Olin | 43.1 | 30 | |
| Johnny Sands | 42.8 | 27 | |
| 1500 m | Larry Mason | 2:35.3 | 45 |
| Johnny Sands | 2:28.4 | 43 | |
| Ralf Olin | 2:23.5 | 36 | |
| 5000 m | Larry Mason | 9:23.5 | 37 |
| Ralf Olin | 8:36.8 | 28 | |
| 10,000 m | Ralf Olin | 17:50.9 | 27 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Margaret Robb | 50.0 | 17 |
| Doreen Ryan | 47.7 | 9 | |
| 1000 m | Margaret Robb | 1:45.8 | 19 |
| Doreen Ryan | 1:38.1 | 13 | |
| 1500 m | Margaret Robb | 2:48.6 | 20 |
| Doreen Ryan | 2:34.5 | 13 | |
| 3000 m | Margaret Robb | 5:43.5 | 16 |
| Doreen Ryan | 5:39.7 | 14 | |
Official Outfitter
HBC was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team.
References
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