Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Women's 3 x 5km relay at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium | |||||||||
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| Date | February 26 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:04:21.4 | |||||||||
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The 3 x 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, February 26, 1960 at the McKinney Creek Stadium.
Sweden surprisingly won the gold medal ahead of the Soviet Union who took the first four places in the individual event. Bulgaria were due to have a team, but they did not start the race.
Results
| Rank | Nation | Skiers | Time |
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| 1 |  Sweden | Irma Johansson (21:31) Britt Strandberg (21:45) Sonja Ruthström-Edström (21:05.4) | 1:04:21.4 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | Radia Yeroshina (22:57) Maria Gusakova (21:18) Lyubov Kozyreva (20:47.6) | 1:05:02.6 |
| 3 |  Finland | Siiri Rantanen (22:57) Eeva Ruoppa (21:51) Toini Pöysti (21:39.5) | 1:06:27.5 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland | Stefania Biegun (22:10) Helena Gąsienica Daniel (23:05) Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa (22:09.6) | 1:07:24.6 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} United Team of Germany | Rita Czech-Blasl (22:59) Renate Dannhauer-Borges (22:48) Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus (23:38.7) | 1:09:25.7 |
References
- 1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive
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