1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States (in the Lake Tahoe basin). Squaw Valley won the bid in 1955.
| Host city | Squaw Valley, United States | ||
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| Nations | 30 | ||
| Athletes | 665 (521 men, 144 women) | ||
| Events | 27 in 4 sports (8 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 18 February | ||
| Closing | 28 February | ||
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| Stadium | Blyth Arena | ||
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Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort, campaigned vigorously to win the Games. After being awarded the Games, there was a rush to construct roads, hotels, restaurants, and bridges, as well as the ice arena, the speed skating track, ski lifts, and the ski jumping hill.
 Olympic Games
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 | ||
| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games | ||
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016 | ||
| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 | ||
1960 Winter Olympics Media
Sign outside Olympic Village at Squaw Valley
Brundage (left) examines the facilities at Squaw Valley, 1960 Winter Olympics.
Ice hockey match between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States won the game, 3–2.
Sixten Jernberg in an Olympic cross-country race
Klas Lestander during the 1960 Olympic biathlon competition
Helmut Recknagel at a ski jumping event
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Ice hockey
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Figure skating
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Speed Skating
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Alpine skiing
