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.
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1960 Winter Olympics Media
- SquawValley-Olympic-sign.jpg
Sign outside the Olympic Village at Squaw Valley in 2007
- Squaw Valley Gondola.jpg
Gondel zum Winter Olympics High Camp von 1960 im Palisades Tahoe Ferienort in Kalifornien.
An elevated view of the village and some of the lifts at Palisades Tahoe
- Brundage at Squaw Valley.png
Brundage (left) examines the facilities at Squaw Valley, 1960 Winter Olympics.
- Squaw-Valley-US-Russia-Final Buzzer-1960.jpg
Ice hockey match between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States won the game, 3–2.
- Sixten Jernberg, Innsbruck 1964.jpg
Sixten Jernberg in an Olympic cross-country race
Klas Lestander during the 1960 Olympic biathlon competition
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-37342-0004, Oberwiesenthal, Oster-Skispringen, Helmut Recknagel.jpg
Helmut Recknagel at a ski jumping event
- Ice hockey pictogram.svg
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Ice hockey
- Figure skating pictogram.svg
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Figure skating