Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley Ski Resort
Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...
, California
California
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, U.S.A.
United States
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, from February 20–26, 1960.
These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964
Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....
were recorded in hundredths.
Downhill
February 22, 1960| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:06.0 | |
| Silver | 2:06.5 | |
| Bronze | 2:06.9 | |
| 4th | 2:07.8 | |
| 5th | 2:08.9 | |
| 6th | 2:09.1 | |
| 7th | 2:09.2 | |
| 8th | 2:09.x | |
| 9th | 2:09.7 | |
| 10th | 2:09.8 |
Giant Slalom
February 21, 1960| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:48.3 | |
| Silver | 1:48.7 | |
| Bronze | 1:49.1 | |
| 4th | 1:49.7 | |
| 5th | 1:50.1 | |
| 6th | 1:50.7 | |
| 7th | 1:50.8 |
Slalom
February 24, 1960| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:08.9 | |
| Silver | 2:10.3 | |
| Bronze | 2:10.4 | |
| 4th | 2:10.5 | |
| 5th | 2:11.1 | |
| 6th | 2:11.8 | |
| 7th | 2:14.3 |
During the event, race officials asked CBS
CBS
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if they could review videotape
Videotape
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of the race because of a controversy about one skier who was alleged to have missed a gate. This gave CBS producers the idea to invent instant replay
Instant replay
Instant replay is the replaying of video footage of an event or incident very soon after it has occurred. In television broadcasting of sports events, instant replay is often used during live broadcast, to show a passage of play which was important or remarkable, or which was unclear on first...
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Downhill
February 20, 1960| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:37.6 | |
| Silver | 1:38.6 | |
| Bronze | 1:38.9 | |
| 4th | 1:39.9 | |
| 5th | 1:40.5 | |
| 6th | 1:40.8 | |
| 7th | 1:41.0 | |
| 8th | 1:41.1 | |
| 9th | 1:41.6 |
Giant Slalom
February 23, 1960| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:39.9 | |
| Silver | 1:40.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:40.2 | |
| 4th | 1:40.4 | |
| 5th | 1:40.7 | |
| 5th | 1:40.7 | |
Slalom
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:49.6 | |
| Silver | 1:52.9 | |
| Bronze | 1:56.6 | |
| 4th | 1:57.4 | |
| 5th | 1:58.0 | |
| 5th | 1:58.0 | |
World championships
From 1948Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...
-80
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....
, the alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
events at the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. From 1948–80, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years...
also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom
Giant Slalom skiing
Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
in 1952
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...
, the combined
Alpine skiing combined
Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
event was dropped as an Olympic event until 1988
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten events were held at the Nakiska ski area in Kananaskis from February 15-27, 1988....
, but remained as a World Championship event. From 1956
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics...
-80
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....
, World Championship medals were awarded in the combined event, which used the results from the downhill and slalom events.
CombinedAlpine skiing combinedCombined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
Men's Combined
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold |  Guy PérillatGuy Périllat Guy Périllat is a former alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s.... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
3.98 |
| Silver | Charles Bozon Charles Bozon was a French former alpine skier and world champion.He was born and died in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie.He won a gold medal in the slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962.... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
5.52 |
| Bronze |  Hans-Peter LanigHans-Peter Lanig Hans-Peter Lanig is a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Bad Hindelang... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
5.66 |
| 4th |  Pepi StieglerJosef Stiegler Josef "Pepi" Stiegler is a former alpine ski racer. He was a member of the Austrian national ski team during the late 1950s and early 1960s and was one of the world's premier racers. He is the father of Resi Stiegler, an alpine ski racer on the U.S... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
6.75 |
| 5th | Ludwig Leitner Ludwig Leitner Ludwig Leitner is a retired West German alpine ski racer and world champion, born in Mittelberg, Austria.Leitner became a world champion in the combined event in Innsbruck in 1964. He earned world championship bronze medals in the combined event 1962 and 1966.Leitner competed at the 1960 Winter... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
8.00 |
| 6th |  Paride Milianti (ITAItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
8.22 |
Women's Combined
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold |  Anne HeggtveitAnne Heggtveit Anne Heggtveit, CM is a Canadian alpine skier born in Ottawa, Ontario.- Biography :Her father, Halvor Heggtveit, a Canadian cross-country champion, encouraged her at a young age. A student at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, she learned to ski in the nearby Gatineau Hills of Quebec... (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
6.96 |
| Silver | Sonja Sperl (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
10.08 |
| Bronze | Barbara Henneberger Barbara Henneberger Barbara-Maria "Barbi" Henneberger was a West German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics.In 1960 at age 19, she won the bronze medal in the slalom... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
10.80 |
| 4th | Anneliese Meggl (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
10.88 |
| 5th | France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
11.44 |
| 6th | Carla Marchelli (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
11.93 |
Footnotes
- Athletes from East and West GermanyWest GermanyWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
competed together as the "United Team of Germany," designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 19561956 Winter OlympicsThe 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
, 19601960 Winter OlympicsThe 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
, and 1964 Winter Olympics1964 Winter OlympicsThe 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
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External links
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1960 Olympics - Squaw Valley, CA, USA
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1960 World Championships - Squaw Valley, CA, USA