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Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

competed 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...

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...

, United States

United States

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics -15 km:-30 km:-50 km:-4 x 10 km:-10 km:-3 x 5 km:-References:*...	Men's 50 km

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Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

-15 km:-30 km:-50 km:-4 x 10 km:-10 km:-3 x 5 km:-References:*...

||Men's 4 x 10 km relay
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Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics

-20 km:In 1960 and 1964, there was a 2-minute penalty for each missed target in the Individual Biathlon Event. Since 1968, that penalty has been 1 minute for every missed target.-References:*...

||Men's 20 km
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Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

-15 km:-30 km:-50 km:-4 x 10 km:-10 km:-3 x 5 km:-References:*...

||Men's 50 km
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Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics

-Men's large hill :February 28, 1960This event marked the first time the Daescher technique was used in the ski jumping portion of the competition.-External references:*...

||Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m)
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Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

-15 km:-30 km:-50 km:-4 x 10 km:-10 km:-3 x 5 km:-References:*...

||Men's 15 km
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Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

-15 km:-30 km:-50 km:-4 x 10 km:-10 km:-3 x 5 km:-References:*...

||Women's 3 x 5 km relay
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Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested. For the first time women were allowed to participated in the Olympic speed skating events. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20 to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 and from Wednesday, February 24 to Saturday,...

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Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Missed targets	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Pentti Taskinen	1'36:29.7	7	1'50:29.7	18
	Eero Laine	1'33:28.3	7	1'47:28.3	15
	Martti Meinilä	1'29:17.0	5	1'39:17.0	8
	Antti Tyrväinen Antti Tyrväinen Antti Tyrväinen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965.He was born in Ylöjärvi.-References:...	1'29:57.7	2	1'33:57.7

¹Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Toimi Alatalo Toimi Alatalo Toimi Alatalo is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley in the 4 x 10 km relay.-External links:*...	54:52.7	23
	Väinö Huhtala Väinö Huhtala Väinö Huhtala is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the 4x10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964...	53:11.5	13
	Eero Mäntyranta Eero Mäntyranta Eero Antero Mäntyranta is a former Finnish skier and multiple Olympic Champion. With his seven medals from four Winter Olympics, he is one of the most successful skiers Finland has ever produced....	52:40.6	6
	Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing...	52:03.0
30 km	Arto Tiainen Arto Tiainen Arto Tiainen was a Finnish cross country skier.-Champion:He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km...	1'58:56.6	18
	Kalevi Hämäläinen Kalevi Hämäläinen Kalevi Hämäläinen is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...	1'56:54.4	12
	Toimi Alatalo Toimi Alatalo Toimi Alatalo is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley in the 4 x 10 km relay.-External links:*...	1'54:06.5	7
	Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing...	1'54:02.0	6
50 km	Veikko Räsänen	3'06:04.4	8
	Pentti Pelkonen	3'05:24.5	6
	Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing...	2'59:26.7
	Kalevi Hämäläinen Kalevi Hämäläinen Kalevi Hämäläinen is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...	2'59:06.3

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Toimi Alatalo Toimi Alatalo Toimi Alatalo is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley in the 4 x 10 km relay.-External links:*... Eero Mäntyranta Eero Mäntyranta Eero Antero Mäntyranta is a former Finnish skier and multiple Olympic Champion. With his seven medals from four Winter Olympics, he is one of the most successful skiers Finland has ever produced.... Väinö Huhtala Väinö Huhtala Väinö Huhtala is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the 4x10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964... Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing...	2'18:45.6

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km	Eva Hög	44:05.0	17
	Siiri Rantanen Siiri Rantanen Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s.She was born in Tohmajärvi....	42:52.7	15
	Eeva Ruoppa Eeva Ruoppa Eeva Ruoppa is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley....	42:12.8	11
	Toini Pöysti Toini Pöysti Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toni Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 x 5 km .Pöysti also won a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1958 FIS Nordic...	40:41.9	6

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Siiri Rantanen Siiri Rantanen Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s.She was born in Tohmajärvi.... Eeva Ruoppa Eeva Ruoppa Eeva Ruoppa is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.... Toini Pöysti Toini Pöysti Toini Pöysti, sometimes shown as Toni Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 x 5 km .Pöysti also won a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1958 FIS Nordic...	1'06:27.5

Ice hockey

Group B

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	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	2	0	16	4	4
2	2	1	1	4	9	2
3	2	0	2	5	12	0

USSR 8-4 Finland
Germany (UTG) 4-1 Finland

Consolation round

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
7th	4	3	0	1	50	11	7
	4	2	1	1	32	22	5
	4	0	4	0	8	57	0

Finland 14-1 Australia
Finland 6-6 Japan
Finland 19-2 Australia
Finland 11-2 Japan

	Contestants Yrjö Hakala Yrjö Hakala Yrjö Anton Hakala is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Raimo Kilpiö Raimo Kilpiö Raimo Olavi Kilpiö is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, RU-38 Pori, and Ässät. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Erkki Koiso Erkki Koiso Erkki Antero Koiso was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Juhani Lahtinen Juhani Lahtinen Juhani Heikki Kalevi Lahtinen was one of Finland's best ice hockey goalkeepers. He played in the famous team Ilves in 1964.-References:... Matti Lampainen Matti Lampainen Matti Veikko Lampainen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Esko Luostarinen Esko Luostarinen Esko Alpo Luostarinen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and at two Olympic games. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.- References :... Esko Niemi Esko Niemi Esko Ilmari Niemi is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Pertti Nieminen Pertti Nieminen Pertti Ilmari Nieminen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HPK and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Kalevi Numminen Kalevi Numminen Veijo Kalevi Numminen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara... Heino Pulli Heino Pulli Heino Vihtori Pulli is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for KooVee. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994.-External links:... Kalevi Rassa Teppo Rastio Teppo Rastio Teppo Rastio is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko and Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:... Jorma Salmi Jorma Salmi Jorma Salmi is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, HIFK, and HJK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. He was a member of the 1960 Finnish Olympic team that won a Bronze medal at Lake Placid... Jouni Seistamo Jouni Seistamo Jouni Veli Juhani Seistamo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.-External links:... Voitto Soini Voitto Soini Voitto Aukusti Soini is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TPS and TuTo. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.-External links:*... Seppo Vainio Juhani Wahlsten Juhani Wahlsten Juhani "Juuso" Wahlsten is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for KalPa, Ilves, HJK, and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986....

Nordic combined

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
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Martti Maatela	Individual	56.0	64.5	202.0	17	1'06:13.5	210.000	24	412.000	23
Pekka Ristola Pekka Ristola Pekka Ristola was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s. He finished fourth in the Nordic combined event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.Ristola was born in Iitti.-External links:...		62.0	63.5	214.0	6	59:32.8	235.871	6	449.871	4
Ensio Hyytiä Ensio Hyytiä Ensio Hyytiä was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.-External links:...		63.5	63.0	212.5	9	1'08:14.0	202.258	29	414.758	22
Paavo Korhonen Paavo Korhonen Paavo Jaakko Matias Korhonen is a Finnish nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.He was born in Joutseno, and is of Lutheran religion. To this day he lives in his home town of Joutseno. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti...		62.5	62.0	197.5	24	59:08.0	237.484	3	434.984	9

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Veikko Kankkonen Veikko Kankkonen Veikko Kankkonen is a Finnish ski jumper who was active in the 1960's.Kankkonen earned two ski jumping medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill...	Normal hill	86.5 fall	72.0	44	75.0	96.0	32	168.0	40
Eino Kirjonen Eino Kirjonen Eino Kirjonen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....		85.5	104.2	12	79.5	101.6	21	205.8	17
Juhani Kärkinen Juhani Kärkinen Juhani Kärkinen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. He has one child .Kärkinen's only other victory came on the normal hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany in...		87.5	108.3	4	82.0	103.1	14	211.4	8
Niilo Halonen Niilo Halonen Niilo Halonen was a former Finnish ski jumper who competed between 1960 and 1967. His biggest success was the silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley....		92.5	111.3	2	83.5	111.3	3	222.6

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Jouko Jokinen	45.1	42
	Leo Tynkkynen	42.1	19
	Juhani Järvinen Juhani Järvinen Jouko Juhani Järvinen was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.He was born in Tuulos and died in Helsinki. He was the father of Timo Järvinen....	41.8	16
	Toivo Salonen Toivo Salonen Toivo Kostia Salonen is a former speed skater from Finland. He was born in Pälkäne.Toivo Salonen had most of his successes on a national level, becoming Finnish Allround Champion in 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, winning Finnish silver in 1953, 1955, and 1962, and taking bronze in 1963 and 1964...	40.9	7
1500 m	Keijo Tapiovaara	2:19.2	23
	Toivo Salonen Toivo Salonen Toivo Kostia Salonen is a former speed skater from Finland. He was born in Pälkäne.Toivo Salonen had most of his successes on a national level, becoming Finnish Allround Champion in 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, winning Finnish silver in 1953, 1955, and 1962, and taking bronze in 1963 and 1964...	2:13.1	7
	Juhani Järvinen Juhani Järvinen Jouko Juhani Järvinen was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.He was born in Tuulos and died in Helsinki. He was the father of Timo Järvinen....	2:13.1	5
	Jouko Jokinen	2:12.0	4
5000 m	Leo Tynkkynen	8:24.3	21
	Juhani Järvinen Juhani Järvinen Jouko Juhani Järvinen was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.He was born in Tuulos and died in Helsinki. He was the father of Timo Järvinen....	8:19.2	15
	Keijo Tapiovaara	8:09.1	7
10,000 m	Leo Tynkkynen	17:33.6	24
	Keijo Tapiovaara	16:37.2	9
	Juhani Järvinen Juhani Järvinen Jouko Juhani Järvinen was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.He was born in Tuulos and died in Helsinki. He was the father of Timo Järvinen....	16:35.4	8

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen, married Pirinen, is a former speed skater from Finland.Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Eevi Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics , where she managed to win the...	48.6	14
500 m	Iris Sihvonen Iris Sihvonen Iris Hellin Sihvonen is a former Finnish speedskater. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960 in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women between 1955 and 1961...	48.1	11
1000 m	Iris Sihvonen Iris Sihvonen Iris Hellin Sihvonen is a former Finnish speedskater. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960 in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women between 1955 and 1961...	1:37.3	10
1000 m	Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen, married Pirinen, is a former speed skater from Finland.Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Eevi Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics , where she managed to win the...	1:37.2	9
1500 m	Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen, married Pirinen, is a former speed skater from Finland.Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Eevi Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics , where she managed to win the...	2:35.1	14
1500 m	Iris Sihvonen Iris Sihvonen Iris Hellin Sihvonen is a former Finnish speedskater. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960 in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women between 1955 and 1961...	2:29.7	6
3000 m	Iris Sihvonen Iris Sihvonen Iris Hellin Sihvonen is a former Finnish speedskater. She represented Finland at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960 in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California and made seven consecutive appearances at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women between 1955 and 1961...	5:35.2	12
3000 m	Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen, married Pirinen, is a former speed skater from Finland.Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Eevi Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics , where she managed to win the...	5:21.0

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