Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics
, the Individual Nordic combined
event was contested.
This event marked the first time the Daescher technique
was used in the ski jumping
part of the competition. Thoma competed for the unified German
team of East Germany and West Germany
that competed from 1956 to 1964.
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...
, the Individual Nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
event was contested.
Individual
February 22, 1960| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 457.952 | |
| Silver | 453.000 | |
| Bronze | 452.000 | |
| 4 | 449.871 | |
| 5 | 447.694 | |
| 6 | 444.613 | |
| 7 | 438.081 | |
| 8 | 436.532 |
This event marked the first time the Daescher technique
Daescher technique
The Daescher technique is a ski jumping technique that was created by Andreas Daescher of Switzerland. This technique was created in the 1950s as a modification of the Kongsberger technique where the arms are placed backward toward the hips for a closer lean...
was used in the ski jumping
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
part of the competition. Thoma competed for the unified German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
team of East Germany and West Germany
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....
that competed from 1956 to 1964.