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Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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 15 km
		Speed skating 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,...	Men's 1500m
		Speed skating 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,...	Men's 10,000m
		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 4 x 10 km relay
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics At the 1960 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:February 22, 1960This 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...	Men's individual
		Speed skating 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,...	Men's 5000m

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.He became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1962.-References:...	Downhill					2:15.4	20
Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.He became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1962.-References:...	Giant Slalom					2:23.3	51
Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.He became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1962.-References:...	Slalom	1:18.8	25	1:04.5	15	2:23.3	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik is a Norwegian Alpine skier who finished tied for sixth dog in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In 1963, Sandvik almost earned the Holmenkollen medal...	Downhill					2:02.9	37
Liv Jagge-Christiansen Liv Jagge-Christiansen Liv Jagge-Christiansen is a Norwegian tennis player and alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, competing in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. Her best result was 7th place in slalom in 1964....						1:51.2	30
Marit Haraldsen Marit Haraldsen Marit Haraldsen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where she competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.She became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1959.-References:...						1:42.9	12
Marit Haraldsen Marit Haraldsen Marit Haraldsen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where she competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.She became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1959.-References:...	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Liv Jagge-Christiansen Liv Jagge-Christiansen Liv Jagge-Christiansen is a Norwegian tennis player and alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, competing in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. Her best result was 7th place in slalom in 1964....						1:46.4	24
Inger Bjørnbakken Inger Bjørnbakken Inger Bjørnbakken is a former alpine ski racer. She finished tied for 6th in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Two years later, Bjørnbakken won the women's slalom at the 1958 World Championships in Bad Gastein, Austria...						1:45.5	20
Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik is a Norwegian Alpine skier who finished tied for sixth dog in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In 1963, Sandvik almost earned the Holmenkollen medal...						1:45.4	19
Liv Jagge-Christiansen Liv Jagge-Christiansen Liv Jagge-Christiansen is a Norwegian tennis player and alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, competing in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. Her best result was 7th place in slalom in 1964....	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Marit Haraldsen Marit Haraldsen Marit Haraldsen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where she competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.She became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1959.-References:...		59.8	19	1:00.0	14	1:59.8	11
Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik is a Norwegian Alpine skier who finished tied for sixth dog in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In 1963, Sandvik almost earned the Holmenkollen medal...		58.1	8	1:31.3	38	2:29.4	36
Inger Bjørnbakken Inger Bjørnbakken Inger Bjørnbakken is a former alpine ski racer. She finished tied for 6th in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Two years later, Bjørnbakken won the women's slalom at the 1958 World Championships in Bad Gastein, Austria...		57.3	3	1:05.2	27	2:02.5	14

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Missed targets	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Jon Istad Jon Istad Jon Istad is a former Norwegian biathlete.With the Norwegian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He won a gold medal in the 20 km event at the 1966 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon World Champion in Norway's...	1'36:53.5	4	1'44:53.5	11
	Henry Hermansen Henry Hermansen Henry Hermansen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.-External links:*...	1'34:20.1	4	1'42:20.1	10
	Ola Wærhaug Ola Wærhaug Ola Wærhaug is a Norwegian biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.-References:...	1'36:35.8	1	1'38:35.8	7

¹Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden was a former Norwegian cross-country skier from Tørberget in Trysil.He won Olympic gold medals in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 15 km event at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter...	53:10.3	12
	Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967...	53:02.2	11
	Einar Østby Einar Østby Einar Østby is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the early 1960s. He earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also finished 5th in the 15 km event as well....	52:18.0	4
	Håkon Brusveen	51:55.5
30 km	Sverre Stensheim Sverre Stensheim Sverre Stensheim is a former Norwegian cross country skier.He was born in Oppdal.He won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival three straight years...	1'59:52.8	20
	Magnar Lundemo Magnar Lundemo Magnar Lundemo was a Norwegian cross country skier and track and field athlete. As a skier he participated in two Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1962 World Championships. In the athletics he took several national titles, and recorded one nineteenth place at the 1962 European Championships...	1'58:46.8	16
	Oddmund Jensen Oddmund Jensen Oddmund Ingvald Jensen was a Norwegian cross country skier and coach.He was born in Sørfold, but represented Alvdal IL. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.He was head coach for the Norwegian men's cross country national...	1'55:35.0	10
	Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden was a former Norwegian cross-country skier from Tørberget in Trysil.He won Olympic gold medals in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 15 km event at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter...	1'55:19.8	9
50 km	Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967...	3'11:17.1	14
	Oddmund Jensen Oddmund Jensen Oddmund Ingvald Jensen was a Norwegian cross country skier and coach.He was born in Sørfold, but represented Alvdal IL. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.He was head coach for the Norwegian men's cross country national...	3'09:16.2	11
	Sverre Stensheim Sverre Stensheim Sverre Stensheim is a former Norwegian cross country skier.He was born in Oppdal.He won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival three straight years...	3'08:51.5	10
	Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden was a former Norwegian cross-country skier from Tørberget in Trysil.He won Olympic gold medals in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 15 km event at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter...	3'08:23.0	9

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967... Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden was a former Norwegian cross-country skier from Tørberget in Trysil.He won Olympic gold medals in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 15 km event at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter... Einar Østby Einar Østby Einar Østby is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the early 1960s. He earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also finished 5th in the 15 km event as well.... Håkon Brusveen	2'18:46.4

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
Gunder Gundersen Gunder Gundersen Gunder Gundersen was a Norwegian nordic combined skier and sports official. During his active career he won two individual FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals and the Holmenkollen ski festival three times Gunder Gundersen (September 12, 1930 — June 2, 2005) was a Norwegian nordic combined...	Individual	58.0	63.0	205.5	14	1'01:41.9	227.548	12	433.048	11
Sverre Stenersen Sverre Stenersen Sverre Stenersen was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual golds both at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...		61.5	63.5	205.5	14	1'00:24.0	232.581	8	438.081	7
Tormod Knutsen Tormod Knutsen Tormod Knutsen is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He was born in Eidsvoll. Already as a 16 year old he became named to Hovedlandsrennet, and two years later Norwegian junior champion in Ski jumping. From the season 1954/55 he started with Nordic combined...		61.5	67.0	217.0	4	59:31.0	236.000	5	453.000
Arne Larsen Arne Larsen Arne Kjell Larsen is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed internationally in the early 1960s....		67.0	64.5	215.0	5	1'01:10.1	229.613	10	444.613	6

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ole Tom Nord Ole Tom Nord Ole Tom Nord is a Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Konsmo. He competed at the Winter Olympics in 1960, where he placed 23rd. He became Norwegian champion in ski jumping in 1960.-References:...	Normal hill	81.0	94.6	29	82.0	105.6	10	200.2	23
Kåre Olav Berg		83.0	100.7	19	81.5	106.7	7	207.4	13
Halvor Næs Halvor Næs Halvor Næs is a former Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. His only victory was in 1953 and he finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo....		86.0	103.1	16	81.5	106.7	7	209.8	11
Torbjørn Yggeseth Torbjørn Yggeseth Torbjørn Yggeseth was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the 1960s. He was born in Asker.Yggeseth won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1963, the same year he earned the Holmenkollen medal . He also had two career victories...		88.5	106.6	8	82.5	109.5	4	216.1	5

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Nils Aaness Nils Aaness Nils Egil Aaness is a former speed skater from Norway.Aaness competed on the Norwegian national team from 1959 to 1965, and thus became part of the Norwegian speedskating revolution under the trainer Stein Johnson...	42.5	24
	Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...	42.3	20
	Hroar Elvenes Hroar Elvenes Hroar Elvenes is a Norwegian former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, in the 1956 Winter Olympics, in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and in the 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Hakadal, Nittedal....	41.4	14
	Alv Gjestvang Alv Gjestvang Alv Gjestvang is a Norwegian former speed skater and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	40.8	6
1500 m	Nils Aaness Nils Aaness Nils Egil Aaness is a former speed skater from Norway.Aaness competed on the Norwegian national team from 1959 to 1965, and thus became part of the Norwegian speedskating revolution under the trainer Stein Johnson...	DNF	–
	Hroar Elvenes Hroar Elvenes Hroar Elvenes is a Norwegian former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, in the 1956 Winter Olympics, in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and in the 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Hakadal, Nittedal....	2:24.9	39
	Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...	2:14.5	11
	Roald Aas Roald Aas Roald Edgar Aas is a former speed skater and cyclist from Norway.Roald Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s – initially after Hjalmar Andersen, later after Knut Johannesen...	2:10.4
5000 m	Roald Aas Roald Aas Roald Edgar Aas is a former speed skater and cyclist from Norway.Roald Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s – initially after Hjalmar Andersen, later after Knut Johannesen...	8:30.1	25
	Torstein Seiersten Torstein Seiersten Torstein Seiersten is a Norwegian speed skater.He was born in Brandbu and represented the club Brandbu IF. He placed 10th in the 5,000 metres at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he placed 4th in the 5,000 metres and 6th...	8:05.3	4
	Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...	8:00.8
10,000 m	Roald Aas Roald Aas Roald Edgar Aas is a former speed skater and cyclist from Norway.Roald Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s – initially after Hjalmar Andersen, later after Knut Johannesen...	17:26.8	23
	Torstein Seiersten Torstein Seiersten Torstein Seiersten is a Norwegian speed skater.He was born in Brandbu and represented the club Brandbu IF. He placed 10th in the 5,000 metres at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he placed 4th in the 5,000 metres and 6th...	16:33.4	6
	Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...	15:46.6 WR

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