South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics

South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It was the first time that the nation competed at the Winter Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...

, and the last time until 1994

1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Patricia Eastwood	23	25	970.8	219	25
Marion Sage Marion Sage Marion "Penny" Sage is a South African figure skater. She represented South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics where she placed 23rd.-References:*...	24	23	1000.9	210	23

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Marcelle Matthews Marcelle Matthews Marcelle Matthews is a South African pair skater. With partner Gwyn Jones, she represented South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics where she placed 13th. She was 11 years old at the time.-References:... Gwyn Jones Gwyn Jones (figure skater) Idris Gwyn Jones is a South African pair skater. With partner Marcelle Matthews, he represented South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics where he placed 13th.-References:...	63.6	85.5	13

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