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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

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Biathlon 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
		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 30 km
		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:*...	Women's 3 x 5 km relay
		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
		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 30 km
		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
		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

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Missed targets	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Adolf Wiklund Adolf Wiklund Adolf Wiklund was a Swedish composer and conductor. His father was an organist and he graduated from Royal College of Music, Stockholm as an organist and music teacher. After that he studied piano in Sweden and then in Paris due to a fellowship. His debut as a piano soloist came in 1902 playing...	1'30:07.8	12	1'54:07.8	19
	Sven Agge	1'30:21.7	9	1'48:21.7	16
	Tage Lundin	1'33:56.3	6	1'45:56.3	12
	Klas Lestander Klas Lestander Klas Lestander is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.He was born in Arjeplog.-References:...	1'33:21.6	0	1'33:21.6

¹Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Per-Erik Larsson Per-Erik Larsson Per-Erik Larsson , was a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	53:49.8	17
	Rolf Rämgård Rolf Rämgård Rolf Rämgård , is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with a silver in the 30 km and a bronze in the 50 km events....	52:47.3	8
	Janne Stefansson Janne Stefansson Janne Stefansson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck...	52:41.0	7
	Sixten Jernberg Sixten Jernberg Eddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier....	51:58.6
30 km	Allan Andersson	1'57:09.9	13
	Lennart Larsson	1'53:53.2	5
	Rolf Rämgård Rolf Rämgård Rolf Rämgård , is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with a silver in the 30 km and a bronze in the 50 km events....	1'51:16.9
	Sixten Jernberg Sixten Jernberg Eddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier....	1'51:03.9
50 km	Assar Rönnlund Assar Rönnlund Assar Rönnlund was a Swedish cross-country skier. Rönnlund's biggest success was at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane where he won two gold medals and a silver . As a result, he earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal that year for his championship successes...	3'09:46.6	12
	Sixten Jernberg Sixten Jernberg Eddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier....	3'05:18.0	5
	Lennart Larsson	3'03:27.9	4
	Rolf Rämgård Rolf Rämgård Rolf Rämgård , is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with a silver in the 30 km and a bronze in the 50 km events....	3'02:46.7

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Lars Olsson Lars Olsson Lars Olsson was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.-External links:*... Janne Stefansson Janne Stefansson Janne Stefansson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck... Lennart Larsson Sixten Jernberg Sixten Jernberg Eddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier....	2'21:31.8	4

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km	Britt Strandberg Britt Strandberg Britt Strandberg is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1960s. She won three Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and silvers in 1964 and 1968....	42:06.8	10
	Irma Johansson Irma Johansson Irma Johansson is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won two Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and a bronze in 1956....	41:08.3	8
	Barbro Martinsson Barbro Martinsson Barbro Martinsson is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. She won two silver medals in the 3 x 5 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics...	41:06.2	7
	Sonja Ruthström-Edström	40:35.5	5

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Irma Johansson Irma Johansson Irma Johansson is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won two Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and a bronze in 1956.... Britt Strandberg Britt Strandberg Britt Strandberg is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1960s. She won three Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and silvers in 1964 and 1968.... Sonja Ruthström-Edström	1'04:21.4

Ice hockey

Group A

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	24	3	4
2	2	1	1	21	5	2
3	2	0	2	1	38	0

Canada 5–2 Sweden
Sweden 19–0 Japan

Final round

Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	0	29	11	10
2	5	4	1	0	31	12	8
3	5	2	2	1	24	19	5
4	5	2	3	0	21	23	4
5	5	1	3	1	19	19	3
6	5	0	5	0	5	45	0

USA 6–3 Sweden
USSR 2–2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 3–1 Sweden
Canada 6–5 Sweden
Sweden 8–2 Germany (UTG)

Leading scorers

Rk	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
5th	Lars Lundvall	7	8	4	12
7th	Nisse Nilsson Nisse Nilsson Nils "Nisse" Nilsson is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2002.-External links:...	7	7	5	12
12th	Ronald Pettersson Ronald Pettersson Erik Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson was a Swedish ice hockey player. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including thirteen World Championships and three Olympic Games. Between 1951 and 1967 Pettersson played for Surahammars IF, Södertälje SK and Västra Frölunda IF...	7	4	8	12

	Contestants Anders Andersson Lars Björn Lars Björn Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor. He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships... Gert Blomé Gert Blomé Gert Arne Blomé is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.-References:... Sigurd Bröms Einar Granath Sven Johansson Bengt Lindqvist Lars-Eric Lundvall Nils Nilsson Bert-Ola Nordlander Bert-Ola Nordlander Bert-Olov Nordlander is a retired Swedish ice hockey player and head coach. During his career he played for Wifsta/Östrand IF and AIK. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Puck as the best player of the season. Nordlander began his coaching career in 1976 when he signed on for Hammarby IF. In 1979 he... Carl-Göran Öberg Carl-Göran Öberg Carl-Göran "Lill-Stöveln" Öberg is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played for Gävle Godtemplares IK, Djurgårdens IF and Södertälje SK. He won a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics.-External links:... Ronald Pettersson Ronald Pettersson Erik Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson was a Swedish ice hockey player. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including thirteen World Championships and three Olympic Games. Between 1951 and 1967 Pettersson played for Surahammars IF, Södertälje SK and Västra Frölunda IF... Ulf Sterner Ulf Sterner Ulf Ivar Erik "Uffe" Sterner is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden, where the team won seven medals: one gold, five silver, and one bronze. He was also a member of the silver medal team at the 1964 Winter Olympics... Roland Stoltz Roland Stoltz (ice hockey b. 1931) Frank Roland "Rolle" Stoltz was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman who appeared in the Swedish national team 218 times.Stoltz should not be confused with the younger Swedish ice hockey player by the same name.... Hans Svedberg Hans Svedberg Hans Svedberg is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman. For his extraordinary 1957-58 season where he scored eight goals and two assists in 14 games Svedberg was awarded Guldpucken as ice hockey player of the year.... Kjell Svensson Sune Wretling

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
Lars Dahlqvist Lars Dahlqvist Lars Dahlqvist was a Swedish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s. He finished eighth in the Nordic combined event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley....	Individual	59.5	63.5	201.5	20	59:46.0	235.032	7	436.532	8
Bengt Eriksson Bengt Eriksson Bengt Eriksson is a former Swedish nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	Individual	63.5	64.0	213.0	8	1'03:27.9	220.710	19	433.710	10

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Inge Lindqvist	Normal hill	79.5	90.4	36	79.0	99.7	26	190.1	29
Kjell Sjöberg Kjell Sjöberg Kjell Sjöberg is a Swedish ski jumper who competed during the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....		78.5	94.1	31	46.0 fall	33.8	45	127.9	45
Bengt Eriksson Bengt Eriksson Bengt Eriksson is a former Swedish nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....		83.5	99.6	23	78.0	102.4	18	202.0	19
Rolf Strandberg		86.5	100.0	20	81.0	104.8	11	204.8	18

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Gunnar Sjölin	43.4	33
	Olle Dahlberg Olle Dahlberg Sven Olof Wilhelm "Olle" "Sheriffen" Dahlberg was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sollefteå and died in Sundsvall....	43.1	30
	Per-Olof Brogren	42.7	26
	Hans Wilhelmsson	40.5	4
1500 m	Bo Karenus	2:21.1	28
	Olle Dahlberg Olle Dahlberg Sven Olof Wilhelm "Olle" "Sheriffen" Dahlberg was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sollefteå and died in Sundsvall....	2:18.3	18
	Gunnar Sjölin	2:16.5	15
	Per-Olof Brogren	2:13.1	5
5000 m	Olle Dahlberg Olle Dahlberg Sven Olof Wilhelm "Olle" "Sheriffen" Dahlberg was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sollefteå and died in Sundsvall....	8:17.0	13
	Kjell Bäckman Kjell Bäckman Kjell Hilding Bäckman is a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Göteborg.Bäckman won the bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in speed skating.-Personal records:-Olympic results:...	8:16.0	12
	Ivar Nilsson	8:09.1	7
10,000 m	Olle Dahlberg Olle Dahlberg Sven Olof Wilhelm "Olle" "Sheriffen" Dahlberg was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sollefteå and died in Sundsvall....	16:34.6	7
	Ivar Nilsson	16:26.0	4
	Kjell Bäckman Kjell Bäckman Kjell Hilding Bäckman is a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Göteborg.Bäckman won the bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in speed skating.-Personal records:-Olympic results:...	16:14.2

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Elsa Einarsson	DNF	–
500 m	Christina Lindblom-Scherling	48.7	15
1000 m	Elsa Einarsson	1:38.0	12
1000 m	Christina Lindblom-Scherling	1:37.5	11
1500 m	Elsa Einarsson	2:32.9	9
1500 m	Christina Lindblom-Scherling	2:31.5	7
3000 m	Elsa Einarsson	5:32.2	11
3000 m	Christina Lindblom-Scherling	5:25.5	5

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Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	0	29	11	10
2	5	4	1	0	31	12	8
3	5	2	2	1	24	19	5
4	5	2	3	0	21	23	4
5	5	1	3	1	19	19	3
6	5	0	5	0	5	45	0

Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	0	29	11	10
2	5	4	1	0	31	12	8
3	5	2	2	1	24	19	5
4	5	2	3	0	21	23	4
5	5	1	3	1	19	19	3
6	5	0	5	0	5	45	0

Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	0	29	11	10
2	5	4	1	0	31	12	8
3	5	2	2	1	24	19	5
4	5	2	3	0	21	23	4
5	5	1	3	1	19	19	3
6	5	0	5	0	5	45	0