The United States

United States

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

 was the host nation for 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...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.-Men's Singles:-Ladies Singles:-Pairs:-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Rudolf MarxAssistant Referee:* Harold G. Storke...	Men's singles
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.-Men's Singles:-Ladies Singles:-Pairs:-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Rudolf MarxAssistant Referee:* Harold G. Storke...	Ladies' singles
	United States men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics At the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one ice hockey event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics At the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one ice hockey event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and...
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....	Women's downhill
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....	Women's giant slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....	Women's slalom
		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 500 metres Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on artificially frozen ice...
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.-Men's Singles:-Ladies Singles:-Pairs:-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Rudolf MarxAssistant Referee:* Harold G. Storke...	Ladies' singles
	Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston.-Biography:With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating four times, between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions in 1956...	Figure skating Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.-Men's Singles:-Ladies Singles:-Pairs:-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Rudolf MarxAssistant Referee:* Harold G. Storke...	Pairs
		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,...	Women's 500 metres Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Women's 500 metres The women's 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of a women's event in Olympic speed skating. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on...

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marvin Melville	Downhill					2:15.9	22
Max Marolt						2:14.2	18
Gordi Eaton						2:14.0	17
Dave Gorsuch						2:11.0	14
Max Marolt	Giant Slalom					1:54.9	21
Jim Barrier						1:52.7	16
Dave Gorsuch						1:52.3	14
Tom Corcoran Tom Corcoran (skier) Thomas Corcoran, better known as Tom Corcoran, is a four-time United States national champion in alpine skiing and a two-time Olympian. In addition to seven years of international ski racing, Corcoran also raced competitively for Dartmouth College....						1:49.7	4
Jim Barrier	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Frank Brown		1:58.2	52	1:03.1	12	3:01.3	37
Chuck Ferries Chuck Ferries Charles T. Ferries was an American alpine ski racer, as well as an Olympian in 1960 and 1964. In 1962, Ferries became the first American to win a European classic gate race, the Hahnenkamm slalom, at Kitzbühel....		1:16.1	16	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Tom Corcoran Tom Corcoran (skier) Thomas Corcoran, better known as Tom Corcoran, is a four-time United States national champion in alpine skiing and a two-time Olympian. In addition to seven years of international ski racing, Corcoran also raced competitively for Dartmouth College....		1:12.5	13	1:02.2	9	2:14.7	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Betsy Snite Betsy Snite Betsy Baxter Snite was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan....	Downhill					DSQ	–
Linda Meyers						1:53.4	33
Joan Hannah						1:47.9	21
Penny Pitou Penny Pitou Penelope Theresa 'Penny' Pitou is a former United States Olympic alpine skier, who in 1960 became the first American skier to win a medal in the Olympic downhill event. In 2001, Pitou was inducted into the New England Women's Sports Hall of Fame.Penny Pitou moved with her family from New York to...						1:38.6
Linda Meyers	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Beverley Anderson						1:57.4	36
Betsy Snite Betsy Snite Betsy Baxter Snite was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan....						1:40.4	4
Penny Pitou Penny Pitou Penelope Theresa 'Penny' Pitou is a former United States Olympic alpine skier, who in 1960 became the first American skier to win a medal in the Olympic downhill event. In 2001, Pitou was inducted into the New England Women's Sports Hall of Fame.Penny Pitou moved with her family from New York to...						1:40.0
Bevery Anderson	Slalom	1:13.1	38	1:00.0	14	2:13.1	26
Renie Cox		59.4	18	59.8	10	1:59.2	9
Penny Pitou Penny Pitou Penelope Theresa 'Penny' Pitou is a former United States Olympic alpine skier, who in 1960 became the first American skier to win a medal in the Olympic downhill event. In 2001, Pitou was inducted into the New England Women's Sports Hall of Fame.Penny Pitou moved with her family from New York to...		58.5	9	1:21.3	34	2:19.8	33
Betsy Snite Betsy Snite Betsy Baxter Snite was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan....		57.4	4	55.5	1	1:52.9

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Missed targets	Adjusted time 1	Rank
20 km	Larry Damon	1'33:38.2	13	1'59:38.2	24
	Gustav Hanson	1'40:06.2	9	1'58:06.2	23
	Dick Mize	1'33:56.2	11	1'55:56.2	21
	John Burritt	1'36:36.8	5	1'46:36.8	14

¹Two minutes added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

The United States had a large squad of male cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Charlie Akers, Karl Bohlin, John Dendahl, Theodore Farwell, Olavi Hirvonen, Sven Johanson, Peter Lahdenpera, Leo Massa, Mack Miller

Mack Miller

Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller is an American cross-country skier and trainer.Mack Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1958 he was the highest ranked American cross-country skier in the...

, and Joseph Wilson represented the US. None of them ended in the individual top ten rankings. The Men's 4×10 Kilometer Relay, with Bohlin, Dendahl, Lahdenpera, and Miller ended 11th, but this was the last place among the national teams.

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Charlie Akers	1'02:35.7	50
	Olavi Hirvonen	1'00:38.6	48
	Peter Lahdenpera	59:13.0	46
	Mack Miller Mack Miller Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller is an American cross-country skier and trainer.Mack Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1958 he was the highest ranked American cross-country skier in the...	54:49.0	22
30 km	Sven Johanson	DNF	–
	Joe Pete Wilson	2'22:16.2	43
	Leo Massa	2'16:47.0	42
	Mack Miller Mack Miller Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller is an American cross-country skier and trainer.Mack Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1958 he was the highest ranked American cross-country skier in the...	2'03:05.4	27
50 km	Theodore Farwell	3'49:56.6	31
	Leo Massa	3'41:08.2	29
	Olavi Hirvonen	3'36:37.8	26
	Mack Miller Mack Miller Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller is an American cross-country skier and trainer.Mack Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1958 he was the highest ranked American cross-country skier in the...	3'17:23.2	17

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Mack Miller Mack Miller Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller is an American cross-country skier and trainer.Mack Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1958 he was the highest ranked American cross-country skier in the... Karl Bohlin John Dendahl John Dendahl John Dendahl is a retired business executive. After retirement from business, he became a Republican politician in New Mexico and, later, a syndicated columnist. He and his wife Jackie now live near Denver, Colorado. While attending the University of Colorado, he led two NCAA champion skiing... Peter Lahdenpera	2'38:01.8	11

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Robert Brewer	7	8	1320.3	66	7
Tim Brown	5	4	1374.1	43	5
David Jenkins	2	1	1440.2	10

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Laurence Owen Laurence Owen Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Maribel Owen...	6	6	1343.0	57	6
Barbara Roles Barbara Roles Barbara Ann Roles , born April 6, 1941 in San Mateo, California) is an American former figure skater who currently works as a coach. She is the 1960 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1962 United States Champion....	3	2	1414.9	26
Carol Heiss Carol Heiss Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins is an American figure skater. She is the 1960 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, 1956 Olympic silver medalist and five-time World Champion .-Biography:...	1	1	1490.1	9

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Ila Ray Hadley Ila Ray Hadley Ila Ray Hadley , was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with her brother Ray Hadley, Jr..Hadley was born in Renton, Washington... Ray Hadley Ray Hadley Raymond Morris Hadley OAM is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster. He presents 2GB Sydney's morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program.-Early Life:...	65.7	78	11
Maribel Owen Maribel Owen Maribel Yerxa Owen was an American pair skater. With partner Dudley Richards, she was the 1961 U.S. national champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Laurence Owen... Dudley Richards Dudley Richards Dudley "Dud" Shaw Richards was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles and pairs. In singles, he won the bronze medal at the 1953 United States Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships...	67.5	69	10
Nancy Ludington Nancy Ludington Nancy Irene Rouillard is an American pair skater.-Personal life:She was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts... Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington Ronald Ludington is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston.-Biography:With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating four times, between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions in 1956...	76.2	27.5

Ice hockey

Group C

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	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1		2	2	0	0	19	6	4
2		2	1	1	0	23	8	2
3		2	0	2	0	2	30	0

• USA 7-5 Czechoslovakia
• USA 12-1 Australia

Final round

First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

Rank	Team	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
• USA 9-1 Germany (UTG)
• USA 2-1 Canada
• USA 3-2 USSR
• USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia

Leading scorers

Rk	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
3rd	Bill Cleary	7	7	7	14
4th	Bill Christian Bill Christian William David Christian is a retired ice hockey player. He led the United States to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 and the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. His son, Dave Christian, was a...	7	2	11	13
7th	John Mayasich John Mayasich John Edward Mayasich is a former American ice hockey player. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics....	7	7	5	12

Gold:

Bill Christian Bill Christian William David Christian is a retired ice hockey player. He led the United States to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 and the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. His son, Dave Christian, was a...   Roger Christian Roger Christian (ice hockey) Roger Allen Christian was an ice hockey player. Born in Warroad, Minnesota, Christian played for the American 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics ice hockey teams, winning a gold medal in 1960. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989...   Bill Cleary  Bob Cleary Bob Cleary Robert Barry Cleary is a retired ice hockey player. Cleary was a member of the American 1960 Winter Olympics team that won the gold medal. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.-External links:*...   Eugene Grazia Eugene Grazia Eugene "Gene" Grazia is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Paul Johnson Paul Johnson (ice hockey) Paul Herbert Johnson is a former ice hockey forward. He was a member of the United States hockey team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley, California during the 1960 Winter Olympics. He scored the pivotal go-ahead goal in the semifinal game against Canada.-External links:...   Jack Kirrane Jack Kirrane John Joseph "Jack" Kirrane, Jr. is an American former ice hockey player. Kirrane was a member of the United States 1948 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics teams, winning the gold medal in 1960. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987...   John Mayasich John Mayasich John Edward Mayasich is a former American ice hockey player. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics....   Jack McCartan Jack McCartan John William "Jack" McCartan was a goaltender for the gold-medal-winning 1960 United States hockey team. He is also a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame...   Robert McVey Robert McVey Robert Patrick "Bob" McVey is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, bringing home the US's first Olympic Hockey Gold Medal. He went to Harvard and then onto the Olympics...   Richard Meredith Richard Meredith (ice hockey) Richard Otis "Dick" Meredith is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Weldon Olson Weldon Olson Weldon Howard "Weldy" Olson is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Edwyn Owen Edwyn Owen Edwyn Robert "Bob" Owen was an American star hockey player at Harvard and played on the 1960 U.S. hockey team that won an Olympic gold medal for the United States. He later battled schizophrenia.-Ice hockey:...   Rodney Paavola Rodney Paavola Rodney Earland "Rod" Paavola was an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Lawrence Palmer Lawrence Palmer Lawrence Palmer is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Richard Rodenheiser Richard Rodenheiser Richard Peter "Dick" Rodenheiser is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...   Tom Williams

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
		Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Craig Lussi	Individual	52.5	51.5	158.5	31	1'07:55.7	203.419	28	361.919	30
Alfred Vincelette		58.0	56.5	190.5	28	1'07:35.4	204.774	26	395.274	26
Theodore Farwell		55.5	55.0	172.5	30	1'05:09.4	214.194	21	386.694	27
John Cress		58.0	62.0	191.5	27	1'12:59.7	183.806	31	375.919	30

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jon St. Andre	Normal hill	81.5	92.5	34	78.5	99.8	25	192.3	28
Butch Wedin		79.0	93.5	32	72.0	93.6	36	187.1	32
Gene Kotlarek		84.0	96.5	27	77.0 fall	68.6	44	165.1	42
Ansten Samuelstuen		90.0	107.8	5	79.0	103.7	13	211.5	7

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Bill Carow Bill Carow William "Bill" Ambrose Carow is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.In 1956 he finished sixth in the 500 metres event....	DNF	–
	Eddie Rudolph	41.2	10
	Terry McDermott	40.9	7
	Bill Disney Bill Disney Bill Dale Disney was an American speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Topeka, Kansas....	40.3
1500 m	Eddie Rudolph	2:23.1	35
	Keith Meyer	2:21.7	29
	Floyd Bedbury Floyd Bedbury Floyd Bedbury was an American speed skater, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a youth, he traveled to Hamar, Norway, to develop as an athlete...	2:18.9	22
	Dick Hunt	2:17.7	17
5000 m	Floyd Bedbury Floyd Bedbury Floyd Bedbury was an American speed skater, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a youth, he traveled to Hamar, Norway, to develop as an athlete...	8:39.6	30
	Dick Hunt	8:21.3	17
	Arnold Uhrlass	8:18.0	14
10,000 m	Arnold Uhrlass	16:49.3	15
	Ross Zuco	16:37.6	10

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Jeanne Omelenchuk	49.3	16
	Kathy Mulholland	47.9	10
	Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont....	46.1
1000 m	Jeanne Omelenchuk	1:39.8	15
	Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont....	1:36.5	8
1500 m	Barb Lockhart	2:37.0	18
	Jeanne Omelenchuk	2:36.4	15
	Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont....	2:33.7	11
3000 m	Beverly Buhr	6:03.1	19
	Cornelia Harrington	5:57.5	18
	Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Ashworth Jeanne Chesley Ashworth is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.She was born in Burlington, Vermont....	5:28.5	8