Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics
| Biathlon at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium |
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| Dates | February 21 |
| Competitors | 30 from 9 nations |
Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one biathlon event, held at McKinney Creek Stadium, Tahoma, California. The event occurred on 21 February 1960. This was the first appearance of modern biathlon in the Olympic Games.[1] In 1924, a military patrol event was held. Some sources do not include this military patrol race as an Olympic event, but the IOC considers it an event within biathlon.[2]
Medal summary
Klas Lestander of Sweden won the first modern biathon Olympic gold medal.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Klas Lestander Sweden | 1:33:21.6 | Antti Tyrväinen Finland | 1:33:57.7 | Aleksandr Privalov Soviet Union | 1:34:54.2 |
Participating nations
Nine nations sent biathletes to compete in Grenoble. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Chamonix 1924 Military Patrol Medalists". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
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