Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
Venue | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink |
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Dates | February 20–27 |
No. of events | 8 |
Competitors | 103 (73 men and 30 women] from 17 nations |
At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested in Squaw Valley, California. For the first time, women participated in the Olympic speed skating events. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20, to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 (women), and from Wednesday, February 24, to Saturday, February 27, 1960 (men).
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union | 40.2 | Bill Disney United States | 40.3 | Rafayel Grach Soviet Union | 40.4 |
1500 metres |
Roald Aas Norway Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union | 2:10.6 | Boris Stenin Soviet Union | 2:11.5 | ||
5000 metres |
Viktor Kosichkin Soviet Union | 7:51.3 | Knut Johannesen Norway | 8:00.8 | Jan Pesman Netherlands | 8:05.1 |
10,000 metres |
Knut Johannesen Norway | 15:46.6 WR | Viktor Kosichkin Soviet Union | 15:50.3 | Kjell Bäckman Sweden | 16:14.2 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Helga Haase United Team of Germany | 45.9 | Natalya Donchenko Soviet Union | 46.0 | Jeanne Ashworth United States | 46.1 |
1000 metres |
Klara Guseva Soviet Union | 1:34.1 | Helga Haase United Team of Germany | 1:34.3 | Tamara Rylova Soviet Union | 1:34.8 |
1500 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union | 2:25.2 | Elwira Seroczyńska Poland | 2:25.7 | Helena Pilejczyk Poland | 2:26.1 |
3000 metres |
Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union | 5:14.3 | Valentina Stenina Soviet Union | 5:16.9 | Eevi Huttunen Finland | 5:21.0 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- 1960 VIII Olympic Games Final Report
- "Results of the 1960 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- "Results of the 1960 Olympic Games Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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