The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, California, a ski resort with little existing infrastructure at the time it was awarded the Games, requiring extensive new construction. The Games introduced the first purpose-built Olympic Village for a Winter Games and the first use of computers to help tabulate results. Bobsled was dropped from the program because organizers declined to build a track, the only time the sport has been absent from the Winter Olympics since its introduction.
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Founding Year Founding Date Host HistorySquaw Valley, United States 1 Frequency
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Source Jean Vuarnet (Wikipedia)
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Source Nils Aaness (Wikipedia)
Source Siiri Rantanen (Wikipedia)
Source Sjoukje Dijkstra (Wikipedia)
Source Sonja Edström (Wikipedia)
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1960 Winter Olympics: Squaw Valley, United States
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1960 Winter Olympics: Squaw Valley, United States
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The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, California, a ski resort with little existing infrastructure at the time it was awarded the Games, requiring extensive new construction. The Games introduced the first purpose-built Olympic Village for a Winter Games and the first use of computers
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, was the ninth Olympic Championship, also serving as the 27th World Championships and the 38th European Championships.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 28 February, taking place at Papoose Peak Jumps.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested in Squaw Valley, California.
Klas Lestander (Wikipedia)
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was a Swedish biathlete who won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Eero Mäntyranta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eero Mäntyranta, Lead, 1960-winter-olympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Eero Mäntyranta, Lead, 1960-winter-olympics
He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960
Siiri Rantanen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Siiri Rantanen, Article text, 1960-winter-olympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Siiri Rantanen, Article text, 1960-winter-olympics
She competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them
Hallgeir Brenden (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hallgeir Brenden, Article text, 1960-winter-olympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Hallgeir Brenden, Article text, 1960-winter-olympics
He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics
Sonja Edström (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sonja Edström, Olympic career, 1960-winter-olympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Sonja Edström, Olympic career, 1960-winter-olympics
She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events
Olympedia: Georg Thoma at Olympedia
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1960 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined
Toini Pöysti (Wikipedia)
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She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay (1960, 1964).
Nils Aaness (Wikipedia)
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who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics
Carol Heiss, Wikipedia
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She was the World and U.S. Champion each year, and at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, Heiss captured the gold medal, being ranked first by all nine judges.
Sjoukje Dijkstra (Wikipedia)
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Dijkstra won silver behind Carol Heiss at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California and at the 1960 World Championships in Vancouver.
Jean Vuarnet (Wikipedia)
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gold in the same event in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley
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