Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested.

Contents 1 Men's events 1.1 500 m 1.2 1,500 m 1.3 5,000 m 1.4 10,000 m 2 Women's events 2.1 500 m 2.2 1,000 m 2.3 1,500 m 2.4 3,000 m

[edit] Men's events

[edit] 500 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Yevgeny Grishin (URS)	40.2
Silver	Bill Disney (USA)	40.3
Bronze	Rafail Grach (URS)	40.4

[edit] 1,500 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Roald Aas (NOR) & Yevgeny Grishin (URS) (tied)	2:10.4
Silver
Bronze	Boris Stenin (URS)	2:11.5

[edit] 5,000 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Viktor Kosichkin (URS)	7:51.3
Silver	Knut Johannesen (NOR)	8:00.8
Bronze	Jan Pesman (NED)	8:05.1

[edit] 10,000 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Knut Johannesen (NOR)	15:46.6
Silver	Viktor Kosichkin (URS)	15:49.2
Bronze	Kjell Bäckman (SWE)	16:14.2

[edit] Women's events

[edit] 500 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Helga Haase (GER)	45.9
Silver	Natalya Donchenko (URS)	46.0
Bronze	Jeanne Ashworth (USA)	46.1

[edit] 1,000 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Klara Guseva (URS)	1:34.1
Silver	Helga Haase (GER)	1:34.3
Bronze	Tamara Rylova (URS)	1:34.8

[edit] 1,500 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Lidia Skoblikova (URS)	2:25.2
Silver	Elwira Seroczyńska (POL)	2:25.7
Bronze	Helena Pilejczyk (POL)	2:27.1

[edit] 3,000 m

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold	Lidia Skoblikova (URS)	5:14.3
Silver	Valentina Stenina (URS)	5:16.9
Bronze	Eevi Huttunen (FIN)	5:21.0

Events at the 1960 Winter Olympics (Squaw Valley)
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skating

Speed skating at the Winter Olympics
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