Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games

Olympic runs of 1960
VenueSquaw Valley, California, U.S.
DatesFebruary 20–26, 1960
Competitors133 from 22 nations
Alpine skiing at the
1960 Winter Olympics
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women

Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in the United States at Squaw Valley, California, from February 20–26, 1960.[1]

These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths.

Medal summary

Seven nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Switzerland leading the medal table, winning two golds. Austria won the most total medals with five, one gold, two silver and two bronze. Austria's Ernst Hinterseer led the individual medal table, with one gold and one bronze. The top women's medalist was the United States' Penny Pitou with two silver medals.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Switzerland (SUI) 2 0 0 2
2  Austria (AUT) 1 2 2 5
3  Germany (EUA) 1 1 1 3
4  France (FRA) 1 0 2 3
5  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
6  United States (USA) 0 3 0 3
7  Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1

Source:[1]

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
 Jean Vuarnet
France (FRA)
2:06.0  Hans Peter Lanig
Germany (EUA)
2:06.5  Guy Périllat
France (FRA)
2:06.0
Giant slalom
 Roger Staub
Switzerland (SUI)
1:48.3  Pepi Stiegler
Austria (AUT)
1:48.7  Ernst Hinterseer
Austria (AUT)
1:49.1
Slalom
 Ernst Hinterseer
Austria (AUT)
2:08.9  Hias Leitner
Austria (AUT)
2:10.3  Charles Bozon
France (FRA)
2:10.4

Source:[1]

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
 Heidi Biebl
Germany (EUA)
1:37.6  Penny Pitou
United States (USA)
1:38.6  Traudl Hecher
Austria (AUT)
1:38.9
Giant slalom
 Yvonne Rüegg
Switzerland (SUI)
1:39.9  Penny Pitou
United States (USA)
1:40.0  Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo
Italy (ITA)
1:40.2
Slalom
 Anne Heggtveit
Canada (CAN)
1:49.6  Betsy Snite
United States (USA)
1:52.9  Barbi Henneberger
Germany (EUA)
1:56.4

Source:[1]

Course information

Date Race Start
Elevation
Finish
Elevation
Vertical
Drop
Course
Length
Average
Gradient
Mon 22-Feb  Downhill - men  2,707 m (8,881 ft)  1,949 m (6,394 ft)  758 m (2,487 ft)  3.095 km (1.923 mi) 24.5%
Sat 20-Feb  Downhill - women  2,447 m (8,028 ft)  1,894 m (6,214 ft)  553 m (1,814 ft)  1.828 km (1.136 mi) 30.3%
Sun 21-Feb  Giant Slalom - men  2,447 m (8,028 ft)  1,894 m (6,214 ft)  553 m (1,814 ft)  1.800 km (1.118 mi) 30.7%
Tue 23-Feb  Giant Slalom - women  2,276 m (7,467 ft)  1,894 m (6,214 ft)  382 m (1,253 ft)  1.300 km (0.808 mi) 29.4%
Wed 24-Feb  Slalom - men  2,110 m (6,923 ft)  1,894 m (6,214 ft)  216 m (709 ft)  0.590 km (0.367 mi) 36.6%
Fri 26-Feb  Slalom - women  2,080 m (6,824 ft)  1,894 m (6,214 ft)  186 m (610 ft)  0.480 km (0.298 mi) 38.8%

Participating nations

Twenty-two nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Squaw Valley. South Korea made its Olympic alpine skiing debut. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]


World championships

From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.

Combined

Men's Combined

Medal Athlete   Points   DH GS SL
1st France Guy Périllat (FRA) 3.98 3rd 6 6
2nd France Charles Bozon (FRA) 5.52 8 9 3rd
3rd West Germany Hans-Peter Lanig (FRG)   5.66 2nd 13 7
4 Austria Pepi Stiegler (AUT) 6.75 15 2nd 5
5 West Germany Ludwig Leitner (FRG) 8.00 11 18 4
6 Italy Paride Milianti (ITA) 8.22 12 8 8

Women's Combined

Medal Athlete   Points   DH GS SL
1st Canada Anne Heggtveit (CAN) 6.96 12 12 1st
2nd France Sonja Sperl (FRG) 10.08 7 9 8
3rd West Germany Barbi Henneberger (FRG)   10.80 11 15 3rd
4 West Germany Anneliese Meggl (FRG) 10.88 6 5 13
5 France Thérèse Leduc (FRA) 11.44 14 7 4
6 Italy Carla Marchelli (ITA) 11.93 9 5 15

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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