Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Nordic Combined
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games

Papoose Peak ski jumping hill - 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley
VenuePapoose Peak Jumps (ski jumping)
McKinney Creek Stadium (cross-country skiing)
Dates21-22 February
Competitors33 from 13 nations
Winning Score457.95
Medalists
   Germany
   Norway
   Soviet Union

Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 21 February to 22 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Papoose Peak Jumps, while the cross-country portion took place at McKinney Creek Stadium (Tahoma, California). [1]

Competition opened with the ski jumping event. Standings were determined by a point system under the parameters of combined distance points (3 jumps per competitor) and "style" points awarded for each attempt. The table below reflects the best distance out of three attempts.

The following day, the second part of the Nordic Combined mandated the 15 kilometer cross-country competition. Points were awarded by timing (set amount of points by timed placing). The combined points total of both events determined the final standings.

This event marked the first time the Däscher Technique was used in the ski jumping part of the Nordic Combined competition.

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Germany 1 0 0 1
2 Norway 0 1 0 1
3 Soviet Union 0 0 1 1
Total 1 1 1 3

The medals for Germany and the Soviet Union were the first for those countries in nordic combined.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
 Georg Thoma
Germany (EUA) 		457.95  Tormod Knutsen
Norway (NOR) 		453.00  Nikolay Gusakov
Soviet Union (URS) 		452.00

Individual

Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[1]

Rank Name Country Ski JumpingCross-countryTotal
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Total Rank Time Points Rank
1st Georg Thoma Germany 106.0 110.0 111.5 221.5 1 59:23.8 236.45 4 457.95
2nd Tormod Knutsen Norway 107.0 104.5 110.0 217.0 4 59:31.0 236.00 5 453.00
3rd Nikolay Gusakov Soviet Union 104.5 102.5 107.5 212.0 10 58:29.4 240.00 1 452.00
4 Pekka Ristola Finland 107.5 106.5 106.0 214.0 6 59:32.8 235.87 6 449.87
5 Dmitry Kochkin Soviet Union 109.5 105.0 110.0 219.5 2 1:01:32.1 228.19 11 447.69
6 Arne Larsen Norway 99.0 109.0 106.0 215.0 5 1:01:10.1 229.61 10 444.61
7 Sverre Stenersen Norway 102.0 103.5 101.5 205.5 14 1:00:24.0 232.58 8 438.08
8 Lars Dahlqvist Sweden 95.5 98.0 103.5 201.5 20 59:46.0 235.03 7 436.53
9 Paavo Korhonen Finland 97.5 98.5 99.0 197.5 24 59:08.0 237.48 3 434.98
10 Bengt Eriksson Sweden 103.0 106.0 107.0 213.0 8 1:03:27.9 220.71 19 433.71
11 Gunder Gundersen Norway 101.0 100.5 104.5 205.5 14 1:01:41.9 227.55 12 433.05
12 Mikhail Pryakin Soviet Union 91.0 98.5 102.0 200.5 21 1:00:25.7 232.45 9 432.95
13 Günter Flauger Germany 103.0 104.0 103.0 207.0 12 1:02:10.0 225.74 14 432.74
14 Enzo Perin Italy 98.0 101.0 106.0 207.0 12 1:02:16.9 225.29 17 432.29
15 Yosuke Eto Japan 106.0 101.5 112.5 218.5 3 1:05:51.4 211.48 23 429.98
16 Leonid Fyodorov Soviet Union 91.5 100.5 101.5 202.0 17 1:02:13.1 225.55 15 427.55
17 Rainer Dietel Germany 104.5 109.5 104.5 214.0 6 1:05:32.8 212.65 22 426.65
18 Vlastimil Melich Czechoslovakia 96.0 98.5 99.5 198.0 23 1:01:49.0 227.10 13 425.10
19 Józef Karpiel Poland 85.5 91.0 103.5 194.5 25 1:02:14.0 225.48 16 419.98
20 Martin Körner Germany 102.5 107.0 105.0 212.0 10 1:07:37.0 204.65 27 416.65
21 Alois Leodolter Austria 103.0 102.5 102.5 205.5 14 1:06:21.9 209.48 25 414.98
22 Ensio Hyytiä Finland 109.5 103.0 76.0 212.5 9 1:08:14.0 202.26 29 414.76
23 Martti Maatela Finland 96.0 90.0 106.0 202.0 17 1:06:13.5 210.00 24 412.00
24 Akemi Taniguchi Japan 91.0 96.0 98.0 194.0 26 1:04:52.9 215.23 20 409.23
25 Irvin Servold Canada 85.0 84.0 92.5 177.5 29 1:03:07.3 222.07 18 399.57
26 Alfred Vincelette United States 99.0 91.5 89.5 190.5 28 1:07:35.4 204.77 26 395.27
27 Theodore Farwell United States 76.5 86.5 86.0 172.5 30 1:05:09.4 214.19 21 386.69
28 Clarence Servold Canada 69.5 65.0 74.5 144.0 32 58:49.1 238.71 2 382.71
29 John Cress United States 90.0 92.0 99.5 191.5 27 1:12:59.7 183.81 31 375.31
30 Craig Lussi United States 83.5 75.0 75.0 158.5 31 1:07:55.7 203.42 28 361.92
31 Hal Nerdal Australia 72.0 66.0 65.5 138.0 33 1:10:15.6 194.39 30 332.39
Rikio Yoshida Japan 98.0 97.0 104.0 202.0 17 DNS - - DNF
Takashi Matsui Japan 98.5 99.0 99.5 198.5 22 DNS - - DNF

Participating NOCs

Thirteen nations participated in nordic combined at the Squaw Valley Games. Australia made their Olympic nordic combined debut.[1]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report". California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

Sports-Reference - 1960 Olympics - Nordic Combined

Sports-Reference - 1960 Olympics - Nordic Combined - Individual