The 15 kilometre
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
event was part of the
cross-country skiing programme at the
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...
, in
Squaw Valley, California,
United States. It was the second appearance of the event at its length of 15 km. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 23, 1960, at the
McKinney Creek Stadium
McKinney Creek Stadium was a temporary ski stadium located at Tahoma, California, in the United States. Built in 1959, it was used for cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics in ...
.
of
Norway won his only Olympic gold medal, 3 seconds ahead of the
30 km
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...
gold medallist,
Sixten Jernberg. Defending Olympic champion and fellow Norwegian,
Hallgeir Brenden finished 12th.
Results
References
External links
1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report
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Men's cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics