The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
cross-country skiing event was part of the
cross-country skiing programme at the
1960 Winter Olympics, in
Squaw Valley, California,
United States
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. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960, at the
McKinney Creek Stadium.
Finland
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won the gold medal with less than one second ahead of
Nordic rivals
Norway
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. It was the third time out of five that Finland had won gold in this event. Defending champions
Soviet Union
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took the bronze medal. It was also
Veikko Hakulinen's third Olympic gold and first at these games.
Results
References
External links
1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report
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Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay
Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics