The 50 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
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. It was the fifth appearance of the event at its length of 30 km. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 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 ...
.
Kalevi Hämäläinen
Kalevi Hämäläinen (13 December 1932 – 10 January 2005) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He was born in Juva.
Hämà ...
of
Finland
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won the gold medal ahead of fellow Finn
Veikko Hakulinen
Veikko Johannes Hakulinen (4 January 1925 – 24 October 2003) was a Finnish cross-country skier, triple champion in both the Olympics and World Championships. He also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross-country running, ...
. Defending Olympic champion
Sixten Jernberg
Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within t ...
from
Sweden
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finished 5th. Thirty nine competitors were due to start but eight did not make the starting line. Of the top 14, only 2 were not
Nordic.
Results
References
External links
1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 kilometre
Men's cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics