Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
competed 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,
United States
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Alpine skiing
;Men
Cross-country skiing
;Men
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Figure skating
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.
*Canada 19-1 Japan
*Sweden 19-0 Japan
Consolation round
*Finland 6-6 Japan
*Japan 13-2 Australia
*Finland 11-2 Japan
*Japan 11-3 Australia
Nordic combined
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
(Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
Official Olympic Reports
Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Nations at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Nations at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...