Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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][2]
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| Venue | Papoose Peak Jumps (ski jumping) McKinney Creek Stadium (cross-country skiing) | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21–22 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning Score | 457.95 | ||||||||||||
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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 number 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
The medals for Germany and the Soviet Union were the first for those countries in Nordic combined.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual |
Georg Thoma United Team of Germany | 457.95 | Tormod Knutsen Norway | 453.00 | Nikolay Gusakov Soviet Union | 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 Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||||
 | Georg Thoma | United Team of Germany | 110.0 | 111.5 | 221.5 | 1 | 59:23.8 | 236.45 | 4 | 457.95 | |
 | Tormod Knutsen | Norway | 107.0 | 110.0 | 217.0 | 4 | 59:31.0 | 236.00 | 5 | 453.00 | |
 | Nikolay Gusakov | Soviet Union | 104.5 | 107.5 | 212.0 | 10 | 58:29.4 | 240.00 | 1 | 452.00 | |
| 4 | Pekka Ristola |  Finland | 107.5 | 106.5 | 214.0 | 6 | 59:32.8 | 235.87 | 6 | 449.87 | |
| 5 | Dmitry Kochkin | Soviet Union | 109.5 | 110.0 | 219.5 | 2 | 1:01:32.1 | 228.19 | 11 | 447.69 | |
| 6 | Arne Larsen | Norway | 109.0 | 106.0 | 215.0 | 5 | 1:01:10.1 | 229.61 | 10 | 444.61 | |
| 7 | Sverre Stenersen | Norway | 102.0 | 103.5 | 205.5 | 14 | 1:00:24.0 | 232.58 | 8 | 438.08 | |
| 8 | Lars Dahlqvist |  Sweden | 98.0 | 103.5 | 201.5 | 20 | 59:46.0 | 235.03 | 7 | 436.53 | |
| 9 | Paavo Korhonen | Finland | 98.5 | 99.0 | 197.5 | 24 | 59:08.0 | 237.48 | 3 | 434.98 | |
| 10 | Bengt Eriksson | Sweden | 106.0 | 107.0 | 213.0 | 8 | 1:03:27.9 | 220.71 | 19 | 433.71 | |
| 11 | Gunder Gundersen | Norway | 101.0 | 104.5 | 205.5 | 14 | 1:01:41.9 | 227.55 | 12 | 433.05 | |
| 12 | Mikhail Pryakin | Soviet Union | 98.5 | 102.0 | 200.5 | 21 | 1:00:25.7 | 232.45 | 9 | 432.95 | |
| 13 | Günter Flauger | United Team of Germany | 104.0 | 207.0 | 12 | 1:02:10.0 | 225.74 | 14 | 432.74 | ||
| 14 | Enzo Perin |  Italy | 101.0 | 106.0 | 207.0 | 12 | 1:02:16.9 | 225.29 | 17 | 432.29 | |
| 15 | Yosuke Eto | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 106.0 | 112.5 | 218.5 | 3 | 1:05:51.4 | 211.48 | 23 | 429.98 | |
| 16 | Leonid Fyodorov | Soviet Union | 100.5 | 101.5 | 202.0 | 17 | 1:02:13.1 | 225.55 | 15 | 427.55 | |
| 17 | Rainer Dietel | United Team of Germany | 109.5 | 214.0 | 6 | 1:05:32.8 | 212.65 | 22 | 426.65 | ||
| 18 | Vlastimil Melich |  Czechoslovakia | 98.5 | 99.5 | 198.0 | 23 | 1:01:49.0 | 227.10 | 13 | 425.10 | |
| 19 | Józef Karpiel | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 91.0 | 103.5 | 194.5 | 25 | 1:02:14.0 | 225.48 | 16 | 419.98 | |
| 20 | Martin Körner | United Team of Germany | 107.0 | 105.0 | 212.0 | 10 | 1:07:37.0 | 204.65 | 27 | 416.65 | |
| 21 | Alois Leodolter |  Austria | 103.0 | 205.5 | 14 | 1:06:21.9 | 209.48 | 25 | 414.98 | ||
| 22 | Ensio Hyytiä | Finland | 109.5 | 103.0 | 212.5 | 9 | 1:08:14.0 | 202.26 | 29 | 414.76 | |
| 23 | Martti Maatela | Finland | 96.0 | 106.0 | 202.0 | 17 | 1:06:13.5 | 210.00 | 24 | 412.00 | |
| 24 | Akemi Taniguchi | Japan | 96.0 | 98.0 | 194.0 | 26 | 1:04:52.9 | 215.23 | 20 | 409.23 | |
| 25 | Irvin Servold | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 85.0 | 92.5 | 177.5 | 29 | 1:03:07.3 | 222.07 | 18 | 399.57 | |
| 26 | Alfred Vincelette |  United States | 99.0 | 91.5 | 190.5 | 28 | 1:07:35.4 | 204.77 | 26 | 395.27 | |
| 27 | Theodore Farwell | United States | 86.5 | 86.0 | 172.5 | 30 | 1:05:09.4 | 214.19 | 21 | 386.69 | |
| 28 | Clarence Servold | Canada | 69.5 | 74.5 | 144.0 | 32 | 58:49.1 | 238.71 | 2 | 382.71 | |
| 29 | John Cress | United States | 92.0 | 99.5 | 191.5 | 27 | 1:12:59.7 | 183.81 | 31 | 375.31 | |
| 30 | Craig Lussi | United States | 83.5 | 158.5 | 31 | 1:07:55.7 | 203.42 | 28 | 361.92 | ||
| 31 | Hal Nerdal |  Australia | 72.0 | 66.0 | 138.0 | 33 | 1:10:15.6 | 194.39 | 30 | 332.39 | |
| Rikio Yoshida | Japan | 98.0 | 104.0 | 202.0 | 17 | DNS | - | - | DNF | ||
| Takashi Matsui | Japan | 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]
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References
- "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "Nordic Combined at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
