Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
The VIII 1960 Olympic Games in Squaw Valley six competitions were held in Alpine skiing. The top three finishers in the downhill, giant slalom and the slalom in addition to the Olympic medals were also world championship medals, as these competitions were counted at the same time as the 16th Alpine World Ski Championships. In the Alpine combination only World Championship medals were awarded.
- 2.1 Departure
- 2.2 Giant Slalom
- 2.3 slalom
- 2.4 combination
Departure
Date: February 22, 10:00 clock Slopes: " Squaw Peak" Start: 2707 m, target: 1949 m Difference in altitude: 758 m, distance: 3095 m
63 riders were at the start, 61 of them reached the goal.
Giant Slalom
Date: February 21, 10:00 clock Slopes: " KT 22" Start: 2447 m, target: 1894 m Difference in altitude: 553 m, distance: 1800 m Goals: 55
65 riders were at the start, 58 of them reached the goal.
Eliminated inter alia: Willy Bogner (GER )
Slalom
Date: February 24, 09:30 clock Slopes: " KT 22" Start: 2110 m, target: 1894 m Difference in altitude: 216 m, distance: 590 m Goals: 69 ( 1st run ), 62 ( 2nd run )
63 riders were at the start, 40 of them reached the goal.
Eliminated include: Willy Bogner (GER ) to the fastest time in the first round, François Bonlieu ( FRA ), Willi Forrer (SUI ), Ernst Oberaigner (AUT ), Roger Staub (SUI )
Combination
For the combination contest no Olympic medals were awarded, but only World Championship medals. The positions were determined by a point system from the results of the departure of the giant slalom and the slalom.
Women
Departure
Date: February 20, 10:00 clock Slopes: " KT 22" Start: 2447 m, target: 1894 m Difference in altitude: 553 m, distance: 1828 m
42 riders were at the start, 39 of them reached the goal.
Eliminated inter alia: Betsy Snite (USA)
Giant Slalom
Date: February 23, 10:00 clock Slopes: "Little Papoose Peak" Start: 2276 m, target: 1894 m Difference in altitude: 382 m, distance: 1300 m Goals: 65
44 riders were at the start, 40 of them reached the goal.
Eliminated inter alia: Erika Netzer (AUT )
Slalom
Date: February 26, 09:30 clock Slopes: "Little Papoose Peak" Start: 2080 m, target: 1894 m Difference in altitude: 186 m, distance: 480 m Goals: 53 ( 1st run ), 55 ( 2nd run )
43 riders were at the start, 38 of them reached the goal.
Eliminated include: Traudl Hecher (AUT ), Marianne Jahn (AUT ), Yvonne Rüegg (SUI )
Combination
For the combination contest no Olympic medals were awarded, but only World Championship medals. The positions were determined by a point system from the results of the departure of the giant slalom and the slalom.
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See also: List of Olympic gold medalist in alpine skiing
Murren 1931 | Cortina d' Ampezzo 1932 | Innsbruck 1933 | St. Moritz 1934 | Murren 1935 | Innsbruck 1936 | Chamonix 1937 | Engelberg 1938 | Zakopane 1939 | Cortina d' Ampezzo 1941 | failed Garmisch -Partenkirchen 1942 | St. Moritz 1948 | Aspen 1950 | 1952 Oslo | Åre 1954 | Cortina d' Ampezzo 1956 | Bad Gastein 1958 | Squaw Valley 1960 | Chamonix 1962 | Innsbruck 1964 | Portillo 1966 | Grenoble 1968 | Val Gardena 1970 | Sapporo 1972 | St. Moritz 1974 | Innsbruck 1976 | Garmisch- Partenkirchen 1978 | Lake Placid 1980 | Schladming 1982 | Bormio 1985 | Crans Montana 1987 | Vail 1989 | Saalbach- Hinterglemm 1991 | Morioka Shizukuishi 1993 | Sierra Nevada 1996 | Sestriere 1997 | Vail / Beaver Creek 1999 | St. Anton am Arlberg 2001 | St. Moritz 2003 | Bormio 2005 | Åre, 2007 | Val d'Isere, 2009 | Garmisch -Partenkirchen 2011 | Schladming 2013 | Vail / Beaver Creek 2015 | St. Moritz 2017 | 2019
- Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Competition at the Olympic Winter Games 1960