At the 1960 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday, 19 February, to Saturday, 27 February 1960. All the races took place at McKinney Creek Stadium, Tahoma, California, United States.
| Cross-country skiing at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium |
| Dates | 19–27 February |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 112 from 19 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Håkon Brusveen Norway | 51:55.5 | Sixten Jernberg Sweden | 51:58.6 | Veikko Hakulinen Finland | 52:03.00 |
| 30 km | Sixten Jernberg Sweden | 1:51:03.9 | Rolf Rämgård Sweden | 1:51:16.9 | Nikolay Anikin Soviet Union | 1:52:28.2 |
| 50 km | Kalevi Hämäläinen Finland | 2:59:06.3 | Veikko Hakulinen Finland | 2:59:26.7 | Rolf Rämgård Sweden | 3:02:46.7 |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Finland Toimi Alatalo Eero Mäntyranta Väinö Huhtala Veikko Hakulinen | 2:18:45.6 | Norway Harald Grønningen Hallgeir Brenden Einar Østby Håkon Brusveen | 2:18:46.4 | Soviet Union Anatoly Shelyukhin Gennady Vaganov Aleksey Kuznetsov Nikolay Anikin | 2:21:21.6 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | Marija Gusakova Soviet Union | 39:46.6 | Liubov Baranova Soviet Union | 40:04.2 | Radia Eroshina Soviet Union | 40:06.0 |
| 3 × 5 km relay | Sweden Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström | 1:04:21.4 | Soviet Union Radia Eroshina Marija Gusakova Liubov Baranova | 1:05:02.6 | Finland Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Toini Pöysti | 1:06:27.5 |
Participating nations
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (4)
- Canada (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (12)
- France (4)
- United Team of Germany (14)
- Great Britain (3)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (9)
- Japan (4)
- South Korea (1)
- Norway (7)
- Poland (9)
- Soviet Union (11)
- Sweden (12)
- Switzerland (5)
- United States (10)
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