Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
Olympic runs of 1960
VenueSquaw Valley, California, United States
DatesFebruary 20–26, 1960
No. of events6
Competitors133 from 22 nations
← 1956
1964 →
Squaw Valley is located in USA West
Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley
 Squaw Valley is located in California
 Squaw Valley
 Squaw Valley

Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, California, United States, consisted of six events. Competitions took place at Squaw Peak (Men's downhill), KT-22 (Women's downhill, Men's slalom and giant slalom), and Papoose Peak (Women's slalom and giant slalom).[1][2]

The 1960 Winter Games marked the last where race result times were recorded in tenths of a second; at the 1964 Winter Games, the race result times would be recorded in hundredths.

  1. ^ "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report". California Olympic Commission. California State Printing Office. 1960. pp. 95–96. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.