McKinney Creek Stadium
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McKinney Creek Stadium was a temporary venue constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley, California
. The venue itself was located near Tahoma
in Placer County
. It hosted the biathlon
, cross country skiing
, and the cross-country skiing portion of the nordic combined
events.
Work started on the venue in August 1959 and was completed in time of the 1960 Games. The venue itself 250 meters long and 45 meters wide. Its bleachers seated 200 media and 1000 spectators and included a scoreboard
that was 54 ft wide and 13 ft tall, located 12 ft off of the ground. Two quonset huts were used, one for the media, and another for site administration.
All of the winter events near the stadium took place both in Placer County and neighboring El Dorado County
.
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The venue itself was located near Tahoma
Tahoma, California
Tahoma is a census-designated place in Placer and El Dorado counties, California, United States. Tahoma is located along Lake Tahoe southeast of Homewood...
in Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
. It hosted the biathlon
Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics
-20 km:In 1960 and 1964, there was a 2-minute penalty for each missed target in the Individual Biathlon Event. Since 1968, that penalty has been 1 minute for every missed target.-References:*...
, cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
-15 km:-30 km:-50 km:-4 x 10 km:-10 km:-3 x 5 km:-References:*...
, and the cross-country skiing portion of the nordic combined
Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics
At the 1960 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:February 22, 1960This event marked the first time the Daescher technique was used in the ski jumping part of the competition. Thoma competed for the unified German team of East Germany and West Germany that...
events.
Work started on the venue in August 1959 and was completed in time of the 1960 Games. The venue itself 250 meters long and 45 meters wide. Its bleachers seated 200 media and 1000 spectators and included a scoreboard
Scoreboard
A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game or match. Most levels of sport from high school and above use at least one scoreboard for keeping score, measuring time, and displaying statistics. Scoreboards in the past used a mechanical clock and numeral cards to...
that was 54 ft wide and 13 ft tall, located 12 ft off of the ground. Two quonset huts were used, one for the media, and another for site administration.
All of the winter events near the stadium took place both in Placer County and neighboring El Dorado County
El Dorado County, California
El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....
.
Reference
- 1960 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 109-10, 115.