Netherlands at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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Athletes from the Netherlands
competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley
, United States
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Men
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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
Squaw Valley Ski Resort
Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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| Figure Skating Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.-Men's Singles:-Ladies Singles:-Pairs:-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Rudolf MarxAssistant Referee:* Harold G. Storke... |
Ladies' Singles | ||
| Speed Skating Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested. For the first time women were allowed to participated in the Olympic speed skating events. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20 to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 and from Wednesday, February 24 to Saturday,... |
Men's 5000 m Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested. For the first time women were allowed to participated in the Olympic speed skating events. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20 to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 and from Wednesday, February 24 to Saturday,... |
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Figure skating
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
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| Sjoukje Dijkstra Sjoukje Dijkstra Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra is a Dutch figure skater. She is the 1964 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion , five-time European champion , and the six-time Dutch national champion .Following the retirement of Carol Heiss in 1960, who... |
Women's singles | 2 | 3 | 1424.8 | 20 | |
| Joan Haanappel Joan Haanappel Joan Haanappel is a former Dutch figure skater, competitive in the 1950s and 60s, who later worked for television as a sports presenter and figure skating commentator.More recently she became involved with the Dutch figure skating governing body KNSB.She started her sports career in her hometown... |
4 | 7 | 1331.9 | 52 | 5 |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Wim de Graaff Wim de Graaff Willem "Wim" de Graaff is a Dutch former speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Rotterdam.... |
42.9 | 28 |
| Henk van der Grift Henk van der Grift Hendrik van der Grift is a former speed skater.Henk van der Grift participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics. On the 500 m, he finished 10th and he fell on the 1,500 m. Not satisfied with training facilities in the Netherlands, he lived in Norway for a while, working as a car mechanic... |
41.2 | 10 | |
| Jan Pesman Jan Pesman Jan Sijbrand Pesman is a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Stedum.Pesman won a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in speed skating.-Personal records:-Olympic results:... |
43.4 | 33 | |
| 1500 m | Wim de Graaff Wim de Graaff Willem "Wim" de Graaff is a Dutch former speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Rotterdam.... |
2:16.5 | 15 |
| Henk van der Grift Henk van der Grift Hendrik van der Grift is a former speed skater.Henk van der Grift participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics. On the 500 m, he finished 10th and he fell on the 1,500 m. Not satisfied with training facilities in the Netherlands, he lived in Norway for a while, working as a car mechanic... |
DNF | – | |
| 5000 m | Jeen van den Berg | 8:22.4 | 19 |
| Kees Broekman Kees Broekman Cornelis "Kees" Broekman was a Dutch former speed skater.He was born in De Lier and died in Berlin, Germany.... |
8:22.9 | 20 | |
| Jan Pesman Jan Pesman Jan Sijbrand Pesman is a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Stedum.Pesman won a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in speed skating.-Personal records:-Olympic results:... |
8:05.1 | ||
| 10,000 m | Jeen van den Berg | 17:23.5 | 22 |
| Kees Broekman Kees Broekman Cornelis "Kees" Broekman was a Dutch former speed skater.He was born in De Lier and died in Berlin, Germany.... |
16:59.9 | 16 | |
| Jan Pesman Jan Pesman Jan Sijbrand Pesman is a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics.He was born in Stedum.Pesman won a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in speed skating.-Personal records:-Olympic results:... |
16:41.0 | 12 | |