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Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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...

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		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,...	Women's 1500m
		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,...	Women's 1500m

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Andrzej Mateja	58:09.1	43
	Józef Gut Misiaga	58:03.6	41
	Kazimierz Zelek	55:59.4	28
	Józef Rysula	54:13.3	18
30 km	Józef Gąsienica Sobczak	2'06:12.7	34
	Andrzej Mateja	2'01:54.7	23
	Kazimierz Zelek	2'01:27.1	22
50 km	Andrzej Mateja	DNF	–

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Andrzej Mateja Józef Rysula Józef Gut Misiaga Kazimierz Zelek	2'26:25.3	6

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km	Helena Gąsienica Daniel	45:08.2	21
	Anna Krzeptowska-Żebracka	44:36.1	20
	Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa	42:45.5	14
	Stefania Biegun	42:45.5	13

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Stefania Biegun Helena Gąsienica Daniel Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa	1'07:24.6	4

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Józef Karpiel	Individual	56.5	65.0	194.5	25	1'02:14.0	225.484	16	419.984	19

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Władysław Tajner	Normal hill	78.5	87.6	39	79.5	100.6	23	188.2	31

Speed skating

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk , is a Polish speed skater with a remarkably long career.Helena Pilejczyk is best known as Olympic Bronze Medal winner on the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley , but the length of her career might be a bigger claim to fame...	48.2	12
500 m	Elwira Seroczyńska Elwira Seroczynska Elwira Seroczyńska was a Polish speed skater.Seroczyńska was born as Elwira Potapowicz in Wilno, Poland . A graduate of the State Administrative and Economic School in Elbląg , she and became Polish Allround Champion for the first time in 1952...	46.8	6
1000 m	Elwira Seroczyńska Elwira Seroczynska Elwira Seroczyńska was a Polish speed skater.Seroczyńska was born as Elwira Potapowicz in Wilno, Poland . A graduate of the State Administrative and Economic School in Elbląg , she and became Polish Allround Champion for the first time in 1952...	DNF	–
1000 m	Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk , is a Polish speed skater with a remarkably long career.Helena Pilejczyk is best known as Olympic Bronze Medal winner on the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley , but the length of her career might be a bigger claim to fame...	1:35.8	5
1500 m	Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk , is a Polish speed skater with a remarkably long career.Helena Pilejczyk is best known as Olympic Bronze Medal winner on the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley , but the length of her career might be a bigger claim to fame...	2:27.1
1500 m	Elwira Seroczyńska Elwira Seroczynska Elwira Seroczyńska was a Polish speed skater.Seroczyńska was born as Elwira Potapowicz in Wilno, Poland . A graduate of the State Administrative and Economic School in Elbląg , she and became Polish Allround Champion for the first time in 1952...	2:25.7
3000 m	Elwira Seroczyńska Elwira Seroczynska Elwira Seroczyńska was a Polish speed skater.Seroczyńska was born as Elwira Potapowicz in Wilno, Poland . A graduate of the State Administrative and Economic School in Elbląg , she and became Polish Allround Champion for the first time in 1952...	5:27.3	7
3000 m	Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk Helena Pilejczyk , is a Polish speed skater with a remarkably long career.Helena Pilejczyk is best known as Olympic Bronze Medal winner on the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley , but the length of her career might be a bigger claim to fame...	5:26.2	6

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