Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics
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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 (women) and from Wednesday, February 24 to Saturday, February 27, 1960 (men).
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...
, eight speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon 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 (women) and from Wednesday, February 24 to Saturday, February 27, 1960 (men).
Men
| 500 metres |
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| 1500 metres |
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| 5000 metres |
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| 10000 metres |
Women
| 500 metres |
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| 1000 metres |
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| 1500 metres |
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| 3000 metres |
Medal table
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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