Austria participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, held between 18 and 28 February 1960. The country's participation in the Games marked its eighth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1924 Games.
The Austrian team consisted of 26 athletes including nine women who competed across five sports. SkaterNorbert Felsinger was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Austria was ranked ninth in the overall medal table with six medals including one gold, two silver, and three bronze.
Background
There were several organizations that were forerunners of the Austrian Olympic Committee including temporary committees during the early years of the Olympic Games. In 1908, Zentrales Sportkomitee was founded as the first National Olympic Committee of Austria. The organization wen through several changes, and renaming before being established as the Austrian Olympic Committee (Österreichisches Olympisches Comité) in June 1935. It was briefly merged with the German Olympic Committee from 1938 to 1946 before being restored in December 1946.[1] The nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the first Games held in 1924 held in Chamonix, France. This edition of the Games marked the nation's eighth appearance at the Winter Games.[1]
The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, United States between 18 and 28 February 1960.[2][3] The Austrian delegation consisted of 26 athletes competing across five sports.[4][5]SkaterNorbert Felsinger was the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[6]
Figure skating competitions were held between 19 and 26 February at Blyth Memorial Arena.[9][10][11] Austria entered seven athletes across three categories in the competition. While the team achieved three top ten finishes across the women's and pair categories, it did not win a medal.[4][5]
The Nordic combined event consisted of ski jumping and 15km (9.3mi)cross-country skiing. It was held between 22 and 24 February at Olympic Jumping Hill.[12] The lone participant Alois Leodolter was ranked 21st in the overall classification.[4][5]
Ski jumping event was held on 21 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. Austria had four entrants to the competition.[13]Otto Leodolter won the bronze medal in the event with a combined score of 219.4.[4][5]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
