Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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Biathlon
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
Venue McKinney Creek Stadium
Dates21 February
Competitors30 from 9 nations
1964  →

Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one biathlon event, held at McKinney Creek Stadium, Tahoma, California. The event occurred on 21 February 1960. This was the first appearance of modern biathlon in the Olympic Games. [1] In 1924, a military patrol event was held. Some sources do not include this military patrol race as an Olympic event, but the IOC considers it an event within biathlon. [2] [3]

Medal summary

Klas Lestander of Sweden won the first modern biathlon Olympic gold medal.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0101
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details 		Klas Lestander
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 		1:33:21.6 Antti Tyrvainen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		1:33:57.7 Aleksandr Privalov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		1:34:54.2

Participating nations

Nine nations sent biathletes to compete in Squaw Valley. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chamonix 1924 Military Patrol Medalists". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Biathlon at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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