Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre

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Women's 10km
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
Cross-country skiing
Venue McKinney Creek Stadium
DateFebruary 20, 1960
Competitors24 from 7 nations
Winning time39:46.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Maria Gusakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Lyubov Kozyreva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Radia Yeroshina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
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The 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 20, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium. [1]

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It was a Soviet Union clean sweep of the medals with Maria Gusakova winning gold and defending champion Lyubov Kozyreva taking silver. In fact the Soviets also took fourth place through Alevtina Kolchina.

Two days later, Gusakova's husband, Nikolay Gusakov won bronze in the Nordic Combined.

Results

RankNameCountryTime
1 Maria Gusakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 39:46.6
2 Lyubov Kozyreva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 40:04.2
3 Radia Yeroshina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 40:06.0
4 Alevtina Kolchina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 40:12.6
5 Sonja Ruthström-Edström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 40:35.5
6 Toini Pöysti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 40:41.9
7 Barbro Martinsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 41:06.2
8 Irma Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 41:08.3
9 Krastana Stoeva Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 41:44.0
10 Britt Strandberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42:06.8
11 Eeva Ruoppa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 42:12.8
12 Rita Czech-Blasl Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 42:29.0
13 Stefania Biegun Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 42:45.2
14 Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 42:45.5
15 Siiri Rantanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 42:52.7
16 Renate Dannhauer-Borges Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 43:46.1
17 Eva Hög Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 44:05.0
18 Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 44:14.6
19 Nadezhda Vasileva Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 44:32.8
20 Anna Krzeptowska-Żebracka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 44:36.1
21 Helena Gąsienica Daniel Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 45:08.2
22 Roza Dimova Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 45:45.8
23 Magdolna Bartha Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 47:23.2
Christa Göhler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany DNF

References

  1. ↑ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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