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Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre
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]
| Women's 10km at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium |
| Date | February 20 |
| Competitors | 24 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 39:46.6 |
| Medalists | |
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 edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Gusakova | Soviet Union | 39:46.6 |
| 2 | Lyubov Kozyreva | Soviet Union | 40:04.2 |
| 3 | Radia Yeroshina | Soviet Union | 40:06.0 |
| 4 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 40:12.6 |
| 5 | Sonja Ruthström-Edström | Sweden | 40:35.5 |
| 6 | Toini Pöysti | Finland | 40:41.9 |
| 7 | Barbro Martinsson | Sweden | 41:06.2 |
| 8 | Irma Johansson | Sweden | 41:08.3 |
| 9 | Krastana Stoeva | Bulgaria | 41:44.0 |
| 10 | Britt Strandberg | Sweden | 42:06.8 |
| 11 | Eeva Ruoppa | Finland | 42:12.8 |
| 12 | Rita Czech-Blasl | United Team of Germany | 42:29.0 |
| 13 | Stefania Biegun | Poland | 42:45.2 |
| 14 | Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa | Poland | 42:45.5 |
| 15 | Siiri Rantanen | Finland | 42:52.7 |
| 16 | Renate Dannhauer-Borges | United Team of Germany | 43:46.1 |
| 17 | Eva Hög | Finland | 44:05.0 |
| 18 | Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus | United Team of Germany | 44:14.6 |
| 19 | Nadezhda Vasileva | Bulgaria | 44:32.8 |
| 20 | Anna Krzeptowska-Żebracka | Poland | 44:36.1 |
| 21 | Helena Gąsienica Daniel | Poland | 45:08.2 |
| 22 | Roza Dimova | Bulgaria | 45:45.8 |
| 23 | Magdolna Bartha | Hungary | 47:23.2 |
| Christa Göhler | United Team of Germany | DNF |
References edit
- ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
External links edit
- 1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report