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]
| Biathlon at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium |
| Dates | 21 February |
| Competitors | 30 from 9 nations |
Medal summary
editKlas Lestander of Sweden won the first modern biathlon Olympic gold medal.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Klas Lestander Sweden |
1:33:21.6 | Antti Tyrvainen Finland |
1:33:57.7 | Aleksandr Privalov Soviet Union |
1:34:54.2 |
Participating nations
editNine 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]
Finland (4)
France (4)
Great Britain (2)
United Team of Germany (4)
Hungary (1)
Norway (3)
Sweden (4)
Soviet Union (4)
United States (4)
References
edit- ^ a b "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Chamonix 1924 Military Patrol Medalists". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "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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