Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Nordic Combined
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
VenuePapoose Peak Jumps (ski jumping)
McKinney Creek Stadium (cross-country skiing)
Dates21–22 February 1960
Competitors33 from 13 nations
Winning Score457.95
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georg Thoma  United Team of Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tormod Knutsen  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nikolay Gusakov  Soviet Union
← 1956
1964 →

Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 21 February to 22 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Papoose Peak Jumps, while the cross-country portion took place at McKinney Creek Stadium (Tahoma, California).[1][2]

Competition opened with the ski jumping event. Standings were determined by a point system under the parameters of combined distance points (3 jumps per competitor) and "style" points awarded for each attempt. The table below reflects the best distance out of three attempts.

The following day, the second part of the Nordic Combined mandated the 15 kilometer cross-country competition. Points were awarded by timing (set number of points by timed placing). The combined points total of both events determined the final standings.

This event marked the first time the Däscher Technique was used in the ski jumping part of the Nordic Combined competition.

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United Team of Germany1001
2 Norway0101
3 Soviet Union0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

The medals for Germany and the Soviet Union were the first for those countries in Nordic combined.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
details 		Georg Thoma
 United Team of Germany		 457.95 Tormod Knutsen
 Norway		 453.00 Nikolay Gusakov
 Soviet Union		 452.00

Individual

Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[1]

Rank Name Country Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Total Rank Time Points Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georg Thoma  United Team of Germany 106.0 110.0 111.5 221.5 1 59:23.8 236.45 4 457.95
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tormod Knutsen  Norway 107.0 104.5 110.0 217.0 4 59:31.0 236.00 5 453.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nikolay Gusakov  Soviet Union 104.5 102.5 107.5 212.0 10 58:29.4 240.00 1 452.00
4 Pekka Ristola  Finland 107.5 106.5 106.0 214.0 6 59:32.8 235.87 6 449.87
5 Dmitry Kochkin  Soviet Union 109.5 105.0 110.0 219.5 2 1:01:32.1 228.19 11 447.69
6 Arne Larsen  Norway 99.0 109.0 106.0 215.0 5 1:01:10.1 229.61 10 444.61
7 Sverre Stenersen  Norway 102.0 103.5 101.5 205.5 14 1:00:24.0 232.58 8 438.08
8 Lars Dahlqvist  Sweden 95.5 98.0 103.5 201.5 20 59:46.0 235.03 7 436.53
9 Paavo Korhonen  Finland 97.5 98.5 99.0 197.5 24 59:08.0 237.48 3 434.98
10 Bengt Eriksson  Sweden 103.0 106.0 107.0 213.0 8 1:03:27.9 220.71 19 433.71
11 Gunder Gundersen  Norway 101.0 100.5 104.5 205.5 14 1:01:41.9 227.55 12 433.05
12 Mikhail Pryakin  Soviet Union 91.0 98.5 102.0 200.5 21 1:00:25.7 232.45 9 432.95
13 Günter Flauger  United Team of Germany 103.0 104.0 103.0 207.0 12 1:02:10.0 225.74 14 432.74
14 Enzo Perin  Italy 98.0 101.0 106.0 207.0 12 1:02:16.9 225.29 17 432.29
15 Yosuke Eto  Japan 106.0 101.5 112.5 218.5 3 1:05:51.4 211.48 23 429.98
16 Leonid Fyodorov  Soviet Union 91.5 100.5 101.5 202.0 17 1:02:13.1 225.55 15 427.55
17 Rainer Dietel  United Team of Germany 104.5 109.5 104.5 214.0 6 1:05:32.8 212.65 22 426.65
18 Vlastimil Melich  Czechoslovakia 96.0 98.5 99.5 198.0 23 1:01:49.0 227.10 13 425.10
19 Józef Karpiel  Poland 85.5 91.0 103.5 194.5 25 1:02:14.0 225.48 16 419.98
20 Martin Körner  United Team of Germany 102.5 107.0 105.0 212.0 10 1:07:37.0 204.65 27 416.65
21 Alois Leodolter  Austria 103.0 102.5 102.5 205.5 14 1:06:21.9 209.48 25 414.98
22 Ensio Hyytiä  Finland 109.5 103.0 76.0 212.5 9 1:08:14.0 202.26 29 414.76
23 Martti Maatela  Finland 96.0 90.0 106.0 202.0 17 1:06:13.5 210.00 24 412.00
24 Akemi Taniguchi  Japan 91.0 96.0 98.0 194.0 26 1:04:52.9 215.23 20 409.23
25 Irvin Servold  Canada 85.0 84.0 92.5 177.5 29 1:03:07.3 222.07 18 399.57
26 Alfred Vincelette  United States 99.0 91.5 89.5 190.5 28 1:07:35.4 204.77 26 395.27
27 Theodore Farwell  United States 76.5 86.5 86.0 172.5 30 1:05:09.4 214.19 21 386.69
28 Clarence Servold  Canada 69.5 65.0 74.5 144.0 32 58:49.1 238.71 2 382.71
29 John Cress  United States 90.0 92.0 99.5 191.5 27 1:12:59.7 183.81 31 375.31
30 Craig Lussi  United States 83.5 75.0 75.0 158.5 31 1:07:55.7 203.42 28 361.92
31 Hal Nerdal  Australia 72.0 66.0 65.5 138.0 33 1:10:15.6 194.39 30 332.39
Rikio Yoshida  Japan 98.0 97.0 104.0 202.0 17 DNS - - DNF
Takashi Matsui  Japan 98.5 99.0 99.5 198.5 22 DNS - - DNF

Participating NOCs

Thirteen nations participated in Nordic combined at the Squaw Valley Games. Australia made their Olympic Nordic combined debut.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2019.