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
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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.

  1. ^ "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.

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