1960 Winter Olympics / Participant (Sweden)
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Sweden took part in the VIII Winter Olympics in 1960 in the US Squaw Valley Ski Resort with a delegation of 47 athletes in six disciplines, including 41 men and 6 women. With three gold, two silver and two bronze medals, Sweden was the fifth most successful nation at the Games.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the ice hockey player Einar Granath .
Participants by sport
biathlon
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Sven Agge
- 20 km individual: 16th place (1: 48: 21.7 h)
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Klas Lestander
- 20 km individual: Gold (1: 33: 21.6 h)
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Days Lundin
- 20 km individual: 12th place (1: 45: 56.3 h)
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Adolf Wiklund
- 20 km individual: 19th place (1: 54: 07.8 h)
ice Hockey
Men
- 5th place
Speed skating
Men
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Per-Olof Brogren
- 500 m: 26th place (42.7 s)
- 1500 m: 5th place (2: 13.1 min)
- 5000 m: 14th place (8: 18.0 min)
- 10,000 m: 15th place (16: 49.3 min)
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Olle Dahlberg
- 500 m: 30th place (43.1 s)
- 1500 m: 18th place (2: 18.3 min)
- 5000 m: 13th place (8: 17.0 min)
- 10,000 m: 7th place (16: 34.6 min)
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Gunnar Sjölin
- 500 m: 33rd place (43.4 s)
- 1500 m: 15th place (2: 16.5 min)
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Hans Wilhelmsson
- 500 m: 4th place (40.5 s)
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Bo Karenus
- 1500 m: 28th place (2: 21.1 min)
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Kjell Backman
- 5000 m: 12th place (8: 16.0 min)
- 10,000 m: bronze (16: 14.2 min)
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Ivar Nilsson
- 5000 m: 7th place (8: 09.1 min)
- 10,000 m: 4th place (16: 26.0 min)
Women
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Elsa Einarsson
- 500 m: race not finished
- 1000 m: 12th place (1: 38.0 min)
- 1500 m: 9th place (2: 32.9 min)
- 3000 m: 11th place (5: 32.2 min)
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Christina Lindblom-Scherling
- 500 m: 15th place (48.7 s)
- 1000 m: 11th place (1: 37.5 min)
- 1500 m: 7th place (2: 31.5 min)
- 3000 m: 5th place (5: 25.5 min)
Nordic combination
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Lars Dahlqvist
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 8th place (436.532)
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Bengt Eriksson
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 10th place (433,710)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Sixten Jernberg
- 15 km: Silver (51: 58.6 min)
- 30 km: Gold (1: 51: 03.9 h)
- 50 km: 5th place (3:05:18 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2: 21: 31.8 h)
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Per-Erik Larsson
- 15 km: 17th place (53: 49.8 min)
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Rolf Rämgård
- 15 km: 8th place (52: 47.3 min)
- 30 km: Silver (1: 51: 16.9 h)
- 50 km: Bronze (3:02: 46.7 h)
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Janne Stefansson
- 15 km: 7th place (52: 41.0 min)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2: 21: 31.8 h)
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Allan Andersson
- 30 km: 13th place (1: 57: 09.9 h)
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Lennart Larsson
- 30 km: 5th place (1: 53: 53.2 h)
- 50 km: 4th place (3: 03: 27.9 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2: 21: 31.8 h)
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Assar Rönnlund
- 50 km: 12th place (3: 09: 46.6 h)
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Lars Olsson
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2: 21: 31.8 h)
Women
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Irma Johansson
- 10 km: 8th place (41: 08.3 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: Gold (1: 04: 21.4 h)
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Barbro Martinsson
- 10 km: 7th place (41: 06.2 min)
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Sonja Edström-Ruthström
- 10 km: 5th place (40: 35.5 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: Gold (1: 04: 21.4 h)
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Britt Strandberg
- 10 km: 10th place (42: 06.8 min)
- 3 × 5 km relay: Gold (1: 04: 21.4 h)
Ski jumping
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Bengt Eriksson
- Normal hill: 19th place (202.0)
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Inge Lindqvist
- Normal hill: 29th place (190.1)
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Kjell Sjöberg
- Normal hill: 45th place (127.9)
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Rolf Strandberg
- Normal hill: 18th place (204.8)
Web links
- Sweden at the 1960 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )