1960 Winter Olympics / Participant (United States)
United States
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The United States took part in the VIII Winter Olympics in 1960 at the US Squaw Valley Ski Resort with a delegation of 79 athletes in eight disciplines, including 61 men and 18 women. With three gold, four silver and three bronze medals, the hosts were the third most successful nation at the Games.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the speed skater Don McDermott .
Participants by sport
biathlon
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John Burritt
- 20 km individual: 14th place (1: 46: 36.8 h)
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Larry Damon
- 20 km individual: 24th place (1: 59: 38.2 h)
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Gustav Hanson
- 20 km individual: 23rd place (1: 58: 06.2 h)
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Richard Mize
- 20 km individual: 21st place (1: 55: 56.2 h)
ice Hockey
Men
- gold
figure skating
Men
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Robert Brewer
- 7th place (1320.3)
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Tim Brown
- 5th place (1374.1)
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David Jenkins
- Gold (1440.2)
Women
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Carol Hot
- Gold (1490.1)
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Laurence Owen
- 6th place (1343.0)
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Barbara Roles
- Bronze (1414.9)
Couples
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Ila Ray Hadley & Ray Hadley
- 11th place (65.7)
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Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards
- 10th place (67.5)
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Nancy Ludington & Ronald Ludington
- Bronze (76.2)
Speed skating
Men
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Bill Carow
- 500 m: race not finished
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Richard McDermott
- 500 m: 7th place (40.9 s)
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Bill Disney
- 500 m: silver (40.3 s)
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Eddie Rudolph
- 500 m: 10th place (41.2 s)
- 1500 m: 35th place (2: 23.1 min)
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Floyd Bedbury
- 1500 m: 22nd place (2: 18.9 min)
- 5000 m: 30th place (8: 39.6 min)
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Dick Hunt
- 1500 m: 17th place (2: 17.7 min)
- 5000 m: 17th place (8: 21.3 min)
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Keith Meyer
- 1500 m: 29th place (2: 21.7 min)
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Arnold Uhrlass
- 5000 m: 14th place (8: 18.0 min)
- 10,000 m: 15th place (16: 49.3 min)
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Ross Zuco
- 10,000 m: 10th place (16: 37.6 min)
Women
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Jeanne Ashworth
- 500 m: bronze (46.1 s)
- 1000 m: 8th place (1: 36.5 min)
- 1500 m: 11th place (2: 33.7 min)
- 3000 m: 8th place (5: 28.5 min)
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Kathy Mulholland
- 500 m: 10th place (47.9 s)
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Jeanne Omelenchuk
- 500 m: 16th place (49.3 s)
- 1000 m: 15th place (1: 39.8 min)
- 1500 m: 15th place (2: 36.4 min)
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Barb Lockhart
- 1500 m: 18th place (2: 37.0 min)
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Beverly Buhr
- 3000 m: 19th place (6: 03.1 min)
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Cornelia Harrington
- 3000 m: 18th place (5: 57.5 min)
Nordic combination
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John Cress
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 29th place (375.919)
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Theodore Farwell
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 27th place (386.694)
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Craig Lussi
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 30th place (361.919)
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Alfred Vincelette
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 26th place (395.274)
Alpine skiing
Men
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Gordi Eaton
- Downhill: 17th place (2: 14.0 min)
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Dave Gorsuch
- Downhill: 14th place (2: 11.0 min)
- Giant slalom: 14th place (1: 52.3 min)
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Max Marolt
- Downhill: 18th place (2: 14.2 min)
- Giant Slalom: 21st place (1: 54.9 min)
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Marvin Melville
- Downhill: 22nd place (2: 15.9 min)
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Jim Barrier
- Giant Slalom: 16th place (1: 52.7 min)
- Slalom: race not finished
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Tom Corcoran
- Giant Slalom: 4th place (1: 49.7 min)
- Slalom: 9th place (2: 14.7 min)
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Frank Brown
- Slalom: 37th place (3: 01.3 min)
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Chuck Ferries
- Slalom: disqualified
Women
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Penny Pitou
- Downhill: Silver (1: 38.6 min)
- Giant Slalom: Silver (1: 40.0 min)
- Slalom: 33rd place (2: 19.8 min)
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Betsy Snite
- Departure: disqualified
- Giant slalom: 4th place (1: 40.4 min)
- Slalom: Silver (1: 52.9 min)
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Joan Hannah
- Downhill: 21st place (1: 47.9 min)
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Linda Meyers
- Downhill: 33rd place (1: 53.4 min)
- Giant slalom: disqualified
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Beverley Anderson
- Giant Slalom: 36th place (1: 57.4 min)
- Slalom: 26th place (2: 13.1 min)
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Renie Cox
- Slalom: 9th place (1: 59.2 min)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Charlie Akers
- 15 km: 50th place (1: 02: 35.7 h)
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Karl Bohlin
- 4 × 10 km relay: 11th place (2: 38: 01.8 h)
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John Dendahl
- 4 × 10 km relay: 11th place (2: 38: 01.8 h)
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Theodore Farwell
- 50 km: 31st place (3: 49: 56.6 h)
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Olavi Hirvonen
- 15 km: 48th place (1: 00: 38.6 h)
- 50 km: 26th place (3: 36: 37.8 h)
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Sven Johanson
- 30 km: race not finished
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Peter Lahdenpera
- 15 km: 46th place (59: 13.0 min)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 11th place (2: 38: 01.8 h)
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Leo Massa
- 30 km: 42nd place (2: 16: 47.0 h)
- 50 km: 29th place (3: 41: 08.2 h)
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Mack Miller
- 15 km: 22nd place (54: 49.0 min)
- 30 km: 27th place (2: 03: 05.4 h)
- 50 km: 17th place (3: 17: 23.2 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 11th place (2: 38: 01.8 h)
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Joe Pete Wilson
- 30 km: 43rd place (2: 22: 16.2 h)
Ski jumping
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Gene Kotlarek
- Normal hill: 42nd place (165.1)
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Ansten Samuelstuen
- Normal hill: 7th place (211.5)
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Jon St. Andre
- Normal hill: 28th place (192.3)
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Butch Wedin
- Normal hill: 32nd place (187.1)
Web links
- United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )