Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics
| Ski jumping at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Papoose Peak Jumps | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning Score | 227.2 | ||||||||||||
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Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 28 February, taking place at Papoose Peak Jumps.[1][2]
The competition scheduled two jumps per entrant. Standings were determined by a point system under the parameters of combined distance points and "style" points awarded for each attempt, judged by a panel of 5 officials.[3] This event marked the first time the Däscher Technique was used in ski jumping competitions.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Helmut Recknagel United Team of Germany |
227.2 | Niilo Halonen Finland |
222.6 | Otto Leodolter Austria |
219.4 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmut Recknagel | United Team of Germany | 113.6 | 113.6 | 227.2 | |
| Niilo Halonen | Finland | 111.3 | 111.3 | 222.6 | |
| Otto Leodolter | Austria | 107.6 | 111.8 | 219.4 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Kamenskiy | Soviet Union | 110.2 | 106.7 | 216.9 |
| 5 | Torbjørn Yggeseth | Norway | 106.6 | 109.5 | 216.1 |
| 6 | Max Bolkart | United Team of Germany | 104.3 | 108.3 | 212.6 |
| 7 | Ansten Samuelstuen | United States | 107.8 | 103.7 | 211.5 |
| 8 | Juhani Kärkinen | Finland | 108.3 | 103.1 | 211.4 |
| 9 | K'oba Ts'akadze | Soviet Union | 107.0 | 104.1 | 211.1 |
| 10 | Nikolai Schamov | Soviet Union | 103.2 | 107.4 | 210.6 |
| 11 | Halvor Næs | Norway | 103.1 | 106.7 | 209.8 |
| 12 | Veit Kührt | United Team of Germany | 106.1 | 102.6 | 208.7 |
| 13 | Kåre Berg | Norway | 100.7 | 106.7 | 207.4 |
| 14 | Alwin Plank | Austria | 105.3 | 101.4 | 206.7 |
| 15 | Sadao Kikuchi | Japan | 104.1 | 102.1 | 206.2 |
| 16 | Walter Steinegger | Austria | 103.3 | 102.6 | 205.9 |
| 17 | Eino Kirjonen | Finland | 104.2 | 101.6 | 205.8 |
| 18 | Rolf Strandberg | Sweden | 100.0 | 104.8 | 204.8 |
| 19 | Bengt Eriksson | Sweden | 99.6 | 102.4 | 202.0 |
| 20 | Andreas Däscher | Switzerland | 101.1 | 100.1 | 201.2 |
| 21 | Werner Lesser | United Team of Germany | 98.0 | 102.8 | 200.8 |
| 22 | Koichi Sato | Japan | 98.4 | 101.9 | 200.3 |
| 23 | Ole Tom Nord | Norway | 94.6 | 105.6 | 200.2 |
| 24 | Dino De Zordo | Italy | 99.7 | 99.1 | 198.8 |
| 25 | Yosuke Eto | Japan | 102.2 | 95.5 | 197.7 |
| 26 | Claude Jean-Prost | France | 99.9 | 96.9 | 196.8 |
| 27 | Leonid Fyodorov | Soviet Union | 97.2 | 95.9 | 193.1 |
| 28 | Jon St. Andre | United States | 92.5 | 99.8 | 192.3 |
| 29 | Inge Lindqvist | Sweden | 90.4 | 99.7 | 190.1 |
| 30 | Takashi Matsui | Japan | 92.6 | 97.0 | 189.6 |
| 31 | Władysław Tajner | Poland | 87.6 | 100.6 | 188.2 |
| 32 | Butch Wedin | United States | 93.5 | 93.6 | 187.1 |
| 33 | Jacques Charland | Canada | 91.0 | 95.3 | 186.3 |
| 34 | Gerry Gravelle | Canada | 94.4 | 91.0 | 185.4 |
| 35 | Willi Egger | Austria | 88.1 | 97.3 | 185.4 |
| 36 | Nilo Zandanel | Italy | 95.0 | 89.8 | 184.8 |
| 37 | Enzo Perin | Italy | 84.8 | 96.8 | 181.6 |
| 38 | Robert Rey | France | 87.7 | 91.6 | 179.3 |
| 39 | Luigi Pennacchio | Italy | 78.7 | 92.5 | 171.2 |
| 40 | Veikko Kankkonen | Finland | 72.0 | 96.0 | 168.0 |
| 41 | Tamás Sudár | Hungary | 84.1 | 81.7 | 165.8 |
| 42 | Gene Kotlarek | United States | 96.5 | 68.6 | 165.1 |
| 43 | Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson | Iceland | 73.0 | 82.7 | 155.7 |
| 44 | Alois Moser | Canada | 71.4 | 79.7 | 151.1 |
| 45 | Kjell Sjöberg | Sweden | 94.1 | 33.8 | 127.9 |
Participating NOCs
Fifteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Squaw Valley Games.[1]
- Austria (4)
- Canada (3)
- Finland (4)
- France (2)
- United Team of Germany (4)
- Hungary (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (4)
- Norway (4)
- Poland (1)
- Soviet Union (4)
- Sweden (4)
- Switzerland (1)
- United States (4)
References
- ^ a b c d e "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Ski Jumping at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Ski Jumping at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games Men's Normal Hill (details)". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2013.