Canada_at_the_1960_Winter_Olympics
Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Canada competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Quick Facts Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Squaw Valley | |
| Competitors | 44 (34 men, 10 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bob Paul |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Anne Heggtveit | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Gold | Barbara Wagner Robert Paul | Figure skating | Pairs |
 Silver | Canada men's national ice hockey team (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen) |
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
 Bronze | Donald Jackson | Figure skating | Men's singles |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Donald Bruneski | Downhill | 2:19.9 | 28 | ||||
| Frederick Tommy | 2:18.4 | 27 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Brunet | 2:18.2 | 26 | |||||
| Verne Anderson | 2:15.9 | 22 | |||||
| Jean Lessard | Giant Slalom | 2:04.7 | 31 | ||||
| Frederick Tommy | 2:00.1 | 28 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Brunet | 1:57.7 | 26 | |||||
| Verne Anderson | 1:56.1 | 24 | |||||
| Jean-Guy Brunet | Slalom | 1:26.1 | 40 | 1:31.9 | 36 | 2:58.0 | 34 |
| Donald Bruneski | 1:19.8 | 28 | 1:13.1 | 24 | 2:32.9 | 22 | |
| Frederick Tommy | 1:18.4 | 24 | 1:25.5 | 30 | 2:43.9 | 25 | |
| Verne Anderson | 1:17.0 | 19 | 1:12.3 | 22 | 2:29.3 | 19 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Greene | Downhill | 1:53.3 | 32 | ||||
| Nancy Greene | 1:48.3 | 22 | |||||
| Nancy Holland | 1:45.2 | 17 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:42.9 | 12 | |||||
| Nancy Holland | Giant Slalom | 1:48.7 | 29 | ||||
| Elizabeth Greene | 1:48.4 | 28 | |||||
| Nancy Greene | 1:47.4 | 26 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:42.1 | 12 | |||||
| Nancy Greene | Slalom | 1:09.4 | 36 | 1:08.6 | 30 | 2:18.0 | 31 |
| Elizabeth Greene | 1:06.0 | 32 | 1:04.4 | 25 | 2:10.4 | 24 | |
| Nancy Holland | 1:01.6 | 22 | 59.5 | 9 | 2:01.1 | 12 | |
| Anne Heggtveit | 54.0 | 1 | 55.6 | 2 | 1:49.6 | | |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Irvin Servold | 59:42.0 | 47 |
| Clarence Servold | 57:04.7 | 35 | |
| 30 km | Irvin Servold | 2'11:50.4 | 40 |
| Clarence Servold | 2'06:37.9 | 36 | |
| 50 km | Clarence Servold | DNF | – |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald McPherson | 13 | 7 | 1279.7 | 83 | 10 |
| Donald Jackson | 4 | 2 | 1401.0 | 31 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Griner | 13 | 8 | 1275.0 | 98 | 12 |
| Sandra Tewkesbury | 10 | 9 | 1296.1 | 78 | 10 |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, Points ...
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Jelinek Otto Jelinek |
75.9 | 26 | 4 |
| Barbara Wagner Robert Paul |
80.4 | 7 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Canada was represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, which also represented Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics (bronze medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different Olympics.
Group A
Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.
More information Rank, Team ...
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- Canada 5-2 Sweden
- Canada 19-1 Japan
Final round
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 |  Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 |  Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
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- Canada 12-0 Germany (UTG)
- Canada 4-0 Czechoslovakia
- USA 2-1 Canada
- Canada 6-5 Sweden
- Canada 8-5 USSR
Leading scorers
More information Rk, Team ...
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fred Etcher |
7 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2nd | Bob Attersley |
7 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 5th | George Samolenko |
7 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 11th | Floyd Martin |
7 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Clarence Servold | Individual | 42.5 | 47.0 | 144.0 | 32 | 58:49.1 | 238.710 | 2 | 382.710 | 28 |
| Irvin Servold | 48.0 | 56.5 | 177.5 | 29 | 1'03:07.3 | 222.065 | 18 | 399.565 | 25 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alois Moser | Normal hill | 62.0 | 71.4 | 45 | 64.0 | 79.7 | 43 | 151.1 | 44 |
| Jacques Charland | 76.5 | 91.0 | 35 | 73.5 | 95.3 | 35 | 186.3 | 33 | |
| Gerry Gravelle | 79.5 | 94.4 | 30 | 70.0 | 91.0 | 39 | 185.4 | 34 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Larry Mason | 44.7 | 41 |
| Ralf Olin | 43.1 | 30 | |
| Johnny Sands | 42.8 | 27 | |
| 1500 m | Larry Mason | 2:35.3 | 45 |
| Johnny Sands | 2:28.4 | 43 | |
| Ralf Olin | 2:23.5 | 36 | |
| 5000 m | Larry Mason | 9:23.5 | 37 |
| Ralf Olin | 8:36.8 | 28 | |
| 10,000 m | Ralf Olin | 17:50.9 | 27 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Margaret Robb | 50.0 | 17 |
| Doreen Ryan | 47.7 | 9 | |
| 1000 m | Margaret Robb | 1:45.8 | 19 |
| Doreen Ryan | 1:38.1 | 13 | |
| 1500 m | Margaret Robb | 2:48.6 | 20 |
| Doreen Ryan | 2:34.5 | 13 | |
| 3000 m | Margaret Robb | 5:43.5 | 16 |
| Doreen Ryan | 5:39.7 | 14 | |
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HBC was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team.
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