Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics information
Speed skating
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink in 1960
Venue
Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink
Date
20–27 February 1960
No. of events
8
Competitors
103 from 17 nations
← 1956
1964 →
Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
500 m
men
women
1000 m
women
1500 m
men
women
3000 m
women
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested in Squaw Valley, California. For the first time in Olympic history, women participated in the Olympic speed skating events after the USOC's proposal to include the women's events was approved by the IOC. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20, to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 (women), and from Wednesday, February 24, to Saturday, February 27, 1960 (men).[1]
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