1960 Winter Olympics the number of athletes each country sent. <noinclude> Below is a list of nations that won medals at the Games: ‡ Since there was a tie in the men's 1,500 meter speed skating race (like in 1956), two gold medals and no silver medals were awarded. Notes Citations 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held between February 18–28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. Squaw Valley was chosen to host the Games at the 1956 meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was an
Denmark at the 1960 Winter Olympics the gold medalist Johannesen of Norway. Silver was won by the Soviet Kosichkin, and bronze by Kjell Bäckman of Sweden. Stille would race the exact same programme four years later for Denmark at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where his best performance was ninth in that year's 10,000 m. Denmark at the 1960 Winter Olympics Denmark sent a delegation to compete at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States from 18–28 February 1960. This was Denmark's third time participating in a Winter Olympic Games. The only athlete the nation sent to these Games was speed skater Kurt Stille. He