1960 Winter Olympics

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The 1960 Winter Olympics were the VIII Olympic Winter Games, held in Squaw Valley, California, and notable for being the first Winter Games hosted by the United States since 1932 and for introducing technological innovations like computerized timing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
multi-sport event
bidDefeatedCity Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Innsbruck
St. Moritz
bidWinner Squaw Valley
cauldronLighter Kenneth Henry
closingDate 1960-02-28
continent North America
currencyOfHostCountry United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
featuredSport Nordic combined
alpine skiing
biathlon
cross-country skiing
figure skating
ice hockey
ski jumping
speed skating
followedBy 1964 Winter Olympics
goldMedalTableLeader Soviet Union
hostCity Squaw Valley
hostCountry United States
hostNation United States
hostNationMedalRank 3
hostRegion California
hostSelectionCity Paris
hostSelectionCountry France
hostSelectionEvent 51st IOC Session
hostSelectionYear 1955
IOCPresidentDuringGames Avery Brundage
legacy advancement of electronic timing in international sport
development of Squaw Valley as a major ski resort
locationRenamed Palisades Tahoe
linked to: Squaw Valley
mainVenue Squaw Valley Ski Resort
linked to: Squaw Valley
mostTotalMedalsNation Soviet Union
mottoLanguage English
notableFor first Olympic Games to have an athletes’ village for all competitors in one place
first Winter Olympics hosted by the United States since 1932
introduction of computerized timing
television coverage expansion in the United States
use of IBM computers for results processing
numberOfAthletes 665
numberOfDisciplines 8
numberOfEvents 27
numberOfFemaleAthletes 144
numberOfMaleAthletes 521
numberOfParticipatingNations 30
numberOfSports 4
officialName VIII Olympic Winter Games
olympiadNumber 8
openingDate 1960-02-18
openingDeclaredBy Richard Nixon
openingDeclaredByOffice Vice President of the United States
partOf Olympic Games
partOfSeries Winter Olympic Games
linked to: Winter Olympics
precededBy 1956 Winter Olympics
stadium Blyth Memorial Arena
televisionRightsHolder CBS
torchFinalBearer Kenneth Henry
year 1960

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Squaw Valley knownFor 1960 Winter Olympics
Squaw Valley olympicGamesNumber VIII Olympic Winter Games
linked to: 1960 Winter Olympics
VIII Olympic Winter Games commonName 1960 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics precededBy 1960 Winter Olympics
Blyth Memorial Arena event 1960 Winter Olympics
Blyth Memorial Arena primaryVenueFor figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics
linked to: 1960 Winter Olympics
Blyth Memorial Arena openedFor 1960 Winter Olympics
Blyth Memorial Arena hostedEvent 1960 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
linked to: 1960 Winter Olympics
Blyth Memorial Arena hostedEvent 1960 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
linked to: 1960 Winter Olympics
Kenneth Henry participantIn 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 IIHF World Championship partOf 1960 Winter Olympics
Bill Christian participantIn 1960 Winter Olympics
Roger Christian participatedIn 1960 Winter Olympics
Noel Harrison participantIn 1960 Winter Olympics
Sixten Jernberg competedIn 1960 Winter Olympics
Klas Lestander competedIn 1960 Winter Olympics
Klas Lestander OlympicGames 1960 Winter Olympics
VII Olympic Winter Games nextWinterOlympics 1960 Winter Olympics
United Team of Germany participatedIn 1960 Winter Olympics