Venue McKinney Creek Stadium Competitors 48 from 17 nations | Date February 19 Winning time 1:51:03.9 | |
The 30 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the second appearance of the event at its length of 30km. The competition was held on Saturday, February 19, 1960 at the McKinney Creek Stadium.
Sixten Jernberg of Sweden won the gold medal ahead of fellow Swede Rolf Rämgård. Defending Olympic champion Veikko Hakulinen from Finland finished 6th. Three of the 48 competitors did not finish
References
Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 km Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA