Venue McKinney Creek Stadium Competitors 44 from 11 nations | Date February 25 Winning time 2:18:45.6 | |
The 4 x 10 kilometre relay 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 fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium.
Finland won the gold medal with less than one second ahead of Nordic rivals Norway. It was the third time out of five that Finland had won gold in this event. Defending champions Soviet Union took the bronze medal. It was also Veikko Hakulinen's third Olympic gold and first at these games.
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Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 km relay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA