1960 Winter Olympics
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The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between 18 and 28 February 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as hosts for the 1960 Winter Games. Squaw Valley was mostly undeveloped, so from 1956 to 1960 all of the venues and infrastructure had to be built or improved at a cost of $80,000,000. The Games featured the first athlete's village and was designed to be intimate, allowing spectators and athletes the ability to walk to nearly all the venues. The opening and closing ceremonies were produced by Walt Disney and televised by CBS. The 1960 Games were the first to have television broadcast rights sold to the highest bidder. It was the first time in 28 years that an Olympic Games had been held in North America.
- Related: 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1904 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Winter Olympics, 1980 Winter Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics
| Bill Briner Photo Collection of the 1960 Games Bill Briner Photo Collection of the 1960 Games www.1960olympicphotos.com - Web |
| Clip of US vs USSR ice hockey match Clip of US vs USSR ice hockey match www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdUsoyZy2aA - Web |
| The program of the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympi... The program of the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics www.marcolympics.org/jeux/1960/winter/index.php - Web |
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