Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Ski jumping
Games:	1960 Winter
Venue:	Papoose Peak Jumps
Dates:	28 February
Competitors:	45
Nations:	15
Gold:	Helmut Recknagel
Goldnoc:	EUA
Silver:	Niilo Halonen
Silvernoc:	FIN
Bronze:	Otto Leodolter
Bronzenoc:	AUT
Win Value:	227.2
Win Label:	Winning Score
Prev:	1956
Next:	1964

Ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 28 February, taking place at Papoose Peak Jumps.^[1] ^[2]

The competition scheduled two jumps per entrant. Standings were determined by a point system under the parameters of combined distance points and "style" points awarded for each attempt, judged by a panel of 5 officials.^[3] This event marked the first time the Däscher Technique was used in ski jumping competitions.

Medal summary

Medal table

^[1]

Events

^[1]

Normal hill

227.2

222.6

219.4

Results

^[1]

Rank	Jump 1	Jump 2	Total
	113.6	113.6	227.2
	111.3	111.3	222.6
	107.6	111.8	219.4
	110.2	106.7	216.9
	106.6	109.5	216.1
	104.3	108.3	212.6
	107.8	103.7	211.5
	108.3	103.1	211.4
	107.0	104.1	211.1
10	103.2	107.4	210.6
11	103.1	106.7	209.8
12	106.1	102.6	208.7
13	100.7	106.7	207.4
14	105.3	101.4	206.7
15	104.1	102.1	206.2
16	103.3	102.6	205.9
17	104.2	101.6	205.8
18	100.0	104.8	204.8
19	99.6	102.4	202.0
20	101.1	100.1	201.2
21	98.0	102.8	200.8
22	98.4	101.9	200.3
23	94.6	105.6	200.2
24	99.7	99.1	198.8
25	102.2	95.5	197.7
26	99.9	96.9	196.8
27	97.2	95.9	193.1
28	92.5	99.8	192.3
29	90.4	99.7	190.1
30	92.6	97.0	189.6
31	87.6	100.6	188.2
32	93.5	93.6	187.1
33	91.0	95.3	186.3
34	94.4	91.0	185.4
35	88.1	97.3	185.4
36	95.0	89.8	184.8
37	84.8	96.8	181.6
38	87.7	91.6	179.3
39	78.7	92.5	171.2
40	72.0	96.0	168.0
41	84.1	81.7	165.8
42	96.5	68.6	165.1
43	73.0	82.7	155.7
44	71.4	79.7	151.1
45	94.1	33.8	127.9

Participating NOCs

Fifteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Squaw Valley Games.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report. LA84 Foundation. California Olympic Commission. 1960. 28 January 2014.
Web site: Ski Jumping at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054019/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1960/SKJ/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 25 August 2019.
Web site: Ski Jumping at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games Men's Normal Hill (details). https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181700/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1960/SKJ/mens-normal-hill-individual.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 10 December 2013.