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Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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The Women's giant slalom competition of the 1960 Winter Olympics was held at Squaw Valley on Tuesday, February 23.[1][2]

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Alpine runs of the 1960 Winter Olympics

The defending world champion was Lucile Wheeler of Canada,[3] who had retired from international competition.

Yvonne Rüegg of Switzerland edged Penny Pitou of the United States by a tenth of a second, the smallest margin at the time.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "1958 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. [4]
    Sullivan, Jack (February 24, 1960). "Yvonne Ruegg giant slalom champion". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. p. 20.
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