1960 Winter Olympics

Summary

1960 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1960 Winter Olympics is in the country of United States^[3].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's instance of is recorded as Winter Olympic Games edition^[4].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's instance of is recorded as international sporting event^[5].
• 1960 Winter Olympics followed 1956 Winter Olympics^[6].
• 1960 Winter Olympics was followed by 1964 Winter Olympics^[7].
• The location of 1960 Winter Olympics was Olympic Valley^[8].
• 1960 Winter Olympics took place at Palisades Tahoe^[9].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's Commons category is recorded as 1960 Winter Olympics^[10].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's edition number is recorded as 8^[11].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[12].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[13].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[14].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[15].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[16].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[17].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises Nordic skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[18].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[19].
• 1960 Winter Olympics comprises figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics^[20].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's officially opened by is recorded as Richard Nixon^[21].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's oath made by is recorded as Carol Heiss^[22].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's torch lit by is recorded as Ken Henry^[23].
• 1960 Winter Olympics began on February 18, 1960^[24].
• 1960 Winter Olympics ended on February 28, 1960^[25].
• 1960 Winter Olympics took place on February 1960^[26].
• 1960 Winter Olympics's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.197, 'lon': -120.231447}^[27].

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When and Where

1960 Winter Olympics took place on February 1960^[26]. It began on February 18, 1960^[24]. It ended on February 28, 1960^[25]. Recorded location include Olympic Valley^[8] and Palisades Tahoe^[9]. It is in the country of United States^[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include Winter Olympic Games edition^[4] and international sporting event^[5]. 1960 Winter Olympics followed 1956 Winter Olympics^[6]. It was followed by 1964 Winter Olympics^[7].

Participants

Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+30'}^[28] and {'amount': '+665'}^[29].

Why It Matters

1960 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]