Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay

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Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueMcKinney Creek Stadium
DateFebruary 26
Competitors15 from 5 nations
Winning time1:04:21.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irma Johansson
Britt Strandberg
Sonja Ruthström-Edström
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Siiri Rantanen
Eeva Ruoppa
Toini Pöysti
 Finland
← 1956
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The women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay

Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, February 26, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium
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were due to have a team, but they did not start the race.

Results

Rank Nation Skiers Time
1  Sweden Irma Johansson (21:31)
Britt Strandberg (21:45)
Sonja Ruthström-Edström (21:05.4)
1:04:21.4
2  Soviet Union
Radia Yeroshina (22:57)
Maria Gusakova (21:18)
Lyubov Kozyreva
(20:47.6)
1:05:02.6
3  Finland Siiri Rantanen (22:57)
Eeva Ruoppa (21:51)
Toini Pöysti (21:39.5)
1:06:27.5
4  Poland Stefania Biegun (22:10)
Helena Gąsienica Daniel (23:05)
Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa (22:09.6)
1:07:24.6
5  United Team of Germany Rita Czech-Blasl (22:59)
Renate Dannhauer-Borges (22:48)
Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus (23:38.7)
1:09:25.7

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