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

Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
Cross-country skiing
Venue	McKinney Creek Stadium
Date	February 26
Competitors	15 from 5 nations
Winning time	1:04:21.4
Medalists
Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström  Sweden Radia Yeroshina Maria Gusakova Lyubov Kozyreva  Soviet Union Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Toini Pöysti  Finland

The women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, held in Squaw Valley, California, United States. This event marked its second appearance. The competition took place on Friday, February 26, 1960, at McKinney Creek Stadium.

In a surprising turn of events, Sweden won the gold medal ahead, defeating the Soviet Union, which had secured the top four places in the individual event. Bulgaria was scheduled to compete but 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

References

• 1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report
• sports-reference
• Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive