Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Women's 3 x 5km relay at the VIII Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 26 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:04:21.4 | ||||||||||||
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Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström |
 Sweden
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Radia Yeroshina Maria Gusakova Lyubov Kozyreva |
 Soviet Union
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Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Toini Pöysti |
 Finland
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The 3 x 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in 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.
Sweden surprisingly won the gold medal ahead of the Soviet Union who took the first four places in the individual event. Bulgaria were due to have a team, but they did not start the race.
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