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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]
Women's giant slalom at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Squaw Valley | ||||||||||||
Date | February 23, 1960 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:39.9 | ||||||||||||
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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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