Squaw Valley (1960 Winter Olympics)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Squaw_Valley_(1960_Winter_Olympics)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Olympic Games host city
gptkbp:bidWinnerAnnouncementDate gptkb:Paris,_France
1955-06-16
gptkbp:closed 1960-02-28
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Innsbruck_(1964_Winter_Olympics)
gptkbp:hostedEvent gptkb:1960_Winter_Olympics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Squaw Valley (1960 Winter Olympics)
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Blyth_Arena
gptkbp:mascot No official mascot
gptkbp:memberState 30
gptkbp:notableFor First Olympics to have a dedicated athletes' village
First Olympics to have a dedicated Olympic Village
First Olympics to have instant replay
First Winter Olympics to use a computer (IBM 704)
First time biathlon was included
First time women's speed skating was included
No bobsleigh events due to lack of track
Walt Disney was in charge of pageantry
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 665
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 27
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:VIII_Olympic_Winter_Games
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Richard_Nixon
1960-02-18
gptkbp:organizingCommitteePresident gptkb:Prentis_Cobb_Hale
gptkbp:paralympicCauldronLighter gptkb:Kenneth_Charles_Henry
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Cortina_d'Ampezzo_(1956_Winter_Olympics)
gptkbp:sport 4
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Kenneth_Charles_Henry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Innsbruck_(1964_Winter_Olympics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7