Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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Biathlon at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium |
Dates | 21 February |
Competitors | 30 from 9 nations |
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Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of one biathlon event, held at McKinney Creek Stadium, Tahoma, California. The event occurred on 21 February 1960. This was the first appearance of modern biathlon in the Olympic Games.[1] In 1924, a military patrol event was held. Some sources do not include this military patrol race as an Olympic event, but the IOC considers it an event within biathlon.[2][3]