| Event: | Speed skating |
| Games: | 1960 Winter |
| Venue: | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink |
| Date: | 20–27 February 1960 |
| Num Events: | 8 |
| Competitors: | 103 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Prev: | 1956 |
| Next: | 1964 |
At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested in Squaw Valley, California. For the first time in Olympic history, women participated in the Olympic speed skating events after the USOC's proposal to include the women's events was approved by the IOC. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 20, to Tuesday, February 23, 1960 (women), and from Wednesday, February 24, to Saturday, February 27, 1960 (men).[1]
| 500 metres | 40.2 = | 40.3 | 40.4 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 2:10.4 | not awarded as there was a tie for gold | 2:11.5 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 7:51.3 | 8:00.8 | 8:05.1 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 15:46.6 | 15:49.2 | 16:14.2 |
| 500 metres | 45.9 | 46.0 | 46.1 | ||||
| 1000 metres | 1:34.1 | 1:34.3 | 1:34.8 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 2:25.2 | 2:25.7 | 2:27.1 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 5:14.3 | 5:16.9 | 5:21.0 |
104 Athletes from seventeen nations competed in the speed skating events at Squaw Valley. Out of 249 entries, 8 did not finish and 1 got disqualified.