The 15 kilometre 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 at its length of 15km. The competition was held on Tuesday February 23 1960 at the McKinney Creek Stadium.Håkon Brusveen of Norway won his only Olympic gold medal 3 seconds ahead of the 30 km gold medallist Sixten Jernberg.
