1956 Winter Olympic Games
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The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The USSR debuted in these Winter Olympics. They immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation.
Medal winners
- Alpine skiing
- Bobsleigh
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Nordic skiing
- *Cross-country skiing
- *Nordic combined
- *Ski jumping
- Speed skating
Medal count
(Host nation in bold.)
| 1956 Winter Olympics medal count |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
USSR | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 |
Austria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |
Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |
Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |
Sweden | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |
United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 |
Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 |
United Team of Germany¹ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |
Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
(¹ Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany," designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics).
See also
| Olympic Games
Sports | Summer Olympic Games>Summer Games 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906[[Template:Olympic Games#(1)|1]], 1908, 1912, (1916)[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)|2]], 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)|2]], (1944)[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)|2]], 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Winter Olympic Games>Winter Games 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)|2]], (1944)[[Template:Olympic Games#(2)|2]], 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Torino 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 |
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