Nordic skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, eight Nordic skiing events were contested – six cross-country skiing events, one ski jumping event, and one Nordic combined event.
Nordic skiing discipline | Men's events | Women's events |
---|---|---|
Cross-country skiing | • 15 km | • 10 km |
• 30 km | ||
• 50 km | ||
• 4 × 10 km relay | • 3 × 5 km relay | |
Ski jumping | • Large hill (70m) | none |
Nordic combined | • Individual | none |
Medal summary
Men's events
Cross-country skiing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
15 km details | Hallgeir Brenden[1]![]() | Sixten Jernberg![]() | Pavel Kolchin![]() |
30 km details | Veikko Hakulinen[2]![]() | Sixten Jernberg![]() | Pavel Kolchin![]() |
50 km details | Sixten Jernberg[3]![]() | Veikko Hakulinen![]() | Fyodor Terentyev![]() |
4 × 10 km relay details | ![]() Fyodor Terentyev Pavel Kolchin Nikolay Anikin Vladimir Kuzin | ![]() August Kiuru Jorma Kortelainen Arvo Viitanen Veikko Hakulinen | ![]() Lennart Larsson Gunnar Samuelsson Per-Erik Larsson Sixten Jernberg |
Ski jumping
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Normal hill details | Antti Hyvärinen[5]![]() | Aulis Kallakorpi![]() | Harry Glaß![]() |
Nordic combined
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual details | Sverre Stenersen[6]![]() | Bengt Eriksson![]() | Franciszek Gąsienica Gron![]() |
Women's events
Cross-country skiing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
10 km details | Lyubov Kozyreva[7]![]() | Radia Yeroshina![]() | Sonja Edström![]() |
3 × 5 km relay details | ![]() Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen | ![]() Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Radya Yeroshina | ![]() Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson Sonja Edström |
References
- ^ "Hallgeir BRENDEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Veikko HAKULINEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sixten JERNBERG". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Cross Country Skiing - Medalists". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Antti HYVÄRINEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sverre STENERSEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Lyubov BARANOVA". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.