1956 Winter Olympics
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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 | Image:Olympische Ringe.svg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Image:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Template:ITA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Image:Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg United Team of Germany¹ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Image:Canadian Red Ensign.svg Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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(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
Olympic sports | Summer Olympic Games
1896, 1900, 1904, 19061, 1908, 1912, (1916)2, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)2, (1944)2, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | |
| Winter Olympic Games
1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)2, (1944)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 |
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