Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics
six cross country skiing events (four for men and two for women) were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956.
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
six cross country skiing events (four for men and two for women) were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956.
Men's events
| 15 km |
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| 30 km |
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| 50 km |
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| 4×10 km |
Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Mikhaylovich Terentyev was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... Pavel Kolchin Pavel Kolchin Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Yaroslavl.... Nikolay Anikin Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Semyonovich Kuzin was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at Dynamo in Leningrad. Born in Lampozhnya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, he earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo... |
August Kiuru August Kiuru August Kiuru was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics... Jorma Kortelainen Arvo Viitanen Arvo Viitanen Arvo Albert Viitanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo... Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Hakulinen Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing... |
Lennart Larsson Gunnar Samuelsson Gunnar Samuelsson Gunnar Samuelsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born and died in Lima.... Per-Erik Larsson Per-Erik Larsson Per-Erik Larsson , was a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Sixten Jernberg Sixten Jernberg Eddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier.... |
Women's events
| 10 km |
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| 3×5 km |
Sirkka Polkunen Sirkka Polkunen Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s.She was born in Jyväskylä.... Mirja Hietamies Mirja Hietamies Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää is a former cross country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s.She was born in Lemi.... Siiri Rantanen Siiri Rantanen Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s.She was born in Tohmajärvi.... |
Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival,... Radya Yeroshina |
Irma Johansson Irma Johansson Irma Johansson is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won two Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and a bronze in 1956.... Anna-Lisa Eriksson Anna-Lisa Eriksson Anna-Lisa Eriksson is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. She was born in Selånger.... Sonja Edström Sonja Edström Sonja Edström was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s... |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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