Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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...

in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Douglas Mackintosh	Downhill					DSQ	–
Robin Brock-Hollinshead						DSQ	–
Nigel Gardner						4:00.7	34
Charlach Mackintosh						3:41.4	30
Robin Hooper	Giant Slalom					4:02.2	66
Noel Harrison Noel Harrison Noel Harrison is an English Olympic athlete, actor and singer. He is the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison.-Early life:...						4:00.1	64
Nigel Gardner						3:51.8	58
Sandy Whitelaw						3:49.4	56
Peter Torrens	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Sandy Whitelaw		DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Noel Harrison Noel Harrison Noel Harrison is an English Olympic athlete, actor and singer. He is the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison.-Early life:...		2:14.7 (+0:05)	50	2:36.0	45	4:50.7	47
Peter Seilern		2:08.0	48	2:46.7	53	4:54.7	48

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeanne Sandford	Downhill					2:15.1	43
Renate Holmes						2:05.0	41
Zandra Nowell						1:59.0	35
Jeanne Sandford	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore						2:39.8	42
Renate Holmes						2:19.0	38
Adeline Pryor						2:03.1	21
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore	Slalom	1:54.4	39	1:26.0	32	3:20.4	35
Adeline Pryor		1:35.2	37	DNS	–	DNF	–
Renate Holmes		1:15.0	31	1:40.9	35	2:55.9	34
Zandra Nowell		57.5	5	1:28.3	33	2:25.8	25

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Clifford Schellenberg John Rainforth	Two-man	1:24.52	3	1:26.57	16	1:25.88	11	1:26.39	15	5:43.36	11
GBR-2	Stuart Parkinson Christopher Williams	Two-man	1:25.63	10	1:24.53	9	1:26.73	16	1:25.94	11	5:42.83	10

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Keith Schellenberg Rollo Brandt Ralph Raffles John Rainforth	Four-man	1:21.39	19	1:18.73	6	1:20.42	10	1:21.58	16	5:22.12	12
GBR-2	Stuart Parkinson John Read Christopher Williams Rodney Mann	Four-man	1:20.72	15	1:19.92	11	1:22.51	19	1:20.58	12	5:23.73	17

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Aubrey Fielder	59:59	60
	John Moore	59:31	58
	Andrew Morgan	59:27	57
	Maurice Gover	58:58	56
30 km	Thomas Cairney	2'13:41	51
	James Spencer	2'10:32	49
	John Moore	2'08:58	47
	Andrew Morgan	2'03:55	45
50 km	Richard Aylmer	4'11:40	30
	Toby Graham	3'48:17	29
	Thomas Cairney	3'44:54	28

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Andrew Morgan James Spencer Aubrey Fielder Maurice Gover	2'38:44	14

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Michael Booker Michael Booker (figure skater) Michael Robert Booker is a former British figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was twice the silver medalist and once the bronze medalist at the European Figure Skating Championships...	6	6	154.26	53.5	6

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Dianne Peach	13	13	144.75	151	14
Erica Batchelor Erica Batchelor Erica Anne Batchelor is a British figure skater. She is the 1954 World bronze medalist, the 1953 European silver medalist and three-time European bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th.-Results:-References:*...	9	12	149.67	116	11
Yvonne Sugden	4	9	156.62	53	4

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Patricia Krau Rodney Ward	9.86	93	11
Joyce Coates Joyce Coates Joyce Pamela Coates is a former British pair skater who competed with Anthony Holles. They finished tenth at the 1956 Winter Olympics, captured the bronze medal at the 1958 and 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, and came in fourth at the 1959 World Figure Skating Championships... Anthony Holles	10.00	88	10

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	John Hearn	45.9	45
	Alex Connell	45.2	44
	Johnny Cronshey Johnny Cronshey John «Johnny» Dennis Cronshey was an English speed skater....	42.9	21
1500 m	Alex Connell	2:23.0	50
	John Hearn	2:17.5	33
	Johnny Cronshey Johnny Cronshey John «Johnny» Dennis Cronshey was an English speed skater....	2:15.0	19
5000 m	Alex Connell	8:42.5	42
	John Hearn	8:21.4	26
	Johnny Cronshey Johnny Cronshey John «Johnny» Dennis Cronshey was an English speed skater....	8:10.1	15
10,000 m	John Hearn	17:27.6	20
10,000 m	Johnny Cronshey Johnny Cronshey John «Johnny» Dennis Cronshey was an English speed skater....	17:05.6	11

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