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 × 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 February 1956.[1]
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Venue | Lo Stadio della neve |
Dates | 27 January – 4 February |
No. of events | 6 |
Competitors | 150 from 20 nations |
Medal summary
editMedal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Men's events
editWomen's events
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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10 km |
Lyubov Kozyreva Soviet Union |
Radia Yeroshina Soviet Union |
Sonja Edström Sweden |
3 × 5 km relay |
Finland (FIN) Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen |
Soviet Union (URS) Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Radya Yeroshina |
Sweden (SWE) Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson Sonja Edström |
Participating nations
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References
edit- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.