Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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]

Cross-country skiing
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
VenueLo Stadio della neve
Dates27 January – 4 February
No. of events6
Competitors150 from 20 nations
← 1952
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Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)2237
2  Finland (FIN)2204
3  Sweden (SWE)1236
4  Norway (NOR)1001
Totals (4 entries)66618

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
15 km
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Hallgeir Brenden
  Norway
Sixten Jernberg
  Sweden
Pavel Kolchin
  Soviet Union
30 km
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Veikko Hakulinen
  Finland
Sixten Jernberg
  Sweden
Pavel Kolchin
  Soviet Union
50 km
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Sixten Jernberg
  Sweden
Veikko Hakulinen
  Finland
Fyodor Terentyev
  Soviet Union
4 × 10 km relay
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  Soviet Union (URS)
Fyodor Terentyev
Pavel Kolchin
Nikolay Anikin
Vladimir Kuzin
  Finland (FIN)
August Kiuru
Jorma Kortelainen
Arvo Viitanen
Veikko Hakulinen
  Sweden (SWE)
Lennart Larsson
Gunnar Samuelsson
Per-Erik Larsson
Sixten Jernberg

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km
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Lyubov Kozyreva
  Soviet Union
Radia Yeroshina
  Soviet Union
Sonja Edström
  Sweden
3 × 5 km relay
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  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

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  1. ^ "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.
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