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Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Bobsleigh
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
VenueCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Dates27 January – 4 February
Competitors101 from 14 nations
← 1952
1964 →

At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.[1]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details
 Italy (ITA)
Italy I
Lamberto Dalla Costa
Giacomo Conti
 Italy (ITA)
Italy II
Eugenio Monti
Renzo Alverà
 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Max Angst
Harry Warburton
Four-man
details
 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Franz Kapus
Gottfried Diener
Robert Alt
Heinrich Angst
 Italy (ITA)
Italy II
Eugenio Monti
Ulrico Girardi
Renzo Alverà
Renato Mocellini
 United States (USA)
USA I
Arthur Tyler
William Dodge
Charles Thomas Butler
James Lamy

Participating nations

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy1203
2 Switzerland1012
3 United States0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

References

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  1. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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