At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, eight Nordic skiing events were contested – six cross-country skiing events, one ski jumping event, and one Nordic combined event.
| Nordic skiing discipline | Men's events | Women's events |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | • 15 km | • 10 km |
| • 30 km | ||
| • 50 km | ||
| • 4 × 10 km relay | • 3 × 5 km relay | |
| Ski jumping | • Large hill (70m) | none |
| Nordic combined | • Individual | none |
Medal summary
editMen's events
editCross-country skiing
editSki jumping
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill |
Antti Hyvärinen[5] Finland
|
Aulis Kallakorpi Finland
|
Harry Glaß United Team of Germany
|
Nordic combined
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Sverre Stenersen[6] Norway
|
Bengt Eriksson Sweden
|
Franciszek Gąsienica Gron Poland
|
Women's events
editCross-country skiing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km |
Lyubov Kozyreva[7] Soviet Union
|
Radia Yeroshina Soviet Union
|
Sonja Edström Sweden
|
| 3 × 5 km relay |
 Finland (FIN)[4]Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen |
 Soviet Union (URS)Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Radya Yeroshina |
 Sweden (SWE)Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson Sonja Edström |
References
edit- ^ "Hallgeir BRENDEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Veikko HAKULINEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sixten JERNBERG". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Cross Country Skiing - Medalists". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Antti HYVÄRINEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sverre STENERSEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Lyubov BARANOVA". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.