cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Cross-country skiing
| games = 1956 Winter
| image = Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
| image_size = 80px
| caption =
| venue = Lo Stadio della neve
| dates = 27 January – 4 February
| num_events = 6
| competitors = 150
| nations = 20
| prev = 1952
| next = 1960
}}
{{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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/CCS/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/CCS/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Cross Country Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=14 June 2019}}
Medal summary
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
| event = 1956 Winter
| team =
| gold_URS = 2 | silver_URS = 2 | bronze_URS = 3
| gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 2 | bronze_FIN = 0
| gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 2 | bronze_SWE = 3
| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0
}}
=Men's events=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| 15 km {{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Hallgeir Brenden|NOR|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Sixten Jernberg|SWE|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Pavel Kolchin|URS|1956 Winter}} |
| 30 km {{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Veikko Hakulinen|FIN|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Sixten Jernberg|SWE|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Pavel Kolchin|URS|1956 Winter}} |
| 50 km {{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Sixten Jernberg|SWE|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Veikko Hakulinen|FIN|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Fyodor Terentyev|URS|1956 Winter}} |
| valign="top"
| 4 × 10 km relay | {{flagIOCteam|URS|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCteam|FIN|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1956 Winter}} |
=Women's events=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| 10 km {{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Lyubov Kozyreva|URS|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Radia Yeroshina|URS|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Sonja Edström|SWE|1956 Winter}} |
| valign="top"
| 3 × 5 km relay | {{flagIOCteam|FIN|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCteam|URS|1956 Winter}} | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1956 Winter}} |
Participating nations
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- {{flagIOC|AUT|1956 Winter|4}}
- {{flagIOC|BUL|1956 Winter|4}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|1956 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|TCH|1956 Winter|9}}
- {{flagIOC|FIN|1956 Winter|15}}
- {{flagIOC|FRA|1956 Winter|6}}
- {{flagIOC|EUA|1956 Winter|11}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|1956 Winter|8}}
- {{flagIOC|ISL|1956 Winter|2}}
- {{flagIOC|ITA|1956 Winter|14}}
- {{flagIOC|JPN|1956 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|LIB|1956 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|NOR|1956 Winter|12}}
- {{flagIOC|POL|1956 Winter|9}}
- {{flagIOC|ROU|1956 Winter|7}}
- {{flagIOC|URS|1956 Winter|11}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|1956 Winter|11}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|1956 Winter|11}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|1956 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIOC|YUG|1956 Winter|9}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
{{Events at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics}}