1956 Winter Olympics
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| VII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 32 |
| Athletes participating | 821 (687 men, 134 women) |
| Events | 24 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 26, 1956 |
| Closing ceremony | February 5, 1956 |
| Officially opened by | Giovanni Gronchi |
| Athlete's Oath | Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo |
| Judge's Oath | n/a |
| Olympic Torch | Guido Caroli |
| Stadium | |
The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
The USSR debuted in these Winter Olympics. They immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation.
Medal winners
Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(Host nation in bold.)
| 1956 Winter Olympics medal count | Image:Olympic-rings.png | ||||
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.png USSR | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Image:Austria flag large.png Austria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Image:Finland flag large.png Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Image:Switzerland flag large.png Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Image:Sweden flag large.png Sweden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Image:USA flag.png United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Image:Norway flag large.png Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Image:Unified German Olympic Flag.png United Team of Germany¹ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Image:Redensign.png Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
(¹ Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany," designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics).
See also
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympic Games |
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| Winter Olympic Games |
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | (1940)² | (1944)² | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
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