Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.[1]

Figure skating at the VII Winter Olympics
Lucille Ash and Sully Kothman at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Type:Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
Hayes Alan Jenkins
Ladies' singles:
Tenley Albright
Pair skating:
Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt
Previous:
1952 Winter Olympics
Next:
1960 Winter Olympics

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Hayes Alan Jenkins
 United States
Ronnie Robertson
 United States
David Jenkins
 United States
Ladies' singles
Tenley Albright
 United States
Carol Heiss
 United States
Ingrid Wendl
 Austria
Pair skating
Sissy Schwarz
/ Kurt Oppelt
 Austria
Frances Dafoe
/ Norris Bowden
 Canada
Marianna Nagy
/ László Nagy
 Hungary

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation CF FS Points Places
1 Hayes Alan Jenkins United States12166.4313
2 Ronald Robertson United States21165.7916
3 David Jenkins United States33162.8227
4 Alain Giletti France44159.6337
5 Karol Divín Czechoslovakia55154.2549.5
6 Michael Booker Great Britain66154.2653.5
7 Norbert Felsinger Austria78150.5567
8 Charles Snelling Canada97150.4267
9 Alain Calmat France89148.3577
10 Tilo Gutzeit United Team of Germany1011141.0890
11 François Pache Switzerland1110139.3995
12 Hans Müller Switzerland1212135.28112
13 Allan Ganter Australia1314132.41114
14 Darío Villalba Spain1416127.30128
15 Kalle Tuulos Finland1515124.50137
16 Charles Keeble Australia1613123.93137

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

  • Sydney R. Croll
  • Hans Meixler
  • Ralph S. McCreath
  • Emil Skákala
  • Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
  • Adolf Walker
  • Pauline Barrajo
  • H. Kendall Kelley
  • Jean Kreuz

Ladies

Rank Name Nation CF FS Points Places
1 Tenley Albright United States11169.6712
2 Carol Heiss United States22168.0221
3 Ingrid Wendl Austria35159.4439
4 Yvonne Sugden Great Britain49156.6253
5 Hanna Eigel Austria54157.1552
6 Carole Jane Pachl Canada68154.7473
7 Hanna Walter Austria87153.8983.5
8 Catherine Machado United States103153.4886.5
9 Ann Johnston Canada710152.5694
10 Rosi Pettinger United Team of Germany116152.04101
11 Erica Batchelor Great Britain912149.67116
12 Sjoukje Dijkstra Netherlands1215145.80140
13 Joan Haanappel Netherlands1411145.85145.5
14 Beth Peach Great Britain1313144.75151
15 Fiorella Negro Italy1614142.31168.5
16 Karin Borner Switzerland1516141.69171
17 Maryvonne Huet France1719138.30194
18 Alice Fischer Switzerland1820137.69203
19 Alice Lundström Sweden1918136.34206
20 Jindra Kramperová Czechoslovakia2117136.67209
21 Manuela Angeli Italy2021133.51222

Referee:

  • Adolf Rosdol

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria11.3114
2 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Canada11.3216
3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary11.0332
4 Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel United Team of Germany10.9835.5
5 Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner United States10.7156
6 Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul Canada10.7454.5
7 Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann United States10.6359.5
8 Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal Czechoslovakia10.5368.5
9 Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert Austria10.3877
10 Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles Great Britain10.0088
11 Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward Great Britain9.8693

Referee:

  • Gustavus F.C. Witt

Assistant Referee:

  • Marcel Nicaise

Judges:

  • Sydney R. Croll
  • Hans Meixner
  • Ralph S. McCreath
  • Emil Skákala
  • Rudolf A. Marx
  • H. Kendall Kelley
  • Pamela Davis
  • Zoltán Balász
  • Jean Creux

References

  1. "Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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