Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Pair skating

The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 3–4 February. Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada and Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games.[1]

Results

Source:[2]

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

See also

References

  1. "Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics: Pairs, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 676
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