Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February[1] The competition took place at the Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m.[2][3]
Ski jumping at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Trampolino Olimpico | ||||||||||||
Dates | 5 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 51 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning Score | 227.0 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (2 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping.
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Normal hill |
Antti Hyvärinen Finland | 227.0 | Aulis Kallakorpi Finland | 225.0 | Harry Glaß United Team of Germany | 224.5 |
Results
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut.[1]
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References
- "VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali - Rapporto ufficiale" (PDF). COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO. LA84 Foundation. 1956. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 June 2006.
- "Ski Jumping at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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