Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Soviet Union at the
1956 Winter Olympics
IOC codeURS
NOCSoviet Olympic Committee
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors53 (47 men, 6 women)[1] in 6 sports
Flag bearerOleg Goncharenko
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
16
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–)
 Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)
 Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Armenia (1994–)
 Belarus (1994–)
 Georgia (1994–)
 Kazakhstan (1994–)
 Kyrgyzstan (1994–)
 Moldova (1994–)
 Russia (1994–)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Tajikistan (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (1996–)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldNikolay Anikin, Pavel Kolchin
Vladimir Kuzin, Fyodor Terentyev		Cross-countryMen's relay 4 x 10 km
 GoldLyubov KozyrevaCross-countryWomen's 10 km
 GoldYevgeny Babich, Vsevolod Bobrov
Alexei Guryshev, Nikolay Khlystov
Yuri Krylov, Alfred Kuchevsky
Valentin Kuzin, Grigory Mkrtychan
Viktor Nikiforov, Yuri Pantyukhov
Nikolai Puchkov, Viktor Shuvalov
Genrikh Sidorenkov, Nikolai Sologubov
Ivan Tregubov, Dmitry Ukolov
Aleksandr Uvarov		Ice hockeyMen's team
 GoldYevgeny GrishinSpeed skatingMen's 500 m
 GoldYevgeny GrishinSpeed skatingMen's 1500 m
 GoldYuri MikhaylovSpeed skatingMen's 1500 m
 GoldBoris ShilkovSpeed skatingMen's 5000 m
 SilverRadya YeroshinaCross-countryWomen's 10 km
 SilverAlevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva
Radya Yeroshina		Cross-countryWomen's relay 3 x 5 km
 SilverRafayel GrachSpeed skatingMen's 500 m
 BronzeYevgeniya SidorovaAlpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzePavel KolchinCross-countryMen's 15 km
 BronzePavel KolchinCross-countryMen's 30 km
 BronzeFyodor TerentyevCross-countryMen's 50 km
 BronzeOleg GoncharenkoSpeed skatingMen's 5000 m
 BronzeOleg GoncharenkoSpeed skatingMen's 10000 m

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Gennady Chertishchev Giant slalom 3:48.9 55
Downhill DSQ DNF
Aleksandr Filatov Giant slalom 3:27.8 33
Slalom 1:33.5 2:36.0 4:09.5 30
Downhill 3:16.6 16
Vyacheslav Melnikov Slalom TNK DSQ Did not finish
Yury Sharkov Giant slalom 3:41.8 46
Slalom DSQ Did not finish
Sergey Shustov Downhill DSQ DNF
Viktor Talyanov Giant slalom 3:45.2 52
Slalom 1:49.2 2:06.9 3:56.1 24
Downhill 3:26.5 21
Women
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Aleksandra Artyomenko Giant slalom 4:04.5 44
Slalom DSQ Did not finish
Downhill 1:51.1 14
Yevgeniya Sidorova Giant slalom 2:31.3 40
Slalom 56.9 59.8 1:56.7
Downhill 1:59.8 37

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Total Rank
Nikolay Anikin 15 km 50:58 7
Viktor Baranov 50 km 3:03:55 7
Minnevali Galiyev 15 km 52:49 18
Pavel Kolchin 15 km 50:17
30 km 1:45:45
50 km 2:58:00 6
Vladimir Kuzin 15 km 51:36 10
30 km 1:46:09 5
Anatoly Shelyukhin 30 km 1:45:46 4
50 km 2:56:40 5
Fyodor Terentyev 30 km 1:46:43 6
50 km 2:53:32
Fyodor Terentyev
Pavel Kolchin
Nikolay Anikin
Vladimir Kuzin		 Relay 4 x 10 km 2:15:30
Women
Athlete Event Final
Total Rank
Anna Kaaleste 10 km 40:29 9
Alevtina Kolchina 10 km 38:46 4
Lyubov Kozyreva 10 km 38:11
Radya Yeroshina 10 km 38:16
Lyubov Kozyreva
Alevtina Kolchina
Radya Yeroshina		 Relay 3 x 5 km 1:09:28

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Pos. No. Player Team
GK Nikolai Puchkov
GK Grigory Mkrtychan
D Nikolai Sologubov
D Dmitry Ukolov
D Ivan Tregubov
D Genrikh Sidorenkov
D Alfred Kuchevsky
F Yevgeny Babich
F Viktor Shuvalov
F Vsevolod Bobrov
F Yuri Krylov
F Aleksandr Uvarov
F Valentin Kuzin
F Yuri Pantyukhov
F Alexei Guryshev
F Nikolay Khlystov
F Viktor Nikiforov
Preliminary round
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Soviet Union 22001544
 Sweden 21107102
  Switzerland 20208160
27 January 1956
21:30		Soviet Union 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 Sweden
29 January 1956
21:30		Soviet Union 10–3
(4–1, 2–0, 4–2)		  Switzerland
Final round
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Soviet Union 550025510
 United States 541026128
 Canada 532023116
 Sweden 513110173
 Czechoslovakia 514020302
 Germany 50416351
30 January 1956
19:00		Soviet Union 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 Sweden
31 January 1956
19:00		Soviet Union 8–0
(0–0, 7–0, 1–0)		 Germany
2 February 1956
22:00		Soviet Union 7–4
(2–1, 3–0, 2–3)		 Czechoslovakia
3 February 1956
21:30		Soviet Union 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 United States
4 February 1956
21:30		Soviet Union 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 Canada
 Gold

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Leonid Fyodorov Individual 15 km 201.0 12 59:17 228.500 12 429.500 10
Nikolay Gusakov Individual 15 km 200.0 14 58:17 232.300 8 432.300 7
Uno Kajak Individual 15 km 186.5 27 1:00:48 222.600 18 409.100 26
Yury Moshkin Individual 15 km 217.5 1 1:04:18 209.100 31 426.600 13

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event First round Final
Points Rank Points Total Rank
Yury Moshkin Normal hill 91.5 35 92.5 184.0 34
Nikolay Shamov Normal hill 103.0 14 98.0 201.0 16
Koba Zakadze Normal hill 107.0 8 78.0 185.0 30

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Oleg Goncharenko 5000 m 7:57.5
10000 m 16:42.3
Rafayel Grach 500 m 40.8
Yevgeny Grishin 500 m 40.2 WR
1500 m 2:08.6 WR
Robert Merkulov 1500 m 2:10.3 5
Yuri Mikhaylov 500 m Did not finish
1500 m 2:08.6 WR
Dmitry Sakunenko 5000 m 8:10.5 16
Yuri Sergeev 500 m 41.1 4
Boris Shilkov 1500 m 2:11.9 8
5000 m 7:48.7 OR
Vladimir Shilykovsky 10000 m 17:17.6 16
Boris Tsybin 10000 m 17:03.4 9
Boris Yakimov 5000 m 8:12.6 19
10000 m 16:59.7 7

References
  1. "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee (84): 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
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