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
editMedal table
editRank | 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 entries) | 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
editEvent | 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
editParticipating NOCs
editSixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut.[1]
- Austria (4)
- Canada (1)
- Finland (4)
- France (3)
- United Team of Germany (4)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (2)
- Norway (4)
- Poland (4)
- Romania (1)
- Switzerland (3)
- Sweden (4)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Soviet Union (3)
- United States (4)
- Yugoslavia (4)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "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.