| Figure skating at the VII Winter Olympics | |
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| Type: | Olympic Games |
| Champions | |
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| Previous: 1952 Winter Olympics | |
| Next: 1960 Winter Olympics | |
| Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | ladies |
| Pairs | mixed | |
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]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Hayes Alan Jenkins  | Ronnie Robertson | David Jenkins |
| Ladies' singles | Tenley Albright | Carol Heiss | Ingrid Wendl |
| Pair skating | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden  | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy  |
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins |  | 1 | 2 | 166.43 | 13 |
| 2 | Ronald Robertson | | 2 | 1 | 165.79 | 16 |
| 3 | David Jenkins | | 3 | 3 | 162.82 | 27 |
| 4 | Alain Giletti |  | 4 | 4 | 159.63 | 37 |
| 5 | Karol Divín |  | 5 | 5 | 154.25 | 49.5 |
| 6 | Michael Booker |  | 6 | 6 | 154.26 | 53.5 |
| 7 | Norbert Felsinger |  | 7 | 8 | 150.55 | 67 |
| 8 | Charles Snelling |  | 9 | 7 | 150.42 | 67 |
| 9 | Alain Calmat | | 8 | 9 | 148.35 | 77 |
| 10 | Tilo Gutzeit |  | 10 | 11 | 141.08 | 90 |
| 11 | François Pache |  | 11 | 10 | 139.39 | 95 |
| 12 | Hans Müller | | 12 | 12 | 135.28 | 112 |
| 13 | Allan Ganter |  | 13 | 14 | 132.41 | 114 |
| 14 | Darío Villalba |  | 14 | 16 | 127.30 | 128 |
| 15 | Kalle Tuulos |  | 15 | 15 | 124.50 | 137 |
| 16 | Charles Keeble | | 16 | 13 | 123.93 | 137 |
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| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenley Albright | | 1 | 1 | 169.67 | 12 |
| 2 | Carol Heiss | | 2 | 2 | 168.02 | 21 |
| 3 | Ingrid Wendl | | 3 | 5 | 159.44 | 39 |
| 4 | Yvonne Sugden | | 4 | 9 | 156.62 | 53 |
| 5 | Hanna Eigel | | 5 | 4 | 157.15 | 52 |
| 6 | Carole Jane Pachl | | 6 | 8 | 154.74 | 73 |
| 7 | Hanna Walter | | 8 | 7 | 153.89 | 83.5 |
| 8 | Catherine Machado | | 10 | 3 | 153.48 | 86.5 |
| 9 | Ann Johnston | | 7 | 10 | 152.56 | 94 |
| 10 | Rosi Pettinger | | 11 | 6 | 152.04 | 101 |
| 11 | Erica Batchelor | | 9 | 12 | 149.67 | 116 |
| 12 | Sjoukje Dijkstra |  | 12 | 15 | 145.80 | 140 |
| 13 | Joan Haanappel | | 14 | 11 | 145.85 | 145.5 |
| 14 | Beth Peach | | 13 | 13 | 144.75 | 151 |
| 15 | Fiorella Negro |  | 16 | 14 | 142.31 | 168.5 |
| 16 | Karin Borner | | 15 | 16 | 141.69 | 171 |
| 17 | Maryvonne Huet | | 17 | 19 | 138.30 | 194 |
| 18 | Alice Fischer | | 18 | 20 | 137.69 | 203 |
| 19 | Alice Lundström |  | 19 | 18 | 136.34 | 206 |
| 20 | Jindra Kramperová | | 21 | 17 | 136.67 | 209 |
| 21 | Manuela Angeli | | 20 | 21 | 133.51 | 222 |
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| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | | 11.31 | 14 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | | 11.32 | 16 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy |  | 11.03 | 32 |
| 4 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | | 10.98 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner | | 10.71 | 56 |
| 6 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | | 10.74 | 54.5 |
| 7 | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann | | 10.63 | 59.5 |
| 8 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | | 10.53 | 68.5 |
| 9 | Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert | | 10.38 | 77 |
| 10 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | | 10.00 | 88 |
| 11 | Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | | 9.86 | 93 |
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