| Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy January 26–February 5, 1956 | |
| Competitors | 35 (27 men, 8 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Norris Bowden [ citation needed ] |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Canada competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden | Figure skating | Pairs |
 Bronze | Canada men's national ice hockey team (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen) | Ice hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Lucile Wheeler | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| André Bertrand | Downhill | 3:31.2 | 25 | ||||
| André Bertrand | Giant Slalom | 3:33.1 | 39 | ||||
| André Bertrand | Slalom | 2:42.8 | 57 | 2:20.0 | 30 | 5:02.8 | 50 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ginette Seguin | Downhill | 1:58.2 | 33 | ||||
| Carlyn Kruger | 1:53.2 | 22 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:53.2 | 22 | |||||
| Lucille Wheeler | 1:45.9 | | |||||
| Carlyn Kruger | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Ginette Seguin | 2:16.6 | 36 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 2:05.3 | 29 | |||||
| Lucille Wheeler | 1:58.6 | 6 | |||||
| Lucille Wheeler | Slalom | 1:36.7 | 38 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:31.0 | 34 | 1:07.5 | 20 | 2:38.5 | 30 | |
| Carlyn Kruger | 1:14.7 | 30 | 1:07.6 | 21 | 2:22.3 | 23 | |
| Ginette Seguin | 1:05.6 | 22 | 1:10.0 | 24 | 2:15.6 | 18 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Clarence Servold | 53:34 | 19 |
| 30 km | Clarence Servold | 2'00:01 | 37 |
| 50 km | Clarence Servold | 3'21:50 | 22 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Snelling | 9 | 7 | 150.42 | 67 | 8 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Johnston | 7 | 10 | 152.56 | 94 | 9 |
| Carole Jane Pachl | 6 | 8 | 154.74 | 73 | 6 |
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Wagner Robert Paul | 10.74 | 54.5 | 6 |
| Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden | 11.32 | 16 | |
Canada was represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, which would later represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics (silver medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different Olympics.
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 |  United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Logan | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 1st | Paul Knox | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 3rd | Gerry Theberge | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 5th | Jack McKenzie | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 9th | George Scholes | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Irvin Servold | Individual | 64.0 | 64.5 | 180.0 | 31 | 1'01:44 | 219.000 | 24 | 399.000 | 27 |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jacques Charland | Normal hill | 76.0 | 94.5 | 30 | 73.0 | 93.5 | 27 | 188.0 | 27 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Johnny Sands | DNF | – |
| Ralf Olin | 44.1 | 36 | |
| Gordon Audley | 43.2 | 25 | |
| 1500 m | Gordon Audley | 2:26.1 | 53 |
| Johnny Sands | 2:20.7 | 45 | |
| Ralf Olin | 2:19.7 | 41 | |
| 5000 m | Ralf Olin | 8:30.5 | 33 |
| 10,000 m | Ralf Olin | 17:59.2 | 31 |
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