Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Figure skating at the VII Winter Olympics
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Lucille Ash and Sully Kothman at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Type:Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United States.svg Hayes Alan Jenkins
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United States.svg Tenley Albright
Pairs:
Flag of Austria.svg Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt
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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] It was final time figure skating at the Olympics took place on an outdoor rink. [2]

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Hayes Alan Jenkins
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ronnie Robertson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
David Jenkins
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ladies' singles
details
Tenley Albright
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Carol Heiss
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ingrid Wendl
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Pair skating
details
Sissy Schwarz
/ Kurt Oppelt
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Frances Dafoe
/ Norris Bowden
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Marianna Nagy
/ László Nagy
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary

Results

Men

RankNameNationCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Hayes Alan Jenkins US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12166.4313
2 Ronald Robertson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 21165.7916
3 David Jenkins US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 33162.8227
4 Alain Giletti Flag of France.svg  France 44159.6337
5 Karol Divín Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 55154.2549.5
6 Michael Booker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 66154.2653.5
7 Norbert Felsinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 78150.5567
8 Charles Snelling Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 97150.4267
9 Alain Calmat Flag of France.svg  France 89148.3577
10 Tilo Gutzeit Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 1011141.0890
11 François Pache Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1110139.3995
12 Hans Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1212135.28112
13 Allan Ganter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1314132.41114
14 Darío Villalba Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1416127.30128
15 Kalle Tuulos Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1515124.50137
16 Charles Keeble Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1613123.93137

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Ladies

RankNameNationCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Tenley Albright US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11169.6712
2 Carol Heiss US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22168.0221
3 Ingrid Wendl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 35159.4439
4 Yvonne Sugden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49156.6253
5 Hanna Eigel Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 54157.1552
6 Carole Jane Pachl Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 68154.7473
7 Hanna Walter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 87153.8983.5
8 Catherine Machado US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 103153.4886.5
9 Ann Johnston Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 710152.5694
10 Rosi Pettinger Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 116152.04101
11 Erica Batchelor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 912149.67116
12 Sjoukje Dijkstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1215145.80140
13 Joan Haanappel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1411145.85145.5
14 Beth Peach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1313144.75151
15 Fiorella Negro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1614142.31168.5
16 Karin Borner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1516141.69171
17 Maryvonne Huet Flag of France.svg  France 1719138.30194
18 Alice Fischer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1820137.69203
19 Alice Lundström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1918136.34206
20 Jindra Kramperová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2117136.67209
21 Manuela Angeli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2021133.51222

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Pairs

RankNameNationPointsPlaces
1 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.3114
2 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 11.3216
3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 11.0332
4 Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 10.9835.5
5 Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 10.7156
6 Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 10.7454.5
7 Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 10.6359.5
8 Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 10.5368.5
9 Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10.3877
10 Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10.0088
11 Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.8693

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References

  1. "Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-8108-6859-5.