Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code	GBR (GRB used at these Games)
NOC	British Olympic Association
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	41 (31 men, 10 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Stuart Parkinson (bobsleigh)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Douglas Mackintosh	Downhill					DSQ	–
Robin Brock-Hollinshead						DSQ	–
Nigel Gardner						4:00.7	34
Charlach Mackintosh						3:41.4	30
Robin Hooper	Giant Slalom					4:02.2	66
Noel Harrison						4:00.1	64
Nigel Gardner						3:51.8	58
Sandy Whitelaw						3:49.4	56
Peter Torrens	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Sandy Whitelaw		DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Noel Harrison		2:14.7 (+0:05)	50	2:36.0	45	4:50.7	47
Peter Seilern		2:08.0	48	2:46.7	53	4:54.7	48

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeanne Sandford	Downhill					2:15.1	43
Renate Holmes						2:05.0	41
Zandra Nowell						1:59.0	35
Jeanne Sandford	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore						2:39.8	42
Renate Holmes						2:19.0	38
Adeline Pryor						2:03.1	21
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore	Slalom	1:54.4	39	1:26.0	32	3:20.4	35
Adeline Pryor		1:35.2	37	DNS	–	DNF	–
Renate Holmes		1:15.0	31	1:40.9	35	2:55.9	34
Zandra Nowell		57.5	5	1:28.3	33	2:25.8	25

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Clifford Schellenberg John Rainforth	Two-man	1:24.52	3	1:26.57	16	1:25.88	11	1:26.39	15	5:43.36	11
GBR-2	Stuart Parkinson Christopher Williams	Two-man	1:25.63	10	1:24.53	9	1:26.73	16	1:25.94	11	5:42.83	10

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Keith Schellenberg Rollo Brandt Ralph Raffles John Rainforth	Four-man	1:21.39	19	1:18.73	6	1:20.42	10	1:21.58	16	5:22.12	12
GBR-2	Stuart Parkinson John Read Christopher Williams Rodney Mann	Four-man	1:20.72	15	1:19.92	11	1:22.51	19	1:20.58	12	5:23.73	17

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Aubrey Fielder	59:59	60
	John Moore	59:31	58
	Andrew Morgan	59:27	57
	Maurice Gover	58:58	56
30 km	Thomas Cairney	2'13:41	51
	James Spencer	2'10:32	49
	John Moore	2'08:58	47
	Andrew Morgan	2'03:55	45
50 km	Richard Aylmer	4'11:40	30
	Toby Graham	3'48:17	29
	Thomas Cairney	3'44:54	28

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Andrew Morgan James Spencer Aubrey Fielder Maurice Gover	2'38:44	14

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Michael Booker	6	6	154.26	53.5	6

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Dianne Peach	13	13	144.75	151	14
Erica Batchelor	9	12	149.67	116	11
Yvonne Sugden	4	9	156.62	53	4

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Patricia Krau Rodney Ward	9.86	93	11
Joyce Coates Anthony Holles	10.00	88	10

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	John Hearn	45.9	45
	Alex Connell	45.2	44
	Johnny Cronshey	42.9	21
1500 m	Alex Connell	2:23.0	50
	John Hearn	2:17.5	33
	Johnny Cronshey	2:15.0	19
5000 m	Alex Connell	8:42.5	42
	John Hearn	8:21.4	26
	Johnny Cronshey	8:10.1	15
10,000 m	John Hearn	17:27.6	20
	Johnny Cronshey	17:05.6	11

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com