Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Great Britain at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
IOC code GBR
(GRB used at these Games)
NOC British Olympic Association
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors41 (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)

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

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Douglas Mackintosh DownhillDSQ
Robin Brock-Hollinshead DSQ
Nigel Gardner 4:00.734
Charlach Mackintosh 3:41.430
Robin Hooper Giant Slalom4:02.266
Noel Harrison 4:00.164
Nigel Gardner 3:51.858
Sandy Whitelaw 3:49.456
Peter Torrens SlalomDSQDSQ
Sandy Whitelaw DSQDSQ
Noel Harrison 2:14.7 (+0:05)502:36.0454:50.747
Peter Seilern 2:08.0482:46.7534:54.748
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jeanne Sandford Downhill2:15.143
Renate Holmes 2:05.041
Zandra Nowell 1:59.035
Jeanne Sandford Giant SlalomDSQ
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore 2:39.842
Renate Holmes 2:19.038
Adeline Pryor 2:03.121
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore Slalom1:54.4391:26.0323:20.435
Adeline Pryor 1:35.237DNSDNF
Renate Holmes 1:15.0311:40.9352:55.934
Zandra Nowell 57.551:28.3332:25.825

Bobsleigh

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
GBR-1 Clifford Schellenberg
John Rainforth
Two-man1:24.5231:26.57161:25.88111:26.39155:43.3611
GBR-2 Stuart Parkinson
Christopher Williams
Two-man1:25.63101:24.5391:26.73161:25.94115:42.8310
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
GBR-1 Keith Schellenberg
Rollo Brandt
Ralph Raffles
John Rainforth
Four-man1:21.39191:18.7361:20.42101:21.58165:22.1212
GBR-2 Stuart Parkinson
John Read
Christopher Williams
Rodney Mann
Four-man1:20.72151:19.92111:22.51191:20.58125:23.7317

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Aubrey Fielder 59:5960
John Moore 59:3158
Andrew Morgan 59:2757
Maurice Gover 58:5856
30 km Thomas Cairney 2'13:4151
James Spencer 2'10:3249
John Moore 2'08:5847
Andrew Morgan 2'03:5545
50 km Richard Aylmer 4'11:4030
Toby Graham 3'48:1729
Thomas Cairney 3'44:5428
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Andrew Morgan
James Spencer
Aubrey Fielder
Maurice Gover
2'38:4414

Figure skating

Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Michael Booker 66154.2653.56
Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Dianne Peach 1313144.7515114
Erica Batchelor 912149.6711611
Yvonne Sugden 49156.62534
Pairs
AthletesPointsPlacesRank
Patricia Krau
Rodney Ward
9.869311
Joyce Coates
Anthony Holles
10.008810

Speed skating

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m John Hearn 45.945
Alex Connell 45.244
Johnny Cronshey 42.921
1500 m Alex Connell 2:23.050
John Hearn 2:17.533
Johnny Cronshey 2:15.019
5000 m Alex Connell 8:42.542
John Hearn 8:21.426
Johnny Cronshey 8:10.115
10,000 m John Hearn 17:27.620
Johnny Cronshey 17:05.611

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