Greece at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Greece at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Competitors3 (men) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Alexandros Vouxinos [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Greece competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Christos Papageorgiou Downhill8:03.247
Aris Vatimbella 5:44.246
Alexandros Vouxinos Giant SlalomDSQ
Christos Papageorgiou 7:24.587
Aris Vatimbella 5:23.685
Aris Vatimbella SlalomDSQDSQ

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