| Liechtenstein at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LIE (LIC used at these Games) |
| NOC | Liechtenstein Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 8 (men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein [1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Liechtenstein competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hermann Kindle | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Max von Hohenlohe | 5:15.8 | 45 | |||||
| Leopold Schädler | 4:23.7 | 40 | |||||
| Franz Beck | 3:36.8 | 26 | |||||
| Ewald Eberle | Giant Slalom | 4:11.6 | 73 | ||||
| Theodor Sele | 4:09.5 | 70 | |||||
| Leopold Schädler | 4:03.3 | 67 | |||||
| Franz Beck | 3:52.6 | 59 | |||||
| Leopold Schädler | Slalom | 2:24.1 | 54 | 2:45.8 | 52 | 5:09.9 | 53 |
| Ewald Eberle | 2:22.2 | 53 | 2:39.6 | 49 | 5:01.8 | 49 | |
| Theodor Sele | 2:16.7 | 51 | 2:31.1 | 43 | 4:47.8 | 45 | |
| Franz Beck | 2:04.0 | 45 | 2:13.8 | 26 | 4:17.8 | 35 | |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| LIE-1 | Moritz Heidegger Weltin Wolfinger | Two-man | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956.
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Hungary competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Finland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Belgium competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Romania competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Argentina competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. The nation returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1956 Winter Olympics. Argentina got to lead the Parade of Nations in Greece's absence.
Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first Asian medalist at the Winter Olympic Games.
Latvia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.
Spain competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Turkey competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Iceland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This was the first time Iceland sent a woman to compete in the Winter Olympics.
Lebanon competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Sudan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation did not attend the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan, boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics along with most African nations, and participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
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