Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Ski jumping
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
Ski jumping pictogram.svg
Venue Trampolino Olimpico
Dates5 February 1956
Competitors51 from 16 nations
Winning Score227.0
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Antti Hyvärinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Aulis Kallakorpi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Harry Glaß Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
←  1952
1960  →

Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February [1] The competition took place at the Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m. [2] [3]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1102
2Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)0011
Totals (2 entries)1113

Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping.

Events

[1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details 		Antti Hyvärinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		227.0 Aulis Kallakorpi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		225.0 Harry Glaß
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 		224.5

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryJump 1Jump 2Total
Gold medal icon.svg Antti Hyvärinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 111.5115.5227.0
Silver medal icon.svg Aulis Kallakorpi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 114.5110.5225.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Harry Glaß Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 115.0109.5224.5
4 Max Bolkart Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 111.5111.0222.5
5 Sven Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 109.5110.5220.0
6 Andreas Däscher Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 108.0111.5219.5
7 Eino Kirjonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 107.5111.5219.0
8 Werner Lesser Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 105.0105.0210.0
9 Sverre Stallvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 104.5103.5208.0
10 Hemmo Silvennoinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 102.5105.0207.5
11 Arne Hoel Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 104.5102.0206.5
12 Sepp Bradl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 104.5101.0205.5
13 Hiroshi Yoshizawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 106.598.5205.0
14 Bror Östman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 102.5102.0204.5
15 Walter Habersatter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 102.099.5201.5
16 Nikolay Shamov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 103.098.0201.0
16 Władysław Tajner Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 98.0103.0201.0
18 Asbjørn Osnes Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 102.097.5199.5
19 Rudolf Schweinberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 100.099.0199.0
20 Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 102.096.5198.5
21 Art Devlin US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 98.596.0194.5
22 Jože Zidar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 99.594.5194.0
23 Albin Rogelj Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 94.098.5192.5
24 Janez Polda Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 96.595.0191.5
25 Roman Gąsienica Sieczka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 101.588.0189.5
26 Sepp Kleisl Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 95.094.0189.0
27 Jacques Charland Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 94.593.5188.0
28 Mojmír Stuchlík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 98.589.0187.5
29 Jáchym Bulín Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 93.592.5186.0
30 K'oba Ts'akadze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 107.078.0185.0
30 Józef Huczek Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 95.589.5185.0
30 Otto Leodolter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 94.091.0185.0
33 Tito Tolin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 91.093.5184.5
34 Yury Moshkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 91.592.5184.0
35 Sverre Stenersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 90.593.0183.5
36 Roy Sherwood US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 94.089.0183.0
37 Luigi Pennacchio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 91.089.5180.5
38 Alfredo Prucker Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 88.091.5179.5
39 Koichi Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 91.087.5178.5
40 Conrad Rochat Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 89.587.5177.0
41 Holger Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 71.5104.5176.0
42 Nicolae Munteanu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 85.090.0175.0
43 Willis Olson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 84.590.0174.5
44 Erik Styf Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 102.566.5169.0
45 Francis Perret Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 86.082.5168.5
46 Richard Rabasa Flag of France.svg  France 84.583.0167.5
46 André Monnier Flag of France.svg  France 82.585.0167.5
48 Enzo Perin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 83.580.5164.0
48 Régis Robert Rey Flag of France.svg  France 82.082.0164.0
50 Janez Gorišek Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 81.580.5162.0
51 Dick Rahoi US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 86.072.0158.0

Participating NOCs

Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali - Rapporto ufficiale" (PDF). COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO. LA84 Foundation. 1956. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "Ski Jumping at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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