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Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
AUT

Website
  
www.oeoc.at (German)

Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Austrian Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
60 (50 men, 10 women) in 8 sports

Flag bearer
  
Toni Sailer (alpine skiing)

Medals Ranked 2nd
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 3 4 11

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

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Women

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs

Group A

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

  • Italy 2-2 Austria
  • Canada 23-0 Austria
  • Germany (UTG) 7-0 Austria

    • Games for 7th-10th places

  • Switzerland 7-4 Austria
  • Italy 8-2 Austria
  • Poland 4-3 Austria

    • Nordic combined

    Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing

    • Speed skating

    Men

    References

    Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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