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Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
ITA

Website
  
www.coni.it (Italian)

Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Italian National Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
65 (53 men, 12 women) in 8 sports

Flag bearer
  
Nilo Zandanel (ski jumping)

Medals Ranked 8th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 0 3

Italy was the host nation for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Women

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women
Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Figure skating

Women

Group A

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

  • Italy 2-2 Austria
  • Italy 2-2 Germany (UTG)
  • Italy 1-3 Canada

    • Games for 7th-10th places

  • Italy 8-2 Austria
  • Italy 8-3 Switzerland
  • Italy 5-2 Poland

    • Nordic combined

    Events:

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

    • Speed skating

    Men

    References

    Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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