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Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
URS

7
  
3

Flag bearer
  
Oleg Goncharenko

Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Soviet Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
53 (47 men, 6 women) in 6 sports

Medals Ranked 1st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 7 3 6 16

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Women

Cross-country skiing

Men
Women

Ice hockey

Men
  • Head coach: Arkady Chernyshev
  • 01 ! Gold

    Speed skating

    Men

    References

    Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics Wikipedia