MarcoLympics

1956 Cortina d'Empezzo Winter


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THE VIIth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES




The Games were to be held in 1944 in the beautiful resort of the Dolomites. She had to wait twelve years. A record number of participants, a remarkable technical organisation, and the start of television broadcasts, which finally allowed journalists who were reluctant to follow the progress of the events from their armchairs.


Dates: January 26 - february 5, 1956
Participating NOCs: 32
Number of sports: 4
Number of events: 24
Number of athletes: 821
Men: 687
Women: 134
Media: 65535
Opening: Giovanni Gronchi, Republic President
Oath: Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo
Last torchbearer: Guido Caroli
Candidate cities: Colorado Springs (USA), Lake Placid (USA), Montreal (CAN)
Pays or argent bronze
drapeau Austria (AUT) 4 3 4
drapeau Canada (CAN) 0 1 2
drapeau Finland (FIN) 3 3 1
drapeau Germany (GER) 1 0 1
drapeau Hungary (HUN) 0 0 1
drapeau Italy (ITA) 1 2 0
drapeau Japan (JPN) 0 1 0
drapeau Norway (NOR) 2 1 1
drapeau Poland (POL) 0 0 1
drapeau Soviet Union (URS) 7 3 6
drapeau Sweden (SWE) 2 4 4
drapeau Switzerland (SUI) 3 2 1
drapeau United States Of America (USA) 2 3 2