Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.
Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. The feat has been repeated once, by Jean-Claude Killy in 1968.
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Medal summary [edit]
Men's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
 Toni SailerAustria (AUT) |
 Raymond FellaySwitzerland (SUI) |
Anderl Molterer Austria (AUT) |
| Giant Slalom |
Toni Sailer Austria (AUT) |
Anderl Molterer Austria (AUT) |
Walter Schuster Austria (AUT) |
| Slalom |
Toni Sailer Austria (AUT) |
 Chiharu IgayaJapan (JPN) |
 Stig SollanderSweden (SWE) |
Women's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Madeleine Berthod Switzerland (SUI) |
Frieda Dänzer Switzerland (SUI) |
 Lucille WheelerCanada (CAN) |
| Giant Slalom |
 Ossi ReichertGermany (EUA) |
Putzi Frandl Austria (AUT) |
Thea Hochleitner Austria (AUT) |
| Slalom |
Renée Colliard Switzerland (SUI) |
Regina Schöpf Austria (AUT) |
 Yevgeniya SidorovaSoviet Union (URS) |
Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References [edit]
- International Olympic Committee results database
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1956 Olympics - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1956 World Championships - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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