Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Ski jumping event was contested in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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Men's event [edit]
February 5, 1956
K90 individual (70m) ski jumping [edit]
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This section is incomplete. (March 2009) |
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
 Gold |
 Antti HyvärinenFinland (FIN) |
227.0 |
 Silver |
Aulis Kallakorpi Finland (FIN) |
225.0 |
 Bronze |
 Harry GlaßGermany (EUA) |
224.5 |
| 4th | Max Bolkart (EUA) |
222.5 |
| 5th |  Sven Pettersson (SWE) |
220.0 |
| 6th |  Andreas Däscher (SUI) |
219.5 |
| 7th | Eino Kirjonen (FIN) |
219.0 |
| 8th | Werner Lesser (EUA) |
210.0 |
The competition took place at "Trampolina Italia" with a K-Point of 72m.[1] Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany", designated as the EUA this combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960 and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski Jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 Jun 2006.
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