The Ladies giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 27 January in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...

, Italy. It was run on the Canalone run on Mount Tofana. The course was 1366 metres (4,481.6 ft) long with a 408 metres (1,338.6 ft) vertical drop. There were 46 gates that the women had to navigate. Forty-four women from sixteen countries competed. German

Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Germany was represented at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the and, for the first time, also from the which had not joined in 1952.The results were rather disappointing as only 2 medals were scored against...

 skier Ossi Reichert

Ossi Reichert

Rosa "Ossi" Reichert was a German Alpine skier. She was born in Sonthofen, Bayern, Germany.Her greatest victory was in the 1956 Winter Olympics giant slalom at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Germany's sole gold medal at these games. After having seriously injured an ankle in 1954, she was not expected to do...

 won the event while Austrians

Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Austria competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relay- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs...

won silver and bronze.

Medalists

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Results

Place	No.	Competitor	Time	Difference
1	14		1:56.5
2	25		1:57.8	+1.3
3	20		1:58.2	+1.7
4	21		1:58.3	+1.8
4	7		1:58.3	+1.8
6	11		1:58.6	+2.1
7	46		1:59.0	+2.5
8	17		1:59.4	+2.9
9	23		2:00.6	+4.1
10	9		2:00.8	+4.3
11	4		2:00.9	+4.4
12	31		2:01.4	+4.9
13	16		2:01.5	+5.0
14	35		2:02.3	+5.8
14	12		2:02.3	+5.8
14	32		2:02.3	+5.8
17	38		2:02.4	+5.9
18	62		2:02.5	+6.0
19	29		2:02.7	+6.2
20	1		2:02.8	+6.3
21	15		2:03.1	+6.6
22	55		2:04.0	+7.5
22	50		2:04.0	+7.5
24	60		2:04.4	+7.9
25	33		2:04.5	+8.0
26	58		2:04.9	+8.4
27	48		2:05.0	+8.5
28	44		2:05.2	+8.7
29	36		2:05.3	+8.8
30	87		2:05.5	+9.0
31	84		2:06.4	+9.9
32	42		2:07.9	+11.4
33	63		2:08.5	+12.0
34	45		2:10.4	+13.9
35	54		2:10.9	+14.4
36	53		2:16.6	+20.1
37	91		2:17.3	+20.8
38	89		2:19.0	+22.5
39	72		2:21.0	+24.5
40	85		2:31.3	+34.8
41	79		2:39.4	+42.9
42	69		2:39.8	+43.3
43	81		3:20.5	+1:24.0
44	77		4:04.5	+2:08.0

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