Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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Germany
was represented at the 1956 Winter Olympics
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
, Italy
by a United Team of Germany
of athletes from the (Federal Republic of Germany
(FRG), West Germany
) and, for the first time, also from the (German Democratic Republic
(GDR), East Germany) which had not joined in 1952.
The results were rather disappointing as only 2 medals were scored against emerging competition. Rosa "Ossi" Reichert
won Gold at the women's giant slalom, and Harry Glaß
took Bronze in the K90 individual jump.
Men
Women
Men
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Women
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Men
Women
Pairs
Events:
Men
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
was represented at the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
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
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
by a United Team of Germany
United Team of Germany
The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...
of athletes from the (Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
(FRG), West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
) and, for the first time, also from the (German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
(GDR), East Germany) which had not joined in 1952.
The results were rather disappointing as only 2 medals were scored against emerging competition. Rosa "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 Gold at the women's giant slalom, and Harry Glaß
Harry Glaß
Harry Glaß was a German ski jumper. Born in Klingenthal, he won a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics....
took Bronze in the K90 individual jump.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics 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... |
Women's giant slalom | ||
| Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Ski jumping event was contested in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-K90 individual ski jumping:The competition took place at "Trampolina Italia" with a K-Point of 72m.... |
Men's normal hill |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pepi Schwaiger | Downhill | 3:22.2 | 20 | ||||
| Karl Zillibiller | 3:21.6 | 19 | |||||
| Sepp Behr | 3:07.7 | 12 | |||||
| Hans Peter Lanig | 2:59.8 | 5 | |||||
| Beni Obermüller | Giant Slalom | 3:42.9 | 48 | ||||
| Pepi Schwaiger | 3:23.5 | 26 | |||||
| Sepp Behr | 3:11.4 | 8 | |||||
| Hans Peter Lanig | 3:08.6 | 7 | |||||
| Rochus Wagner | Slalom | 1:48.7 | 32 | 2:28.7 (+0:05) | 42 | 4:17.4 | 34 |
| Karl Zillibiller | 1:36.6 | 26 | 2:23.6 | 34 | 4:00.2 | 25 | |
| Sepp Behr | 1:33.3 | 15 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Beni Obermüller | 1:32.3 | 10 | 1:55.2 | 10 | 3:27.5 | 9 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mirl Buchner | Downhill | DNF | – | ||||
| Sonja Sperl | 1:57.8 | 32 | |||||
| Hannelore Glaser-Franke | 1:54.7 | 29 | |||||
| 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... |
1:52.3 | 20 | |||||
| Mirl Buchner | Giant Slalom | 2:05.0 | 27 | ||||
| Hannelore Glaser-Franke | 2:02.7 | 19 | |||||
| Marianne Seltsam | 2:01.4 | 12 | |||||
| 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... |
1:56.5 | ||||||
| Marianne Seltsam | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| 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... |
1:07.8 | 24 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Hannelore Glaser-Franke | 1:01.8 | 19 | 1:02.9 | 17 | 2:04.7 | 14 | |
| Mirl Buchner | 1:01.7 | 18 | 1:16.8 | 28 | 2:18.5 | 21 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GER-1 | Hans Rösch Hans Rösch Hans Rösch was a West German bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Rösch also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina... Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics... |
Two-man | 1:26.92 | 14 | 1:24.08 | 6 | 1:25.21 | 9 | 1:25.13 | 6 | 5:41.34 | 9 |
| GER-2 | Andreas Ostler Andreas Ostler Andreas "Anderl" Ostler was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.As a teenager during the 1936 Winter Olympics in his home town, Anderl Ostler and future teammates at :de:Sportclub Riessersee became interested in winter sports... Hans Hohenester Hans Hohenester Hans Hohenester was a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... |
Two-man | 1:24.63 | 4 | 1:24.89 | 10 | 1:25.07 | 8 | 1:25.54 | 8 | 5:40.13 | 8 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GER-1 | Hans Rösch Hans Rösch Hans Rösch was a West German bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Rösch also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina... Michael Pössinger Michael Pössinger Michael Pössinger was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a complete set of medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1951, a silver in 1954, and a bronze in 1953... Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics... Sylvester Wackerle Sylvester Wackerle Sylvester Wackerle was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s... |
Four-man | 1:18.61 | 6 | 1:19.04 | 8 | 1:19.43 | 7 | 1:20.94 | 13 | 5:18.02 | 6 |
| GER-2 | Franz Schelle Franz Schelle Franz Schelle was a West German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , two silvers , and two bronzes .Competing in two Winter Olympics, Schelle's best finish was fifth in the four-man event at... Jakob Nirschl Jakob Nirschl Jakob Nirschl was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... Hans Henn Hans Henn Hans Henn was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... Edmund Koller Edmund Koller Edmund Koller was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... |
Four-man | 1:19.03 | 9 | 1:18.84 | 7 | 1:19.31 | 6 | 1:21.32 | 15 | 5:18.50 | 8 |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Helmut Hagg | 56:50 | 46 |
| Rudi Kopp Rudi Kopp Rudolf "Rudi" Kopp was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 64th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*... |
54:31 | 31 | |
| Siegfried Weiß | 54:29 | 29 | |
| Kuno Werner | 54:18 | 27 | |
| 30 km | Werner Moring | 2'00:55 | 40 |
| Erich Lindenlaub | 1'58:30 | 33 | |
| Hermann Möchel | 1'56:34 | 30 | |
| 50 km | Werner Moring | 3'20:32 | 20 |
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Kuno Werner Siegfried Weiß Rudi Kopp Rudi Kopp Rudolf "Rudi" Kopp was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 64th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*... Hermann Möchel |
2'26:37 | 10 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Rita Czech-Blasl | 43:51 | 29 |
| Elfriede Spiegelhauer-Uhlig | 43:15 | 26 | |
| Else Amann | 42:22 | 20 | |
| Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus | 42:22 | 20 | |
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Elfriede Spiegelhauer-Uhlig Else Amann Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus |
1'15:33 | 7 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilo Gutzeit Tilo Gutzeit Tilo Gutzeit is a German figure skater who represented West Germany in competition. He is the 1955 German national champion. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th, and at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 9th... |
10 | 11 | 141.08 | 90 | 10 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosel Pettinger | 11 | 6 | 152.04 | 101 | 10 |
Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marika Kilius Marika Kilius Marika Kilius is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion in pair skating.... Franz Ningel Franz Ningel Franz Ningel is a former German pair skater and roller skater.Franz Ningel became World and European champion as a single roller figure skater in 1956 and 1957... |
10.98 | 35.5 | 4 |
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
- Canada 4-0 Germany
- Italy 2-2 Germany
- Germany 7-0 Austria
Games for 1st-6th places
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
- USA 7-2 Germany
- USSR 8-0 Germany
- Canada 10-0 Germany
- Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany
- Germany 1-1 Sweden
| Contestants Ulli Jansen Ulli Jansen Ulrich Jansen was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1960 Winter Olympics.-References:... Alfred Hoffmann Toni Biersack Bruno Guttowski Bruno Guttowski Bruno Guttowski was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-References:... Martin Beck Paul Ambros Karl Bierschel Karl Bierschel Karl Bierschel was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1952 Winter Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics.-References:... Kurt Sepp Markus Egen Ernst Trautwein Rudolf Pittrich Hans Huber Arthur Endress Reiner Kossmann Hans Rampf Hans Rampf Johannes Rampf was a German ice hockey player. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2001.-Biography:Rampf was born in Bad Tölz, Upper Bavaria... Martin Zach Günther Jochems |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Helmut Böck | Individual | 66.0 | 66.5 | 190.0 | 24 | 59:13 | 228.700 | 11 | 418.700 | 19 |
| Gerhard Glaß | 72.0 | 72.5 | 203.5 | 9 | 1'04:17 | 209.100 | 30 | 412.600 | 24 | |
| Herbert Leonhardt | 62.0 | 62.0 | 177.0 | 32 | 1'01:34 | 219.600 | 23 | 396.600 | 28 | |
| Heinz Hauser Heinz Hauser Heinz Hauser was a West German nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 15th in the nordic combined event and 54th in the 18 km cross country skiing event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Hauser was also four time national champion in the Nordic combined event... |
71.0 | 67.5 | 195.0 | 20 | 1'00:43 | 222.900 | 17 | 417.900 | 21 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sepp Kleisl Sepp Kleisl Josef "Sepp" Kleisl was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1952 to 1959. He finished tenth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... |
Normal hill | 73.0 | 95.0 | 29 | 71.0 | 94.0 | 26 | 189.0 | 26 |
| Werner Lesser Werner Lesser Werner Lesser was an East German ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He finished eighth in the individual large hill at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... |
77.5 | 105.0 | 10 | 77.5 | 105.0 | 8 | 210.0 | 8 | |
| Max Bolkart Max Bolkart Max Bolkart . was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1966. He finished fourth in the individual large hill at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and sixth in the same event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.Bolkart is best known as being the winner of the Four... |
80.0 | 111.5 | 3 | 81.5 | 111.0 | 4 | 222.5 | 4 | |
| Harry Glaß Harry Glaß Harry Glaß was a German ski jumper. Born in Klingenthal, he won a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.... |
83.5 | 115.0 | 1 | 80.5 | 109.5 | 7 | 224.5 | ||
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Helmut Kuhnert | 44.0 | 34 |
| 1500 m | Hans Keller | 2:18.1 | 35 |
| 5000 m | Hans Keller | 8:24.5 | 30 |
| Helmut Kuhnert | 8:04.8 | 9 | |
| 10,000 m | Hans Keller | 17:27.7 | 21 |
| Helmut Kuhnert | 17:04.6 | 10 | |