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...

was the host nation for 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...

. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...	Two-man
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...	Two-man
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...	Four-man

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paride Milianti	Downhill					DSQ	–
Lino Zecchini						DSQ	–
Bruno Burrini						3:02.4	9
Gino Burrini						3:00.2	6
Bruno Burrini	Giant Slalom					3:23.1	25
Dino Pompanin						3:22.4	24
Guido Ghedina						3:15.6	11
Gino Burrini						3:12.3	10
Paride Milianti	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Italo Pedroncelli		n/a	?	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Bruno Burrini		1:36.2	24	2:24.2	35	4:00.4	27
Guido Ghedina		1:32.6	12	2:08.1	24	3:40.7	17

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vera Schenone	Downhill					1:59.2	36
Anna Pellissier						1:49.7	11
Carla Marchelli						1:47.7	6
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo						1:47.3	4
Vera Schenone	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Maria Grazia Marchelli						2:05.2	28
Anna Pellissier						2:02.4	17
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo						2:01.5	13
Cristina Ebner	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Vera Schenone		1:05.1	21	1:32.1	34	2:37.2	29
Anna Pellissier		1:01.2	16	1:05.3	19	2:06.5	16
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo		56.9	3	59.9	11	1:56.8	4

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Lamberto Dalla Costa Lamberto Dalla Costa Lamberto dalla Costa was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Giacomo Conti	Two-man	1:22.0	1	1:22.45	1	1:22.95	1	1:22.74	1	5:30.14
ITA-2	Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events...	Two-man	1:22.73	2	1:22.53	2	1:23.37	2	1:22.82	2	5:31.45

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Dino De Martin Dino De Martin Dino De Martin is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:*... Giovanni De Martin Giovanni De Martin Giovanni De Martin is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:*... Giovanni Tabacchi Giovanni Tabacchi Giovanni Tabacchi was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:*... Carlo Da Prà Carlo Da Prà Carlo Da Pra was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:*...	Four-man	1:18.10	5	1:18.65	5	1:18.50	4	1:19.41	4	5:14.66	5
ITA-2	Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... Ulrico Girardi Ulrico Girardi Ulrico Girardi was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:**... Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events... Renato Mocellini Renato Mocellini Renato Mocellini was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	Four-man	1:17.69	2	1:17.97	4	1:18.13	2	1:18.31	2	5:12.10

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Innocenzo Chatrian	53:46	25
	Pompeo Fattor	53:45	24
	Federico de Florian Federico De Florian Frederico De Florian was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 19th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:**...	52:48	17
	Ottavio Compagnoni Ottavio Compagnoni Ottavio Compagnoni was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 36th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Severino Compagnoni....	51:42	11
30 km	Ottavio Compagnoni Ottavio Compagnoni Ottavio Compagnoni was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 36th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Severino Compagnoni....	DSQ	–
	Camillo Zanolli	1'54:42	26
	Arrigo Delladio Arrigo Delladio Arrigo Delladio was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 24th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...	1'54:27	24
	Federico de Florian Federico De Florian Frederico De Florian was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 19th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:**...	1'49:16	13
50 km	Battista Mismetti	3'23:15	23
	Gioacchino Busin	3'21:05	21
	Gianni Carrara	3'14:39	17
	Vigilio Mich	3'11:59	16

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Pompeo Fattor Ottavio Compagnoni Ottavio Compagnoni Ottavio Compagnoni was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 36th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Severino Compagnoni.... Innocenzo Chatrain Federico de Florian Federico De Florian Frederico De Florian was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 19th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:**...	2'23:28	5

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km	Anita Parmesani	47:37	37
	Fides Romanin Fides Romanin Fides Romanin was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.She was born in Forni Avoltri.She competed in two Winter Olympics, serving as flagbearer for the Italian team at Oslo in 1952...	44:17	31
	Rita Bottero	44:03	30
	Ildegarda Taffra Ildegarda Taffra Ildegarda Taffra was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.She was born in Tarvisio.Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished eight in the 3 x 5 km event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956...	42:51	23

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Fides Romanin Fides Romanin Fides Romanin was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.She was born in Forni Avoltri.She competed in two Winter Olympics, serving as flagbearer for the Italian team at Oslo in 1952... Rita Bottero Ildegarda Taffra Ildegarda Taffra Ildegarda Taffra was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.She was born in Tarvisio.Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished eight in the 3 x 5 km event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956...	1'16:11	8

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Manuela Angeli	20	21	133.51	222	21
Fiorella Negro	16	14	142.31	168.5	15

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

• Italy 2-2 Austria
• Italy 2-2 Germany (UTG)
• Italy 1-3 Canada

Games for 7th-10th places

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
7		3	3	0	0	21	7	6
8		3	2	1	0	12	10	4
9		3	1	2	0	12	18	2
10		3	0	3	0	9	19	0

• Italy 8-2 Austria
• Italy 8-3 Switzerland
• Italy 5-2 Poland

Contestants Vittorio Bolla  Giuliano Ferraris  Carmine Tucci  Carlo Montemurro  Aldo Federici  Mario Bedogni  Bernardo Tomei  Giovanni Furlani  Giampiero Branduardi  Aldo Maniacco  Ernesto Crotti  Giancarlo Agazzi  Gianfranco Darin  Reno Alberton  Giulio Oberhammer  Francesco Macchietto

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
Aldo Pedrana	Individual	60.5	60.0	168.0	35	1'00:36	223.400	15	391.400	31
Enzo Perin		67.0	70.0	196.0	19	1'00:48	222.600	18	418.600	20
Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker was an Italian nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Prucker finished 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event. Prucker finished 12th in the nordic combined event and 38th in the 18 km cross country skiing event...		70.0	70.0	201.0	12	58:52	230.100	10	431.100	8

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Enzo Perin	Normal hill	67.0	83.5	47	63.5	80.5	47	164.0	48
Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker Alfredo Prucker was an Italian nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Prucker finished 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event. Prucker finished 12th in the nordic combined event and 38th in the 18 km cross country skiing event...		67.5	88.0	41	68.5	91.5	32	179.5	38
Tito Tolin		69.5	91.0	36	71.5	93.5	27	184.5	33
Luigi Pennacchio		70.5	91.0	36	67.5	89.5	36	180.5	37

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Guido Caroli Guido Caroli Guido Caroli is an Italian speed skater who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. He is best known as being lighting the Olympic flame at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	43.9	33
	Guido Citterio	43.1	22
1500 m	Remo Tomasi	2:22.2	48
	Guido Caroli Guido Caroli Guido Caroli is an Italian speed skater who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. He is best known as being lighting the Olympic flame at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	2:20.0	42
	Guido Citterio	2:16.5	27
5000 m	Remo Tomasi	8:48.3	45
	Paolino Dimai	8:48.0	44
	Carlo Calzà	8:41.1	41
10,000 m	Carlo Calzà	18:32.8	32