Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics

The Soviet Union
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(USSR) competed in the Winter Olympic Games

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for the first time 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

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, Italy

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Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
, Pavel Kolchin Pavel Kolchin Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Yaroslavl.... Pavel Kolchin Pavel Kolchin Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Yaroslavl.... , Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Mikhaylovich Terentyev was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow...	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Men's relay 4 x 10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Women's 10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
, Vsevolod Bobrov Vsevolod Bobrov Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov was a Soviet athlete, who excelled in both football , bandy, and ice hockey. He is considered one of the best Russians ever in all of those sports.- Biography :... Alexei Guryshev Alexei Guryshev Alexei Mikhailovich Guryshev was a Russian ice hockey center. A four-time Soviet all-star, he was the top goal scorer in the Soviet Union five times: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, and 1958... , Nikolay Khlystov Nikolay Khlystov Nikolay Pavlovich Khlystov was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:... Yuri Krylov Yuri Krylov Yuri Nikolaevich Krylov was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:... , Alfred Kuchevsky Alfred Kuchevsky Alfred Iosifovich Kuchevsky was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Olympic champion 1956, bronze 1960. Twice World champion.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. He was Jewish.... Valentin Kuzin Valentin Kuzin Valentin Egorevich Kuzin was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:... , Grigory Mkrtychan Grigory Mkrtychan Grigory Mkrtychevich Mkrtychan was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1951.-External links:... Viktor Nikiforov Viktor Nikiforov Viktor Vasilievich Nikiforov is an Soviet ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.-External links:... , Yuri Pantyukhov Yuri Pantyukhov Yuri Borisovich Pantyukhov was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow and Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1956.-External links:... Nikolai Puchkov Nikolai Puchkov Nikolai Georgievich Puchkov was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, he played for HC CSKA Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:*... , Viktor Shuvalov Genrikh Sidorenkov Genrikh Sidorenkov Genrikh Ivanovich Sidorenkov was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.... , Nikolai Sologubov Nikolai Sologubov Nikolai Mikhailovich Sologubov was an ice hockey defenceman in the Soviet Union.-German-Soviet War:Sologubov took part in the German-Soviet War. Serving in the naval infantry he was wounded to leg in a battle near Shlisselburg in 1943. After a month and a half rehabilitation at a hospital he... Ivan Tregubov Ivan Tregubov Ivan Sergeyevich Tregubov was an ice hockey defenceman in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in the Mordovian ASSR of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.... , Dmitry Ukolov Dmitry Ukolov Dmitry Matveevich Ukolov was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.Ukolov played for HC CSKA Moscow and was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.... Aleksandr Uvarov Aleksandr Uvarov (ice hockey) Aleksandr Nikolaevich Uvarov was a Russian ice hockey player, who played in the Soviet Hockey League.He was born in Tula region, Soviet Union....	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. For World Championships Pool B matches were also played between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin...	Men's team Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. For World Championships Pool B matches were also played between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin...
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 500 m
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 1500 m
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 1500 m
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 5000 m
	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Women's 10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
, Lyubov Kozyreva Radya Yeroshina	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Women's relay 3 x 5 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 500 m
	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 slalom 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...
	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Men's 15 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Men's 30 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
	Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	Men's 50 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 5000 m
	Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's 10000 m

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Gennady Chertishchev	Giant Slalom 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...			3:48.9	55
Gennady Chertishchev	Downhill			DSQ	DNF
Aleksandr Filatov	Giant Slalom 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...			3:27.8	33
	Slalom 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...	1:33.5	2:36.0	4:09.5	30
	Downhill			3:16.6	16
Vyacheslav Melnikov	Slalom 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...	TNK	DSQ	Did Not Finish
Yury Sharkov	Giant Slalom 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...			3:41.8	46
Yury Sharkov	Slalom 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...	DSQ		Did Not Finish
Sergey Shustov	Downhill			DSQ	DNF
Viktor Talyanov	Giant Slalom 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...			3:45.2	52
	Slalom 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...	1:49.2	2:06.9	3:56.1	24
	Downhill			3:26.5	21

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Aleksandra Artyomenko	Giant Slalom 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...			4:04.5	44
	Slalom 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...	DSQ		Did Not Finish
	Downhill 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...			1:51.1	14
Yevgeniya Sidorova Yevgeniya Sidorova Yevgeniya Nikolaevna Sidorova was a Soviet alpine skier who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Winter Olympics, in the 1960 Winter Olympics, and in the 1964 Winter Olympics....	Giant Slalom 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...			2:31.3	40
	Slalom 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...	56.9	59.8	1:56.7
	Downhill 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...			1:59.8	37

Cross-country skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank
Nikolay Anikin	15 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	50:58	7
Viktor Baranov	50 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	3:03:55	7
Minnevali Galiyev	15 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	52:49	18
Pavel Kolchin Pavel Kolchin Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Yaroslavl....	15 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	50:17
	30 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	1:45:45
	50 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	2:58:00	6
Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Semyonovich Kuzin was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at Dynamo in Leningrad. Born in Lampozhnya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, he earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo...	15 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	51:36	10
	30 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	1:46:09	5
Anatoly Shelyukhin	30 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	1:45:46	4
Anatoly Shelyukhin	50 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	2:56:40	5
Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Mikhaylovich Terentyev was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow...	30 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	1:46:43	6
	50 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	2:53:32
Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Mikhaylovich Terentyev was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... Pavel Kolchin Pavel Kolchin Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Yaroslavl.... Nikolay Anikin Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Semyonovich Kuzin was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at Dynamo in Leningrad. Born in Lampozhnya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, he earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo...	Relay 4 x 10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	2:15:30

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank
Anna Kaaleste	10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	40:29	9
Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival,...	10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	38:46	4
Lyubov Kozyreva	10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	38:11
Radya Yeroshina	10 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	38:16
Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival,... Radya Yeroshina	Relay 3 x 5 km Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956....	1:09:28

Ice hockey

Men

Head coach:

Arkady Chernyshev

Arkady Ivanovich Chernyshev was a Soviet ice hockey and soccer player, who played in the Soviet Hockey League, also a coach for «Dynamo» Moscow club and a distinguished coach for Soviet Union national ice hockey team....

Pos.	No.	Player	Team
GK Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...		Nikolai Puchkov Nikolai Puchkov Nikolai Georgievich Puchkov was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, he played for HC CSKA Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:*...
GK		Grigory Mkrtychan Grigory Mkrtychan Grigory Mkrtychevich Mkrtychan was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1951.-External links:*...
D Defenceman (ice hockey) Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...		Nikolai Sologubov Nikolai Sologubov Nikolai Mikhailovich Sologubov was an ice hockey defenceman in the Soviet Union.-German-Soviet War:Sologubov took part in the German-Soviet War. Serving in the naval infantry he was wounded to leg in a battle near Shlisselburg in 1943. After a month and a half rehabilitation at a hospital he...
D		Dmitry Ukolov Dmitry Ukolov Dmitry Matveevich Ukolov was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.Ukolov played for HC CSKA Moscow and was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954....
D		Ivan Tregubov Ivan Tregubov Ivan Sergeyevich Tregubov was an ice hockey defenceman in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in the Mordovian ASSR of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union....
D		Genrikh Sidorenkov Genrikh Sidorenkov Genrikh Ivanovich Sidorenkov was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union....
D		Alfred Kuchevsky Alfred Kuchevsky Alfred Iosifovich Kuchevsky was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Olympic champion 1956, bronze 1960. Twice World champion.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. He was Jewish....
F		Yevgeny Babich Yevgeny Babich Yevgeny Makarovich Babich was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.-Biography:Babich played for HC CSKA Moscow...
F		Viktor Shuvalov
F		Vsevolod Bobrov Vsevolod Bobrov Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov was a Soviet athlete, who excelled in both football , bandy, and ice hockey. He is considered one of the best Russians ever in all of those sports.- Biography :...
F		Yuri Krylov Yuri Krylov Yuri Nikolaevich Krylov was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:*...
F		Aleksandr Uvarov Aleksandr Uvarov (ice hockey) Aleksandr Nikolaevich Uvarov was a Russian ice hockey player, who played in the Soviet Hockey League.He was born in Tula region, Soviet Union....
F		Valentin Kuzin Valentin Kuzin Valentin Egorevich Kuzin was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:*...
F		Yuri Pantyukhov Yuri Pantyukhov Yuri Borisovich Pantyukhov was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow and Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1956.-External links:*...
F		Alexei Guryshev Alexei Guryshev Alexei Mikhailovich Guryshev was a Russian ice hockey center. A four-time Soviet all-star, he was the top goal scorer in the Soviet Union five times: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, and 1958...
F		Nikolay Khlystov Nikolay Khlystov Nikolay Pavlovich Khlystov was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:*...
F		Viktor Nikiforov Viktor Nikiforov Viktor Vasilievich Nikiforov is an Soviet ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.-External links:*...

Preliminary round Team GP W L T GF GA PTS 2 2 0 0 15 4 4 2 1 1 0 7 10 2 2 0 2 0 8 16 0 NEWLIN

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
2	2	0	15	4	4
2	1	1	7	10	2
2	0	2	8	16	0

Final round

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
5 5 0 0 25 5 10
5 4 1 0 26 12 8
5 3 2 0 23 11 6
5 1 3 1 10 17 3
5 1 4 0 20 30 2
5 0 4 1 6 35 1

NEWLIN

Nordic combined

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-Country Total
Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Leonid Fyodorov Individual 15 km
Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...

201.0 12 59:17 228.500 12 429.500 10
Nikolay Gusakov Individual 15 km
Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...

200.0 14 58:17 232.300 8 432.300 7
Uno Kajak Individual 15 km
Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...

186.5 27 1:00:48 222.600 18 409.100 26
Yury Moshkin Individual 15 km
Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...

217.5 1 1:04:18 209.100 31 426.600 13

Ski jumping

Athlete Event First Round Final
Points Rank Points Total Rank
Yury Moshkin Normal hill
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....

91.5 35 92.5 184.0 34
Nikolay Shamov Normal hill
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....

103.0 14 98.0 201.0 16
Koba Zakadze
Koba Zakadze
Koba Zakadze is a Soviet ski jumper who competed from 1955 to 1972. He won two events at Four Hills Tournament with one in 1955-6 and the other in 1960-1 ....

Normal hill
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....

107.0 8 78.0 185.0 30

Speed skating
Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Oleg Goncharenko
Oleg Goncharenko
Oleg Georgievich Goncharenko , Distinguished Master of Sports of the USSR, was the first male Soviet speed skater to become World Allround Champion....

5000 m 7:57.5
10000 m 16:42.3
Rafayel Grach
Rafayel Grach
Rafayel Davidovich Grach was a Soviet speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Kirov, Russia....

500 m 40.8
Yevgeny Grishin
Yevgeny Grishin
Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin was a Soviet/Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow...

500 m 40.2 WR
1500 m 2:08.6 WR
Robert Merkulov
Robert Merkulov
Robert Merkulov is a Russian former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1956 he finished fifth in the 1500 metres event.-External links:*...

1500 m 2:10.3 5
Yuri Mikhaylov
Yuri Mikhaylov
Yuri Matveyevich Mikhaylov was a speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union....

500 m Did Not Finish
1500 m 2:08.6 WR
Dmitry Sakunenko
Dmitry Sakunenko
Dmitry Sakunenko is a former speedskater.At an international meet at Medeo 9-10 January 1955, Sakunenko was the first person to skate the 5000-m below eight minutes, with 7:54.9. In a later pair, Boris Shilkov improved this world record to 7:45.6. On this occasion Sakunenko set a new samalogue...

5000 m 8:10.5 16
Yuri Sergeev
Yuri Sergeev
Yuri Valentinovich Sergeev is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1956 he finished fourth in the 500 metres event.-External links:*...

500 m 41.1 4
Boris Shilkov
Boris Shilkov
Boris Arsenevich Shilkov is a former speed skater.- Short biography :Competing for the Soviet Union, Boris Shilkov lived in Leningrad , where he worked as an engineer...

1500 m 2:11.9 8
5000 m 7:48.7 OR
Vladimir Shilykovsky
Vladimir Shilykovsky
Vladimir Sergeyevich Shilykovsky was a Soviet/Russian speed skater.Shilykovsky competed internationally from 1956 to 1960, and took part in two Winter Olympics, both times in the 10,000 m...

10000 m 17:17.6 16
Boris Tsybin 10000 m 17:03.4 9
Boris Yakimov 5000 m 8:12.6 19
10000 m 16:59.7 7

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Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping		Cross-Country			Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Leonid Fyodorov	Individual 15 km Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...	201.0	12	59:17	228.500	12	429.500	10
Nikolay Gusakov	Individual 15 km Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...	200.0	14	58:17	232.300	8	432.300	7
Uno Kajak	Individual 15 km Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...	186.5	27	1:00:48	222.600	18	409.100	26
Yury Moshkin	Individual 15 km Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*...	217.5	1	1:04:18	209.100	31	426.600	13

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Oleg Goncharenko Oleg Goncharenko Oleg Georgievich Goncharenko , Distinguished Master of Sports of the USSR, was the first male Soviet speed skater to become World Allround Champion....	5000 m	7:57.5
	10000 m	16:42.3
Rafayel Grach Rafayel Grach Rafayel Davidovich Grach was a Soviet speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.He was born in Kirov, Russia....	500 m	40.8
Yevgeny Grishin Yevgeny Grishin Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin was a Soviet/Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow...	500 m	40.2 WR
	1500 m	2:08.6 WR
Robert Merkulov Robert Merkulov Robert Merkulov is a Russian former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1956 he finished fifth in the 1500 metres event.-External links:*...	1500 m	2:10.3	5
Yuri Mikhaylov Yuri Mikhaylov Yuri Matveyevich Mikhaylov was a speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union....	500 m	Did Not Finish
	1500 m	2:08.6 WR
Dmitry Sakunenko Dmitry Sakunenko Dmitry Sakunenko is a former speedskater.At an international meet at Medeo 9-10 January 1955, Sakunenko was the first person to skate the 5000-m below eight minutes, with 7:54.9. In a later pair, Boris Shilkov improved this world record to 7:45.6. On this occasion Sakunenko set a new samalogue...	5000 m	8:10.5	16
Yuri Sergeev Yuri Sergeev Yuri Valentinovich Sergeev is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1956 he finished fourth in the 500 metres event.-External links:*...	500 m	41.1	4
Boris Shilkov Boris Shilkov Boris Arsenevich Shilkov is a former speed skater.- Short biography :Competing for the Soviet Union, Boris Shilkov lived in Leningrad , where he worked as an engineer...	1500 m	2:11.9	8
	5000 m	7:48.7 OR
Vladimir Shilykovsky Vladimir Shilykovsky Vladimir Sergeyevich Shilykovsky was a Soviet/Russian speed skater.Shilykovsky competed internationally from 1956 to 1960, and took part in two Winter Olympics, both times in the 10,000 m...	10000 m	17:17.6	16
Boris Tsybin	10000 m	17:03.4	9
Boris Yakimov	5000 m	8:12.6	19
Boris Yakimov	10000 m	16:59.7	7