Spain at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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Spain
competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
, Italy
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Men
Men
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
competed 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...
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Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jaime Talens | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Luis Molné | 4:08.9 | 37 | |||||
| Francisco Viladomat | 4:02.1 | 36 | |||||
| Luis Molné | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Jaime Talens | 4:52.2 | 83 | |||||
| Francisco Viladomat | 4:08.7 | 68 | |||||
| Luis Arias Luís Arias Luís Arias is a Cuban-American amateur boxer in the Middleweight division. He is currently the number one rated amateur boxer at Middleweight in the U.S.-Amateur career:... |
3:47.1 | 53 | |||||
| Francisco Viladomat | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Luis Molné | 2:45.5 | 58 | 3:07.5 | 56 | 5:53.0 | 56 | |
| Jaime Talens | 2:25.7 | 55 | 2:38.5 | 48 | 5:04.2 | 52 | |
| Luis Arias Luís Arias Luís Arias is a Cuban-American amateur boxer in the Middleweight division. He is currently the number one rated amateur boxer at Middleweight in the U.S.-Amateur career:... |
1:51.7 | 39 | 2:21.1 | 32 | 4:12.8 | 31 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ESP-1 | Alfonso de Portago Alfonso de Portago Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marquis of Portago, best known as Alfonso de Portago was a racing driver from Spain.-Notable heritage:Portago was 6' tall and weighed 170 pounds . He was educated in France... Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, 4th Marquess de Mariño was a Spanish nobleman and Olympic bobsledder.-Bobsleigh career:In the 1950s, Sartorius had a professional bobsled career... |
Two-man | 1:24.81 | 7 | 1:23.77 | 3 | 1:24.03 | 3 | 1:24.99 | 5 | 5:37.60 | 4 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ESP-1 | Alfonso de Portago Alfonso de Portago Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marquis of Portago, best known as Alfonso de Portago was a racing driver from Spain.-Notable heritage:Portago was 6' tall and weighed 170 pounds . He was educated in France... Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca, 4th Marquess de Mariño was a Spanish nobleman and Olympic bobsledder.-Bobsleigh career:In the 1950s, Sartorius had a professional bobsled career... Gonzalo Taboada Luis Muñoz |
Four-man | 1:18.87 | 7 | 1:19.27 | 10 | 1:21.37 | 17 | 1:19.98 | 6 | 5:19.49 | 9 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darío Villalba Darío Villalba Darío Villalba Flores is a Spanish figure skater. He represented Spain at the 1956 Winter Olympics were he placed 14th at the age of 16.-Competitive highlights:-References:*... |
14 | 16 | 127.30 | 128 | 14 |