Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres
Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | ||||
| 10 km | women | |||
| 15 km | men | |||
| 30 km | men | |||
| 50 km | men | |||
| 3 x 5 km relay | women | |||
| 4 x 10 km relay | men | |||
The men's 50 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 2 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cotrina. Thirty skiers from thirteen countries participated in the event. The Nordic countries once again dominated the event. In a reversal of the top two results in the 30 km (19 mi) race, Swedish skier Sixten Jernberg won the gold, Fin Veikko Hakulinen took the silver and Russian Fedor Terentjev won the bronze. Jernberg would go on to win a bronze in the relay event giving him a full complement of gold, silver and bronze. Hakulinen would win a silver in the relay event giving him a gold and two silver medals for the Olympics.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Sixten Jernberg Sweden |
| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen Finland |
| Bronze | Fedor Terentjev.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
Source:[2]
Results
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Sixten Jernberg (SWE) | 2:50.27 | |
| 2 | 33 | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) | 2:51.45 | +1.18 |
| 3 | 2 | Fedor Terentjev (URS) | 2:53.32 | +3.05 |
| 4 | 23 | Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) | 2:56.17 | +5.50 |
| 5 | 20 | Anatoly Sheljukhin (URS) | 2:56.40 | +6.13 |
| 6 | 8 | Pavel Kolchin (URS) | 2:58.00 | +8.33 |
| 7 | 30 | Victor Baranov (URS) | 3:03.55 | +13.28 |
| 8 | 4 | Antti Sivonen (FIN) | 3:04.16 | +13.49 |
| 9 | 12 | Veini Kontinen (FIN) | 3:06.15 | +15.48 |
| 10 | 5 | Sture Grahn (SWE) | 3:06.32 | +16.05 |
| 11 | 7 | Arthur Ohlsson (SWE) | 3:10.03 | +19.36 |
| 12 | 18 | Inge Limberg (SWE) | 3:10.19 | +19.52 |
| 13 | 25 | .svg.png){kind=small} Stanislav Bukowski (POL) | 3:10.49 | +20.22 |
| 14 | 9 |  Oddmund Jensen (NOR) | 3:11.14 | +20.47 |
| 15 | 21 | Edvin Landsem (NOR) | 3:11.43 | +21.16 |
| 16 | 14 |  Vigilio Mich (ITA) | 3:11.59 | +21.32 |
| 17 | 36 | Gianni Carrara (ITA) | 3:14.39 | +24.12 |
| 18 | 29 |  Christian Werner (SUI) | 3:17.49 | +27.22 |
| 19 | 11 | Fritz Zurbuchen (SUI) | 3:19.42 | +29.15 |
| 20 | 15 |  Werner Moring (EUA) | 3:20.32 | +30.05 |
| 21 | 10 | Gioacchino Busin (ITA) | 3:21.05 | +30.38 |
| 22 | 31 |  Clarence Servold (CAN) | 3:21.50 | +31.23 |
| 23 | 1 | Battista Mismetti (ITA) | 3:23.15 | +32.48 |
| 24 | 17 | Alfred Kronig (SUI) | 3:23.21 | +32.54 |
| 25 | 28 |  Tatsuo Miyao (JPN) | 3:25.47 | +35.20 |
| 26 | 32 | .svg.png){kind=small} Christo Dontchev (BUL) | 3:26.06 | +35.39 |
| 27 | 3 | Andre Huguenin (SUI) | 3:31.04 | +40.37 |
| 28 | 39 |  Thomas Cairney (GBR) | 3:44.54 | +54.17 |
| 29 | 24 | Toby Graham (GBR) | 3:48.17 | +57.50 |
| 30 | 13 | Richard Aylmer (GBR) | 4:11.40 | +1:21.13 |
* - Difference is in hours:minutes.seconds.
Source:[2]
See also
Notes
References
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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