Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Speed Skating at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Lake Misurina |
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Dates | 28-31 January |
Competitors | 83 from 17 nations |
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, 28 January, to Tuesday, 31 January 1956.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Yevgeny Grishin![]() | 40.2 WR | Rafayel Grach![]() | 40.8 | Alv Gjestvang![]() | 41.0 |
1500 metres |
Yevgeny Grishin![]() Yuri Mikhaylov ![]() | 2:08.6 WR | Toivo Salonen![]() | 2:09.4 | ||
5000 metres |
Boris Shilkov![]() | 7:48.7 (OR) |
Sigvard Ericsson![]() | 7:56.7 | Oleg Goncharenko![]() | 7:57.5 |
10000 metres |
Sigvard Ericsson![]() | 16:35.9 (OR) |
Knut Johannesen![]() | 16:36.9 | Oleg Goncharenko![]() | 16:42.3 |
Participating nations
A total of 18 nations competed in the 4 events.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1956 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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