1956 winter olympics

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Nations participating	32
Athletes participating	821 (687 men, 134 women)
Events	24 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony	January 26, 1956
Closing ceremony	February 5, 1956
Officially opened by	Giovanni Gronchi
Athlete's Oath	Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo
Official's Oath	n/a
Olympic Torch	Guido Caroli

The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The USSR debuted in these Winter Olympics. They immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation.

Medal winners

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:

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Pos.	Country	bgcolor="gold"\|Gold	bgcolor="silver"\| Silver	bgcolor="cc9966"\| Bronze	Total
1	USSR	7	3	6	16
2	Austria	4	3	4	11
3	Finland	3	3	1	7
4	Switzerland	3	2	1	6
5	Sweden	4	0	2	6
6	United States	2	3	2	7
7	Norway	2	1	1	4
8	1	2	0	3
9	\|20px United Team of Germany¹	1	0	1	2
10	Canada	0	1	2	3

(¹ Athletes from East and West Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany," designated as the EUA. This combined team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics).

1956 Winter Olympics

Medal winners

Medal count

See also