The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The USSR made its Winter Olympics debut and immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation. These were the first televised Winter Olympics.
Host City Selection
Cortina d'Ampezzo had three other candidate cities bidding against it for the 1956 Winter Olympics. As you will see and this information comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page, this sort of choosing more than one candidate city from one nation was the norm then. The vote was made at the 43rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on April 28, 1949.
Highlights of the Games
Medal winners
Participating nations
A total of 32 nations sent athletes to Cortina d'Ampezzo. Bolivia, Iran, and the USSR competed at the Winter Games for the first time. Korea, Liechtenstein, and Turkey returned after having missed the 1952 Winter Olympics. Argentina, Denmark, New Zealand, and Portugal did not compete at these Games, after having participated in 1952.
Athletes from West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) competed together as the United Team of Germany at these Games, an arrangement that would continue for the following two Olympiads.
Medal count
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These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games:
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