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{{Olympics infobox|1956|Winter|
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The 1956 VII winter olympic games was hosted by Cortina d'Ampezzo,[[File:Cortina1956.gif|thumb|Cortina d'Ampezzo logo]] Italy. This would be the first time Italy had ever hosted the olympic games. They would later host the [[2006 Winter Olympic Games]] in Torino and the [[1960 Summer Olympic Games.|1960 Summer Olympic Games]] in Rome.
  
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Cortina d'Ampezzo was originally meant to host the 1944 winter olympics but it was canceled because of WWII
  
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The 1956 VII Winter Olympic Games was hosted by Cortina d'Ampezzo,[[File:Cortina1956.gif|thumb|Cortina d'Ampezzo logo]] Italy. This would be the first time Italy had ever hosted the Olympic games. They would later host the [[Torino 2006|2006 Winter Olympic Games]] in Torino and the [[Rome 1960|1960 Summer Olympic Games]] in Rome.
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Cortina d'Ampezzo was originally meant to host the 1944 Winter Olympics, but they were canceled because of World War II.
   
 
==Medal==
  
==Medal==
 
There were 72 medals awarded overall
  
There were 72 medals awarded overall
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#[[USSR]] 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze. 16 Total
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#[[Soviet Union]] 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze. 16 Total
 
#[[Austria]] 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze. 11 Total
  
#[[Austria]] 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze. 11 Total
 
#[[Sweden]] 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze. 10 Total
  
#[[Sweden]] 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze. 10 Total
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#[[United States of America]] 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 11 Total
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#[[United States of America|United States]] 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 8 Total
 
#[[Finland]] 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze. 7 Total
  
#[[Finland]] 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze. 7 Total
 
#[[Switzerland]] 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 6 Total
  
#[[Switzerland]] 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 6 Total
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==See Also==
  
==See Also==
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*[[/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
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*[[Cortina 1956/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
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*[[/Mascots|Mascots]] - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
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*[[Cortina 1956/Mascots|Mascots]] - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
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*[[/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
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*[[Cortina 1956/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
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{{Succession box| title=Olympics| before= [[Helsinki 1952]]| years=1956| after=[[Melbourne 1956]]}}
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Revision as of 21:02, 13 February 2014

The 1956 VII Winter Olympic Games was hosted by Cortina d'Ampezzo,

Cortina1956

Cortina d'Ampezzo logo

Italy. This would be the first time Italy had ever hosted the Olympic games. They would later host the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino and the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome.

Cortina d'Ampezzo was originally meant to host the 1944 Winter Olympics, but they were canceled because of World War II.

Medal

There were 72 medals awarded overall

  1. Soviet Union 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze. 16 Total
  2. Austria 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze. 11 Total
  3. Sweden 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze. 10 Total
  4. United States 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 8 Total
  5. Finland 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze. 7 Total
  6. Switzerland 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 6 Total
  7. Norway 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 4 Total
  8. Italy 1 Gold 2 and Silver 3. Total
  9. Canada 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 total
  10. United Germany 1 Gold 1 Bronze 2 Total
  11. Japan 1 Silver. 1 Total
  12. Hungary 1 Bronze. 1 Total
  13. Poland 1 Bronze. 1 Total

Image Gallery

See Also

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.

Links

Preceded by
Helsinki 1952 		Olympics
1956 		Succeeded by
Melbourne 1956
Preceded by
Oslo 1952 		Winter Olympics
1956 		Succeeded by
Squaw Valley 1960


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