Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956

VII Olympic Winter Games
Host city	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Opening ceremony	26 January
Closing ceremony	5 February
Stadium	Stadio Olympica

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

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

1956 olympic torch

A bronze medal (front and back sides) from the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics

See Also

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

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