VII Olympic Winter Games
Host city	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Events	24 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony	January 26
Closing ceremony	February 5
Stadium	w:Stadio Olympica

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

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.

Contents 1 Medal 2 Image Gallery 3 See Also 4 Links

MedalEdit

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 GalleryEdit

See AlsoEdit

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

LinksEdit

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