Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometres
Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | ||||
| 10 km | women | |||
| 15 km | men | |||
| 30 km | men | |||
| 50 km | men | |||
| 3 x 5 km relay | women | |||
| 4 x 10 km relay | men | |||
The men's 15 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 30 January. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cotrina. Sixty-one competitors from twenty countries participated in the event. The Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden took first and second in the form of Hallgeir Brenden of Norway and Sixten Jernberg of Sweden. This was Jernberg's second silver medal of the Games. Soviet skier Pavel Kolchin won his second bronze of the Games.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Hallgeir Brenden Norway |
| Silver | Sixten Jernberg Sweden |
| Bronze | Pavel Kolchin.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
Source:[2]
Results
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Hallgeir Brenden (NOR) | 49:39 | |
| 2 | 56 | Sixten Jernberg (SWE) | 50:14 | +0.35 |
| 3 | 41 | Pavel Kolchin (URS) | 50:17 | +0.38 |
| 4 | 48 |  Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) | 50:31 | +0.52 |
| 5 | 51 | Håkon Brusveen (NOR) | 50:36 | +0.57 |
| 6 | 25 | Martin Stokken (NOR) | 50:45 | +1.06 |
| 7 | 18 | Nikolai Anikin (URS) | 50:58 | +1.19 |
| 8 | 24 | Lennart Larsson (SWE) | 51:03 | +1.24 |
| 9 | 42 | Arvo Viitanen (FIN) | 51:10 | +1.31 |
| 10 | 49 | Vladimir Kuzin (URS) | 51:36 | +1.57 |
| 11 | 32 |  Ottavio Compagnoni (ITA) | 51:42 | +2.03 |
| 12 | 35 | Per-Erik Larsson (SWE) | 51:44 | +2.05 |
| 13 | 59 |  Ilja Matous (TCH) | 52:04 | +2.25 |
| 14 | 13 | Veikko Rasanen (FIN) | 52:35 | +2.56 |
| 15 | 2 | Gunnar Samuelsson (SWE) | 52:39 | +3.00 |
| 16 | 55 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tadeusz Kwapien (POL) | 52:45 | +3.06 |
| 17 | 53 | Frederico De Florian (ITA) | 52:48 | +3.09 |
| 18 | 10 | Mikhail Galiev (URS) | 52:49 | +3.10 |
| 19 | 54 |  Clarence Servold (CAN) | 53:34 | +3.55 |
| 20 | 26 |  Jean Mermet (FRA) | 53:40 | +4.01 |
| 20 | 45 |  Werner Zwingli (SUI) | 53:40 | +4.01 |
| 22 | 63 | Benoit Carrara (FRA) | 53:41 | +4.02 |
| 23 | 34 | Andrzej Mateja (POL) | 53:42 | +4.03 |
| 24 | 16 | Pompeo Fattor (ITA) | 53:45 | +4.06 |
| 25 | 1 | Innocenzo Chatrian (ITA) | 53:46 | +4.07 |
| 26 | 5 | Arto Tiainen (FIN) | 54:11 | +4.32 |
| 27 | 50 |  Kuno Werner (EUA) | 54:18 | +4.39 |
| 28 | 62 |  Sepp Schneeberger (AUT) | 54:21 | +4.42 |
| 29 | 17 | Siegfrid Weiss (EUA) | 54:29 | +4.50 |
| 30 | 11 | Magnar Ingebrigtsli (NOR) | 54:30 | +4.51 |
| 31 | 38 | Rudi Kopp (EUA) | 54:31 | +4.52 |
| 32 | 44 | .svg.png){kind=small} Manole Aldescu (ROM) | 54:40 | +5.01 |
| 33 | 33 | Victor Kronig (SUI) | 54:43 | +5.04 |
| 34 | 19 | Josef Rubis (POL) | 54:47 | +5.08 |
| 35 | 7 | Karl Refreider (AUT) | 54:51 | +5.12 |
| 36 | 20 | Josef Prokes (TCH) | 55:05 | +5.26 |
| 36 | 21 | Michel Rey (SUI) | 55:05 | +5.26 |
| 38 | 12 | Hari Erwin (SUI) | 55:06 | +5.27 |
| 39 | 31 | Mayr Hermann (AUT) | 55:51 | +6.12 |
| 40 | 30 | Enache Constantin (ROM) | 56:06 | +6.27 |
| 41 | 58 |  Andrew Miller (USA) | 56:08 | +6.29 |
| 42 | 40 | Jaroslav Cardal (TCH) | 56:12 | +6.33 |
| 43 | 15 |  Zravko Hlebanja (YUG) | 56:32 | +6.53 |
| 44 | 8 | Jozef Sobczak-Gacienica (POL) | 56:39 | +7.00 |
| 45 | 29 | Janez Pavcic (YUG) | 56:41 | +7.02 |
| 46 | 3 | Helmut Hagg (EUA) | 56:50 | +7.11 |
| 47 | 6 | Cveto Pavcic (YUG) | 56:55 | +7.16 |
| 48 | 47 |  Tatsuo Miyao (JPN) | 56:59 | +7.20 |
| 49 | 60 | Matevz Kordez (YUG) | 57:09 | +7.30 |
| 50 | 22 | Paul Romand (FRA) | 57:11 | +7.32 |
| 51 | 43 | Lawrence Damon (USA) | 57:18 | +7.39 |
| 52 | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Victor Arbez (BUL) | 57:38 | +7.59 |
| 53 | 52 | Dimitre Petrov (BUL) | 57:53 | +8.14 |
| 54 | 37 | Zaharin Griven (BUL) | 58:11 | +8.32 |
| 55 | 61 |  Jon Kristjansson (ISL) | 58:23 | +8.44 |
| 56 | 14 |  Maurice Gover (GBR) | 58:58 | +9.17 |
| 57 | 28 | Andrew Morgan (GBR) | 59:27 | +9.48 |
| 58 | 57 | John Moore (GBR) | 59:31 | +9.52 |
| 59 | 23 | Oskar Schulz (AUT) | 59:56 | +10.17 |
| 60 | 9 | Aubrey Fielder (GBR) | 59:59 | +10.20 |
| 61 | 39 | Oddur Petursson (ISL) | 1:02.36 | +12.57 |
* - Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:[2]
See also
Notes
References
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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