Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
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[edit] Men's events
[edit] 500 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Yevgeny Grishin (URS) |
40.2 |
| Silver | Rafail Grach (URS) |
40.8 |
| Bronze |  Alv Gjestvang (NOR) |
41.0 |
[edit] 1,500 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Yevgeny Grishin (URS) & Yuri Mikhaylov (URS) (tied) |
2:08.6 |
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |  Toivo Salonen (FIN) |
2:09.4 |
[edit] 5,000 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Boris Shilkov (URS) |
7:48.7 |
| Silver |  Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) |
7:56.7 |
| Bronze | Oleg Goncharenko (URS) |
7:57.5 |
[edit] 10,000 m
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) |
16:35.9 |
| Silver | Knut Johannesen (NOR) |
16:36.9 |
| Bronze | Oleg Goncharenko (URS) |
16:42.3 |
| Events at the 1956 Winter Olympics (Cortina d'Ampezzo) |
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| Alpine skiing • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skating |
| Speed skating at the Winter Olympics |  |
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| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in speed skating |
