| Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics |
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|---|---|---|
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant Slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
The men's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 29 January. It was contested on the Ilio Colli run on Mount Floria. The length of the course was 2,660 metres (8,730 ft) with a 623 metres (2,044 ft) vertical drop. There were 71 gates for the men to navigate on the course. Ninety-five men from twenty-nine countries entered the race though eight were disqualified. Austrian men swept the medals.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Toni Sailer Austria (AUT) |
Andreas Molterer Austria (AUT) |
Walter Schuster Austria (AUT) |
Source: [1]
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Toni Sailer (AUT) | 3:00.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Andreas Molterer (AUT) | 3:06.3 | +6.2 |
| 3 | 14 | Walter Schuster (AUT) | 3:07.2 | +7.1 |
| 4 | 10 | Adrien Dubillard (FRA) | 3:07.9 | +7.8 |
| 5 | 29 | Charles Bozon (FRA) | 3:08.4 | +8.3 |
| 6 | 3 | Ernst Hinterseer (AUT) | 3:08.5 | +8.4 |
| 7 | 27 | Lanig Hanspeter (EUA) | 3:08.6 | +8.5 |
| 8 | 15 | Charles Bozon (FRA) | 3:11.4 | +11.3 |
| 9 | 12 | François Bonlieu (FRA) | 3:11.8 | +11.7 |
| 10 | 13 | Gino Burrini (ITA) | 3:12.3 | +12.2 |
| 11 | 4 | Chiharu Igaya (JPN) | 3:15.6 | +15.5 |
| 11 | 42 | Guido Ghedina (ITA) | 3:15.6 | +15.5 |
| 13 | 1 | Ralph Miller (USA) | 3:15.8 | +15.9 |
| 14 | 35 | Thomas Corcoran (USA) | 3:16.0 | +15.9 |
| 15 | 30 | Brooks Dodge (USA) | 3:16.4 | +16.3 |
| 16 | 11 | Stig Sollander (SWE) | 3:17.1 | +17.0 |
| 17 | 2 | Georges Schneider (SUI) | 3:17.3 | +17.2 |
| 18 | 28 | Roland Blaesi (SUI) | 3:18.2 | +18.1 |
| 19 | 21 | Martin Julien (SUI) | 3:18.5 | +18.4 |
| 20 | 25 | Ake Nilsson (SWE) | 3:21.4 | +21.3 |
| 21 | 19 | Wallace Werner (USA) | 3:21.5 | +21.4 |
| 22 | 32 | Asle Sjåstad (NOR) | 3:21.6 | +21.5 |
| 23 | 37 | Jean Zarycki (POL) | 3:22.3 | +22.2 |
| 24 | 52 | Dino Pompanin (ITA) | 3:22.4 | +22.3 |
| 25 | 16 | Bruno Berrini (ITA) | 3:23.1 | +23.0 |
| 26 | 49 | Peppi Schwaiger (EUA) | 3:23.5 | +23.4 |
| 27 | 20 | Raymond Fellay (SUI) | 3:23.9 | +23.8 |
| 28 | 9 | Wlodzimierz Czarniak (POL) | 3:24.2 | +24.1 |
| 29 | 31 | Olle Dalman (SWE) | 3:24.9 | +24.8 |
| 30 | 7 | Gérard Pasquier (FRA) | 3:25.6 | +25.5 |
| 31 | 26 | Jaroslaw Bogdalek (TCH) | 3:27.3 | +27.2 |
| 32 | 77 | Ezven Cermak (TCH) | 3:27.7 | +27.6 |
| 33 | 51 | Aleksandr Filatov (URS) | 3:27.8 | +27.7 |
| 34 | 41 | Gueorgui Dimitrov (BUL) | 3:28.9 | +28.8 |
| 35 | 24 | Josef Marusarz (POL) | 3:29.3 | +29.2 |
| 36 | 54 | Kurt Hennrich (TCH) | 3:30.4 | +30.3 |
| 37 | 75 | Gheorghe Cristoloveanu (ROM) | 3:30.5 | +30.4 |
| 38 | 45 | Vladimir Krajnak (TCH) | 3:31.0 | +30.9 |
| 39 | 50 | André Bertrand (CAN) | 3:33.1 | +33.0 |
| 40 | 40 | Franc Cvenkelj (YUG) | 3:33.7 | +33.6 |
| 41 | 76 | Gueorgui Varochkin (BUL) | 3:33.9 | +33.8 |
| 42 | 36 | Pentti Alonen (FIN) | 3:35.0 | +34.9 |
| 43 | 65 | Kalevi Hakkinen (FIN) | 3:36.9 | +36.7 |
| 44 | 63 | Petar Anguelov (BUL) | 3:40.0 | +39.9 |
| 45 | 68 | Susumu Sugiyama (JPN) | 3:40.8 | +40.7 |
| 46 | 71 | Yuriy Sharkov (RUS) | 3:41.8 | +41.7 |
| 47 | 74 | Ludvig Dornik (YUG) | 3:42.4 | +42.3 |
| 48 | 43 | Beni Obermuller (EUA) | 3:42.9 | +42.8 |
| 49 | 61 | Muzzaffer Demirhan (TUR) | 3:44.2 | +44.1 |
| 50 | 44 | Hans Andresen (NOR) | 3:44.7 | +44.6 |
| 51 | 72 | Joze Ilija (YUG) | 3:44.8 | +44.7 |
| 52 | 5 | Victor Talianov (URS) | 3:45.2 | +45.1 |
| 53 | 60 | Luis Arias (ESP) | 3:47.1 | +47.0 |
| 54 | 47 | Andrzej Roj-Gasienica (POL) | 3:48.6 | +48.5 |
| 55 | 38 | Gennadiy Tchertistchev (URS) | 3:48.9 | +48.8 |
| 56 | 48 | Eysteinn Thordarson (ISL) | 3:49.4 | +49.3 |
| 56 | 46 | Sandy Whitelaw (GBR) | 3:49.4 | +49.3 |
| 58 | 79 | Nigel Gardner (GBR) | 3:51.8 | +51.7 |
| 59 | 69 | Franz Beck (LIE) | 3:52.6 | +52.5 |
| 60 | 64 | Einar Kristjansson (ISL) | 3:53.4 | +53.3 |
| 61 | 39 | Billy Day (AUS) | 3:56.9 | +56.8 |
| 62 | 100 | Stefan Kristjansson (ISL) | 3:59.1 | +59.0 |
| 63 | 83 | Osman Yuce (TUR) | 3:59.4 | +59.3 |
| 64 | 66 | Noel Harrison (GBR) | 4:00.1 | +1:00.0 |
| 65 | 70 | Denis Feron (BEL) | 4:01.8 | +1:01.7 |
| 66 | 73 | Robin Hooper (GBR) | 4:02.2 | +1:02.1 |
| 67 | 104 | Leopold Schadler (LIE) | 4:03.3 | +1:03.2 |
| 68 | 81 | Francisco Viladomat (ESP) | 4:08.7 | +1:08.6 |
| 69 | 58 | Anthony Aslungal (AUS) | 4:09.0 | +1:08.9 |
| 70 | 78 | Theordor Sele (LIE) | 4:09.5 | +1:09.4 |
| 71 | 97 | Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) | 4:10.0 | +1:09.9 |
| 72 | 84 | Vicente Vera (CHI) | 4:10.6 | +1:10.5 |
| 73 | 87 | Ewarld Eberle (LIE) | 4:11.6 | +1:11.5 |
| 74 | 82 | Nicolae Pandrea (ROM) | 4:12.3 | +1:12.2 |
| 75 | 59 | René Farwig-Guillen (BOL) | 4:15.0 | +1:14.9 |
| 75 | 98 | Reza Bazargan (IRI) | 4:15.0 | +1:14.9 |
| 77 | 94 | Zeki Samiloglu (TUR) | 4:16.6 | +1:16.5 |
| 78 | 93 | Sergio Navarrete (CHI) | 4:20.3 | +1:20.2 |
| 79 | 62 | Arturo Hammersley (CHI) | 4:20.4 | +1:20.3 |
| 80 | 80 | Frank Prihoda (AUS) | 4:31.2 | +1:31.1 |
| 81 | 102 | Jean Kairouz (LIB) | 4:40.6 | +1:40.5 |
| 82 | 99 | Mahmoud Beiglou (IRI) | 4:43.9 | +1:43.8 |
| 83 | 101 | Jaime Talens (ESP) | 4:52.2 | +1:52.1 |
| 84 | 96 | James Walker (AUS) | 5:21.0 | +2:20.9 |
| 85 | 91 | Aris Vatimbella (GRE) | 5:23.6 | +2:23.5 |
| 86 | 95 | Georges Gereidi (LIB) | 5:34.8 | +2:34.7 |
| 87 | 103 | Christos Papageorgiou (GRE) | 7:24.5 | +4:24.4 |
| — | 17 | Hans Olofsson (SWE) | DSQ | |
| 92 | Luis Molné (ESP) | DSQ | ||
| 89 | Steinthor Jakobsson (ISL) | DSQ | ||
| 90 | Alexandros Vouxinos (GRE) | DSQ | ||
| 88 | Benik Amirian (IRI) | DSQ | ||
| 8 | Guttorm Berge (NOR) | DSQ | ||
| 67 | Mahmut Eroglu (TUR) | DSQ | ||
| 53 | Jan Thorstensen (NOR) | DSQ |
Source:[1]