| Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics |
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| 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 ladies' 3x5 kilometre cross-country relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cotrina. Nine teams and twnety-seven skiers participated in the event. Finland won the event. The Soviet team placed second and Sweden took the bronze.[1]
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| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (FIN) (Siiri Rantanen, Mirja Hietamies, Sirkka Polkunen) | 1:04:21.4 |
| Silver | Soviet Union (URS) (Radia Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva) | 1:05:02.6 |
| Bronze | Sweden (SWE) (Sonja Ruthström-Edström, Irma Johansson, Anna Lisa Edström) | 1:06:27.5 |
Source:[2]
| Rank | Bib | Country | Time | Deficit* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Finland Siiri Rantanen Mirja Hietamies Sirkka Polkunen |
1:09.01 23:22 22:20 23:19 |
0.0 |
| 2 | 5 | Soviet Union Radia Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva |
1:09.28 22:58 22:38 23:52 |
+27.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Sweden Sonja Ruthström-Edström Irma Johansson Anna Lisa Edström |
1:09.48 24:10 23:36 22:02 |
+47.0 |
| 4 | 7 | Norway Kjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland Rakel Wahl |
1:10.50 23:42 24:03 23:05 |
+1:49 |
| 5 | 9 | Poland Maria Bukova-Gasienica Josefa Peksa Zofia Krzeptowska |
1:13.20 24:30 24:10 24:40 |
+4.19 |
| 6 | 1 | Czechoslovakia Eva Benesova Libuse Patockova Eva Lauermannova |
1:14.19 26:23 24:05 23:51 |
+5.18 |
| 7 | 10 | Germany Elfriede Uhlig Else Ammann Sonnhilde Hausschild |
1:15.33 25:11 25:11 25:11 |
+6.32 |
| 8 | 2 | Italy Fides Romanin Rita Bottero Ildegarda Taffra |
1:16.11 25:44 25:23 25:04 |
+7.10 |
| 9 | 4 | Yugoslavia Amalija Belaj Blazenka Vodenlic Nada Kustec |
1:18.54 26:38 26:39 25:37 |
+9.53 |
* Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:[2]
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