| Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics |
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| Individual | men | ladies | ||
| Pairs | mixed | |||
The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place 3 February and 4 February. the Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz and Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada and Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria (AUT) |
Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Canada (CAN) |
Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary (HUN) |
Source: [1]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 11.31 | 14 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 11.32 | 16 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary | 11.03 | 32 |
| 4 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | Germany | 10.98 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner | United States | 10.71 | 56 |
| 6 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | Canada | 10.74 | 54.5 |
| 7 | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothman | United States | 10.63 | 59.5 |
| 8 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 10.53 | 68.5 |
| 9 | Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria | 10.38 | 77 |
| 10 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | Great Britain | 10.00 | 88 |
| 11 | Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | Great Britain | 9.86 | 93 |
Source: [1]