Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 February 1956.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km |
 Hallgeir BrendenNorway (NOR) |
 Sixten JernbergSweden (SWE) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Pavel KolchinSoviet Union (URS) |
| 30 km |
 Veikko HakulinenFinland (FIN) |
Sixten Jernberg Sweden (SWE) |
Pavel Kolchin Soviet Union (URS) |
| 50 km |
Sixten Jernberg Sweden (SWE) |
Veikko Hakulinen Finland (FIN) |
Fyodor Terentyev Soviet Union (URS) |
| 4×10 km |
Soviet Union (URS) Fyodor Terentyev Pavel Kolchin Nikolay Anikin Vladimir Kuzin |
Finland (FIN) August Kiuru Jorma Kortelainen Arvo Viitanen Veikko Hakulinen |
Sweden (SWE) Lennart Larsson Gunnar Samuelsson Per-Erik Larsson Sixten Jernberg |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km |
Lyubov Kozyreva Soviet Union (URS) |
Radia Yeroshina Soviet Union (URS) |
Sonja Edström Sweden (SWE) |
| 3×5 km |
Finland (FIN) Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen |
Soviet Union (URS) Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Radya Yeroshina |
Sweden (SWE) Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson Sonja Edström |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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