Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, 28 January, to Tuesday, 31 January 1956.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yevgeny GrishinSoviet Union (URS) |
Rafayel Grach Soviet Union (URS) |
 Alv GjestvangNorway (NOR) |
| 1500 metres |
Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union (URS) Yuri MikhaylovSoviet Union (URS) |
 Toivo SalonenFinland (FIN) | |
| 5000 metres |
Boris Shilkov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Sigvard EricssonSweden (SWE) |
Oleg Goncharenko Soviet Union (URS) |
| 10000 metres |
Sigvard Ericsson Sweden (SWE) |
Knut Johannesen Norway (NOR) |
Oleg Goncharenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1956 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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