Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Great Britain at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Great Britain at the; 1956 Winter Olympics
	Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	41 (31 men, 10 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Stuart Parkinson (bobsleigh)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Alpine skiing

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Douglas Mackintosh	Downhill					DSQ	–
Robin Brock-Hollinshead						DSQ	–
Nigel Gardner						4:00.7	34
Charlach Mackintosh						3:41.4	30
Robin Hooper	Giant Slalom					4:02.2	66
Noel Harrison						4:00.1	64
Nigel Gardner						3:51.8	58
Sandy Whitelaw						3:49.4	56
Peter Torrens	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Sandy Whitelaw		DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Noel Harrison		2:14.7 (+0:05)	50	2:36.0	45	4:50.7	47
Peter Seilern		2:08.0	48	2:46.7	53	4:54.7	48

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeanne Sandford	Downhill					2:15.1	43
Renate Holmes						2:05.0	41
Zandra Nowell						1:59.0	35
Jeanne Sandford	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore						2:39.8	42
Renate Holmes						2:19.0	38
Adeline Pryor						2:03.1	21
Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore	Slalom	1:54.4	39	1:26.0	32	3:20.4	35
Adeline Pryor		1:35.2	37	DNS	–	DNF	–
Renate Holmes		1:15.0	31	1:40.9	35	2:55.9	34
Zandra Nowell		57.5	5	1:28.3	33	2:25.8	25

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Clifford Schellenberg John Rainforth	Two-man	1:24.52	3	1:26.57	16	1:25.88	11	1:26.39	15	5:43.36	11
GBR-2	Stuart Parkinson Christopher Williams	Two-man	1:25.63	10	1:24.53	9	1:26.73	16	1:25.94	11	5:42.83	10

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Keith Schellenberg Rollo Brandt Ralph Raffles John Rainforth	Four-man	1:21.39	19	1:18.73	6	1:20.42	10	1:21.58	16	5:22.12	12
GBR-2	Stuart Parkinson John Read Christopher Williams Rodney Mann	Four-man	1:20.72	15	1:19.92	11	1:22.51	19	1:20.58	12	5:23.73	17

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Andrew Morgan James Spencer Aubrey Fielder Maurice Gover	2'38:44	14

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Michael Booker	6	6	154.26	53.5	6

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Dianne Peach	13	13	144.75	151	14
Erica Batchelor	9	12	149.67	116	11
Yvonne Sugden	4	9	156.62	53	4

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Patricia Krau Rodney Ward	9.86	93	11
Joyce Coates Anthony Holles	10.00	88	10