Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 29 January to 31 January. The ski jumping portion took place at Trampolino Olimpico, while the cross-country portion took place at Lo Stadio della neve.[1][2]

Nordic Combined
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
VenueTrampolino Olimpico (ski jumping)
Lo Stadio della neve (cross-country skiing)
Dates29–31 January 1956
Competitors36 from 12 nations
Winning Score457.95
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sverre Stenersen Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Bengt Eriksson Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Franciszek Gąsienica Groń Poland
← 1952
1960 →

Standings were determined by the combined length of 3 jumps per entrant and combined style points (best 2 out of 3), awarded by a pool of 5 international judges. The cross-country course had a vertical drop of 185 m (607 ft), a maximum climb of 150 m (490 ft) and a 420 m (1,380 ft) total climb.

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Norway1001
2  Sweden0101
3  Poland0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Franciszek Gąsienica Groń's bronze medal was the first, and as of 2010, only, medal for Poland in nordic combined.

Events

[1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Sverre Stenersen
 Norway
455.00Bengt Eriksson
 Sweden
437.40Franciszek Gąsienica Gron
 Poland
436.80

Individual

Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[1]

RankNameCountrySki JumpingCross-countryTotal
Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3TotalRankTimePointsRank
Sverre Stenersen  Norway95.5107.5107.5215.0256:18240.001455.00
Bengt Eriksson  Sweden108.0106.099.5214.031:00:36223.4015437.40
Franciszek Gąsienica Groń  Poland60.0101.5101.5203.01057:55233.807436.80
4Paavo Korhonen  Finland97.096.599.5196.51756:32239.102435.60
5Arne Barhaugen  Norway99.098.5100.0199.01557:11236.583435.58
6Tormod Knutsen  Norway89.5103.599.5203.01058:22232.009435.00
7Nikolay Gusakov  Soviet Union98.0102.096.5200.01458:17232.308432.30
8Alfredo Prucker  Italy101.0100.095.0201.01258:52230.1010431.10
9Eeti Nieminen  Finland99.5105.0101.0206.081:00:20224.4014430.40
10Leonid Fyodorov  Soviet Union101.0100.098.0201.01259:17228.5012429.50
11Sepp Schiffner  Austria105.0106.5104.0211.541:02:02217.8025429.30
12Vítězslav Lahr  Czechoslovakia92.098.095.0193.02257:39234.805427.80
13Yury Moshkin  Soviet Union110.583.5107.0217.511:04:18209.1030426.60
14Kjetil Mårdalen  Norway93.092.596.0189.02657:43234.506423.50
15Aleksander Kowalski  Poland99.0104.5106.0210.551:03:37211.7029422.20
16Willi Egger  Austria102.0105.0103.0208.071:03:00214.1028422.10
17Leopold Kohl  Austria97.5101.095.5198.5161:01:00221.8021420.30
18Vlastimil Melich  Czechoslovakia88.590.593.0183.52857:18236.104419.60
19Helmut Böck  United Team of Germany97.093.091.5190.02459:13228.7011418.70
20Enzo Perin  Italy97.598.595.5196.0191:00:48222.6018418.60
21Heinz Hauser  United Team of Germany93.0101.094.0195.0201:00:43222.9017417.90
22Josef Nüsser  Czechoslovakia92.595.594.0189.52559:28227.8013417.30
23Marvin Crawford  United States96.597.599.0196.5171:02:24216.4026412.90
24Gerhard Glaß  United Team of Germany103.0100.577.0203.591:04:17209.1030412.60
25Esko Jussila  Finland96.597.595.0194.0211:02:38215.5027409.50
26Uno Kajak  Soviet Union84.092.094.5186.5271:00:48222.6018409.10
27Irvin Servold  Canada91.089.087.5180.0311:01:44219.0024399.00
28Herbert Leonhardt  United Team of Germany79.589.088.0177.0321:01:34219.6023396.60
29Józef Daniel Krzeptowski  Poland78.087.586.0173.5331:00:48222.6018396.10
30Theodore Farwell, Jr.  United States88.583.085.0173.5331:01:21220.5022394.00
31Aldo Pedrana  Italy85.079.583.0168.0351:00:36223.4015391.40
32Jan Raszka  Poland89.091.591.0182.5291:05:15205.4032387.90
33Koichi Sato  Japan93.098.093.5191.5231:08:21193.4035384.90
34Charles Tremblay  United States88.091.091.0182.0301:07:40196.0034378.00
35Buck Levy  United States72.580.581.5162.0361:05:42203.6033365.60
-Hiroshi Yoshizawa  Japan98.0106.5104.0210.55DNFDNF--

Participating NOCs

Twelve nations participated in nordic combined at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made their Olympic nordic combined debut.[1]

References

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