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    Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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    Italy at the
    1956 Winter Olympics
    IOC codeITA
    NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
    Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
    in Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Competitors65 (53 men, 12 women) in 8 sports
    Flag bearerTito Tolin (ski jumping)[1]
    Medals
    Ranked 8th
    Gold
    1
    Silver
    2
    Bronze
    0
    Total
    3
    Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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    Italy was the host nation for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games.

    Medalists

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    Medal Name Sport Event
     Gold Lamberto Dalla Costa
    Giacomo Conti    		 Bobsleigh Two-man
     Silver Eugenio Monti
    Renzo Alverà    		 Bobsleigh Two-man
     Silver Eugenio Monti
    Ulrico Girardi
    Renzo Alverà
    Renato Mocellini    		 Bobsleigh Four-man

    Alpine skiing

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    Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
    Men
    Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Paride Milianti Downhill DSQ –
    Lino Zecchini DSQ –
    Bruno Burrini 3:02.4 9
    Gino Burrini 3:00.2 6
    Bruno Burrini Giant Slalom 3:23.1 25
    Dino Pompanin 3:22.4 24
    Guido Ghedina 3:15.6 11
    Gino Burrini 3:12.3 10
    Paride Milianti Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
    Italo Pedroncelli n/a ? DSQ – DSQ –
    Bruno Burrini 1:36.2 24 2:24.2 35 4:00.4 27
    Guido Ghedina 1:32.6 12 2:08.1 24 3:40.7 17
    Women
    Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Vera Schenone Downhill 1:59.2 36
    Anna Pellissier 1:49.7 11
    Carla Marchelli 1:47.7 6
    Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo 1:47.3 4
    Vera Schenone Giant Slalom DSQ –
    Maria Grazia Marchelli 2:05.2 28
    Anna Pellissier 2:02.4 17
    Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo 2:01.5 13
    Cristina Ebner Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
    Vera Schenone 1:05.1 21 1:32.1 34 2:37.2 29
    Anna Pellissier 1:01.2 16 1:05.3 19 2:06.5 16
    Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo 56.9 3 59.9 11 1:56.8 4

    Bobsleigh

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    Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
    Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    ITA-1 Lamberto Dalla Costa
    Giacomo Conti     		Two-man 1:22.0 1 1:22.45 1 1:22.95 1 1:22.74 1 5:30.14 1st place, gold medalist(s)
    ITA-2 Eugenio Monti
    Renzo Alverà     		Two-man 1:22.73 2 1:22.53 2 1:23.37 2 1:22.82 2 5:31.45 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    ITA-1 Dino De Martin
    Giovanni De Martin
    Giovanni Tabacchi
    Carlo Da Prà     		Four-man 1:18.10 5 1:18.65 5 1:18.50 4 1:19.41 4 5:14.66 5
    ITA-2 Eugenio Monti
    Ulrico Girardi
    Renzo Alverà
    Renato Mocellini     		Four-man 1:17.69 2 1:17.97 4 1:18.13 2 1:18.31 2 5:12.10 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

    Cross-country skiing

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    Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
    Men
    Event Athlete Race
    Time Rank
    15 km Innocenzo Chatrian 53:46 25
    Pompeo Fattor 53:45 24
    Federico de Florian 52:48 17
    Ottavio Compagnoni 51:42 11
    30 km Ottavio Compagnoni DSQ –
    Camillo Zanolli 1'54:42 26
    Arrigo Delladio 1'54:27 24
    Federico de Florian 1'49:16 13
    50 km Battista Mismetti 3'23:15 23
    Gioacchino Busin 3'21:05 21
    Gianni Carrara 3'14:39 17
    Vigilio Mich 3'11:59 16
    Men's 4 × 10 km relay
    Athletes Race
    Time Rank
    Pompeo Fattor
    Ottavio Compagnoni
    Innocenzo Chatrian
    Federico de Florian     		2'23:28 5
    Women
    Event Athlete Race
    Time Rank
    10 km Anita Parmesani 47:37 37
    Fides Romanin 44:17 31
    Rita Bottero 44:03 30
    Ildegarda Taffra 42:51 23
    Women's 3 x 5 km relay
    Athletes Race
    Time Rank
    Fides Romanin
    Rita Bottero
    Ildegarda Taffra     		1'16:11 8

    Figure skating

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    Main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
    Women
    Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
    Manuela Angeli 20 21 133.51 222 21
    Fiorella Negro 16 14 142.31 168.5 15

    Ice hockey

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    Main article: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics

    Group A

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    Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

    Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
    1  Canada 3 3 0 0 30 1 6
    2  Germany 3 1 1 1 9 6 3
    3  Italy 3 0 1 2 5 7 2
    4  Austria 3 0 2 1 2 32 1
    • Italy 2-2 Austria
    • Italy 2-2 Germany (UTG)
    • Italy 1-3 Canada

    Games for 7th-10th places

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    Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
    7  Italy 3 3 0 0 21 7 6
    8  Poland 3 2 1 0 12 10 4
    9   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 12 18 2
    10  Austria 3 0 3 0 9 19 0
    • Italy 8-2 Austria
    • Italy 8-3 Switzerland
    • Italy 5-2 Poland
    Contestants
    Vittorio Bolla
    Giuliano Ferraris
    Carmine Tucci
    Carlo Montemurro
    Aldo Federici
    Mario Bedogni
    Bernardo Tomei
    Giovanni Furlani
    Giampiero Branduardi
    Aldo Maniacco
    Ernesto Crotti
    Giancarlo Agazzi
    Gianfranco Darin
    Reno Alberton
    Giulio Oberhammer
    Francesco Macchietto

    Nordic combined

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    Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics

    Events:

    • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
    • 15 km cross-country skiing
    Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
    Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
    Aldo Pedrana Individual 60.5 60.0 168.0 35 1'00:36 223.400 15 391.400 31
    Enzo Perin 67.0 70.0 196.0 19 1'00:48 222.600 18 418.600 20
    Alfredo Prucker 70.0 70.0 201.0 12 58:52 230.100 10 431.100 8

    Ski jumping

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    Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
    Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
    Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
    Enzo Perin Normal hill 67.0 83.5 47 63.5 80.5 47 164.0 48
    Alfredo Prucker 67.5 88.0 41 68.5 91.5 32 179.5 38
    Tito Tolin 69.5 91.0 36 71.5 93.5 27 184.5 33
    Luigi Pennacchio 70.5 91.0 36 67.5 89.5 36 180.5 37

    Speed skating

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    Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
    Men
    Event Athlete Race
    Time Rank
    500 m Guido Caroli 43.9 33
    Guido Citterio 43.1 22
    1500 m Remo Tomasi 2:22.2 48
    Guido Caroli 2:20.0 42
    Guido Citterio 2:16.5 27
    5000 m Remo Tomasi 8:48.3 45
    Paolino Dimai 8:48.0 44
    Carlo Calzà 8:41.1 41
    10,000 m Carlo Calzà 18:32.8 32

    References

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    1. ^ "Tito Tolin". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

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