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| Bobsleigh at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Dates | 27 January – 4 February 1956 |
| Competitors | 101 from 14 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Two | men |
| Four | men |
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
Italy I Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti |
Italy II Eugenio Monti Renzo Alverà |
Switzerland I Max Angst Harry Warburton |
| Four-man |
Switzerland I Franz Kapus Gottfried Diener Robert Alt Heinrich Angst |
Italy II Eugenio Monti Ulrico Girardi Renzo Alverà Renato Mocellini |
USA I Arthur Tyler William Dodge Charles Thomas Butler James Lamy |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |