Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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 →

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]

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.

  1. ^ "VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali - Rapporto ufficiale" (PDF). COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO. LA84 Foundation. 1956. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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