Nowadays, Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics is a topic that has captured the attention of many people around the world. With a significant impact on various areas of life, Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics has generated unprecedented debate, attracting supporters and critics alike. As Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics continues to loom large in the collective consciousness, his influence extends across multiple sectors, from politics to entertainment, and from technology to society at large. In this article, we will explore the various facets of Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics, examining its current relevance and potential future impact.
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Nordic Combined at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Trampolino Olimpico (ski jumping) Lo Stadio della neve (cross-country skiing) | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29–31 January 1956 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning Score | 457.95 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Franciszek Gąsienica Groń's bronze medal was the first, and as of 2010, only, medal for Poland in nordic combined.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual |
Sverre Stenersen Norway |
455.00 | Bengt Eriksson Sweden |
437.40 | Franciszek Gąsienica Gron Poland |
436.80 |
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.
Rank | Name | Country | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||||
Sverre Stenersen | Norway | 107.5 | 107.5 | 215.0 | 2 | 56:18 | 240.00 | 1 | 455.00 | ||
Bengt Eriksson | Sweden | 108.0 | 106.0 | 214.0 | 3 | 1:00:36 | 223.40 | 15 | 437.40 | ||
Franciszek Gąsienica Groń | Poland | 101.5 | 101.5 | 203.0 | 10 | 57:55 | 233.80 | 7 | 436.80 | ||
4 | Paavo Korhonen | Finland | 97.0 | 99.5 | 196.5 | 17 | 56:32 | 239.10 | 2 | 435.60 | |
5 | Arne Barhaugen | Norway | 99.0 | 100.0 | 199.0 | 15 | 57:11 | 236.58 | 3 | 435.58 | |
6 | Tormod Knutsen | Norway | 103.5 | 99.5 | 203.0 | 10 | 58:22 | 232.00 | 9 | 435.00 | |
7 | Nikolay Gusakov | Soviet Union | 98.0 | 102.0 | 200.0 | 14 | 58:17 | 232.30 | 8 | 432.30 | |
8 | Alfredo Prucker | Italy | 101.0 | 100.0 | 201.0 | 12 | 58:52 | 230.10 | 10 | 431.10 | |
9 | Eeti Nieminen | Finland | 105.0 | 101.0 | 206.0 | 8 | 1:00:20 | 224.40 | 14 | 430.40 | |
10 | Leonid Fyodorov | Soviet Union | 101.0 | 100.0 | 201.0 | 12 | 59:17 | 228.50 | 12 | 429.50 | |
11 | Sepp Schiffner | Austria | 105.0 | 106.5 | 211.5 | 4 | 1:02:02 | 217.80 | 25 | 429.30 | |
12 | Vítězslav Lahr | Czechoslovakia | 98.0 | 95.0 | 193.0 | 22 | 57:39 | 234.80 | 5 | 427.80 | |
13 | Yury Moshkin | Soviet Union | 110.5 | 107.0 | 217.5 | 1 | 1:04:18 | 209.10 | 30 | 426.60 | |
14 | Kjetil Mårdalen | Norway | 93.0 | 96.0 | 189.0 | 26 | 57:43 | 234.50 | 6 | 423.50 | |
15 | Aleksander Kowalski | Poland | 104.5 | 106.0 | 210.5 | 5 | 1:03:37 | 211.70 | 29 | 422.20 | |
16 | Willi Egger | Austria | 105.0 | 103.0 | 208.0 | 7 | 1:03:00 | 214.10 | 28 | 422.10 | |
17 | Leopold Kohl | Austria | 97.5 | 101.0 | 198.5 | 16 | 1:01:00 | 221.80 | 21 | 420.30 | |
18 | Vlastimil Melich | Czechoslovakia | 90.5 | 93.0 | 183.5 | 28 | 57:18 | 236.10 | 4 | 419.60 | |
19 | Helmut Böck | United Team of Germany | 97.0 | 93.0 | 190.0 | 24 | 59:13 | 228.70 | 11 | 418.70 | |
20 | Enzo Perin | Italy | 97.5 | 98.5 | 196.0 | 19 | 1:00:48 | 222.60 | 18 | 418.60 | |
21 | Heinz Hauser | United Team of Germany | 101.0 | 94.0 | 195.0 | 20 | 1:00:43 | 222.90 | 17 | 417.90 | |
22 | Josef Nüsser | Czechoslovakia | 95.5 | 94.0 | 189.5 | 25 | 59:28 | 227.80 | 13 | 417.30 | |
23 | Marvin Crawford | United States | 97.5 | 99.0 | 196.5 | 17 | 1:02:24 | 216.40 | 26 | 412.90 | |
24 | Gerhard Glaß | United Team of Germany | 103.0 | 100.5 | 203.5 | 9 | 1:04:17 | 209.10 | 30 | 412.60 | |
25 | Esko Jussila | Finland | 96.5 | 97.5 | 194.0 | 21 | 1:02:38 | 215.50 | 27 | 409.50 | |
26 | Uno Kajak | Soviet Union | 92.0 | 94.5 | 186.5 | 27 | 1:00:48 | 222.60 | 18 | 409.10 | |
27 | Irvin Servold | Canada | 91.0 | 89.0 | 180.0 | 31 | 1:01:44 | 219.00 | 24 | 399.00 | |
28 | Herbert Leonhardt | United Team of Germany | 89.0 | 88.0 | 177.0 | 32 | 1:01:34 | 219.60 | 23 | 396.60 | |
29 | Józef Daniel Krzeptowski | Poland | 87.5 | 86.0 | 173.5 | 33 | 1:00:48 | 222.60 | 18 | 396.10 | |
30 | Theodore Farwell, Jr. | United States | 88.5 | 85.0 | 173.5 | 33 | 1:01:21 | 220.50 | 22 | 394.00 | |
31 | Aldo Pedrana | Italy | 85.0 | 83.0 | 168.0 | 35 | 1:00:36 | 223.40 | 15 | 391.40 | |
32 | Jan Raszka | Poland | 91.5 | 91.0 | 182.5 | 29 | 1:05:15 | 205.40 | 32 | 387.90 | |
33 | Koichi Sato | Japan | 98.0 | 93.5 | 191.5 | 23 | 1:08:21 | 193.40 | 35 | 384.90 | |
34 | Charles Tremblay | United States | 91.0 | 91.0 | 182.0 | 30 | 1:07:40 | 196.00 | 34 | 378.00 | |
35 | Buck Levy | United States | 80.5 | 81.5 | 162.0 | 36 | 1:05:42 | 203.60 | 33 | 365.60 | |
- | Hiroshi Yoshizawa | Japan | 106.5 | 104.0 | 210.5 | 5 | DNF | DNF | - | - |
Twelve nations participated in nordic combined at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made their Olympic nordic combined debut.