Cortina d'Ampezzo: 1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympic Games were held in Corina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1956, between Jan 26-Feb 5. 32 Nations with 820 participants competed in 24 events.
Guido Caroli lights the Olympic flame in Cortina 1956 Trivia
- These were the first Winter Games to be televised.
- At these Games the Soviet Union (USSR) participated in its first-ever Winter Olympics, and were able to take home the most medals, including the gold medal in ice hockey.
- Toni Sailer of Austria became the first skier to sweep all three Alpine events.
- The U.S. made a near clean sweep five of the six medals in individual figure skating, the lone exception being Austria's Ingrid Wendl's who won a bronze.
Related Pages
- Videos from Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Olympics
- The upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo
- More Winter Olympics Host Countries
- Winter Olympics main page.
- The 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne
- 1956 - the year in sport
- Sport in Italy
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