Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Bobsleigh at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Dates | 27 January – 4 February 1956 |
| Competitors | 101 from 14 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| Two | men |
| Four | men |
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
 Italy (ITA)Italy I Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti |
Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Renzo Alverà |
 Switzerland (SUI)Switzerland I Max Angst Harry Warburton |
| Four-man |
Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Franz Kapus Gottfried Diener Robert Alt Heinrich Angst |
Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Ulrico Girardi Renzo Alverà Renato Mocellini |
 United States (USA)USA I Arthur Tyler William Dodge Charles Thomas Butler James Lamy |
Participating nations
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Austria (9)
Belgium (2)
France (6)
United Team of Germany (10)
Great Britain (9)
Italy (10)
Liechtenstein (2)
Norway (5)
Poland (9)
Romania (8)
Spain (4)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (8)
United States (11)
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
