The men's 15 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 30 January. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cortina. Sixty-one competitors from twenty countries participated in the event. The Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden took first and second in the form of Hallgeir Brenden of Norway and Sixten Jernberg of Sweden. This was Jernberg's second silver medal of the Games. Soviet skier Pavel Kolchin won his second bronze of the Games.[1][2]
| Men's 15kilometre at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Lo Stadio della neve, Cortina | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 January | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 49:39 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Hallgeir Brenden Norway
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| Silver | Sixten Jernberg Sweden
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| Bronze | Pavel Kolchin Soviet Union
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Source:[3]
Results edit
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference* |
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| 1 | 36 |  Hallgeir Brenden (NOR) |
49:39 | |
| 2 | 56 |  Sixten Jernberg (SWE) |
50:14 | +0.35 |
| 3 | 41 |  Pavel Kolchin (URS) |
50:17 | +0.38 |
| 4 | 48 |  Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) |
50:31 | +0.52 |
| 5 | 51 | Håkon Brusveen (NOR) |
50:36 | +0.57 |
| 6 | 25 | Martin Stokken (NOR) |
50:45 | +1.06 |
| 7 | 18 | Nikolai Anikin (URS) |
50:58 | +1.19 |
| 8 | 24 | Lennart Larsson (SWE) |
51:03 | +1.24 |
| 9 | 42 | Arvo Viitanen (FIN) |
51:10 | +1.31 |
| 10 | 49 | Vladimir Kuzin (URS) |
51:36 | +1.57 |
| 11 | 32 |  Ottavio Compagnoni (ITA) |
51:42 | +2.03 |
| 12 | 35 | Per-Erik Larsson (SWE) |
51:44 | +2.05 |
| 13 | 59 |  Ilja Matouš (TCH) |
52:04 | +2.25 |
| 14 | 13 | Veikko Räsänen (FIN) |
52:35 | +2.56 |
| 15 | 2 | Gunnar Samuelsson (SWE) |
52:39 | +3.00 |
| 16 | 55 |  Tadeusz Kwapien (POL) |
52:45 | +3.06 |
| 17 | 53 | Federico Deflorian (ITA) |
52:48 | +3.09 |
| 18 | 10 | Minnevali Galiyev (URS) |
52:49 | +3.10 |
| 19 | 54 |  Clarence Servold (CAN) |
53:34 | +3.55 |
| 20 | 26 |  Jean Mermet (FRA) |
53:40 | +4.01 |
| 20 | 45 |  Werner Zwingli (SUI) |
53:40 | +4.01 |
| 22 | 63 | Benoit Carrara (FRA) |
53:41 | +4.02 |
| 23 | 34 | Andrzej Mateja (POL) |
53:42 | +4.03 |
| 24 | 16 | Pompeo Fattor (ITA) |
53:45 | +4.06 |
| 25 | 1 | Innocenzo Chatrian (ITA) |
53:46 | +4.07 |
| 26 | 5 | Arto Tiainen (FIN) |
54:11 | +4.32 |
| 27 | 50 |  Kuno Werner (EUA) |
54:18 | +4.39 |
| 28 | 62 |  Sepp Schneeberger (AUT) |
54:21 | +4.42 |
| 29 | 17 | Siegfried Weiß (EUA) |
54:29 | +4.50 |
| 30 | 11 | Magnar Ingebrigtsli (NOR) |
54:30 | +4.51 |
| 31 | 38 | Rudi Kopp (EUA) |
54:31 | +4.52 |
| 32 | 44 |  Manole Aldescu (ROM) |
54:40 | +5.01 |
| 33 | 33 | Victor Kronig (SUI) |
54:43 | +5.04 |
| 34 | 19 | Josef Rubis (POL) |
54:47 | +5.08 |
| 35 | 7 | Karl Refreider (AUT) |
54:51 | +5.12 |
| 36 | 20 | Josef Prokeš (TCH) |
55:05 | +5.26 |
| 36 | 21 | Michel Rey (SUI) |
55:05 | +5.26 |
| 38 | 12 | Erwin Hari (SUI) |
55:06 | +5.27 |
| 39 | 31 | Hermann Mayr (AUT) |
55:51 | +6.12 |
| 40 | 30 | Enache Constantin (ROM) |
56:06 | +6.27 |
| 41 | 58 |  Mack Miller (USA) |
56:08 | +6.29 |
| 42 | 40 | Jaroslav Cardal (TCH) |
56:12 | +6.33 |
| 43 | 15 |  Zdravko Hlebanja (YUG) |
56:32 | +6.53 |
| 44 | 8 | Jozef Sobczak-Gacienica (POL) |
56:39 | +7.00 |
| 45 | 29 | Janez Pavčič (YUG) |
56:41 | +7.02 |
| 46 | 3 | Helmut Hagg (EUA) |
56:50 | +7.11 |
| 47 | 6 | Cveto Pavčič (YUG) |
56:55 | +7.16 |
| 48 | 47 |  Tatsuo Miyao (JPN) |
56:59 | +7.20 |
| 49 | 60 | Matevz Kordez (YUG) |
57:09 | +7.30 |
| 50 | 22 | Paul Romand (FRA) |
57:11 | +7.32 |
| 51 | 43 | Lawrence Damon (USA) |
57:18 | +7.39 |
| 52 | 4 | Victor Arbez (FRA) |
57:38 | +7.59 |
| 53 | 52 |  Dimitri Petrov (BUL) |
57:53 | +8.14 |
| 54 | 37 | Zakharin Grivev (BUL) |
58:11 | +8.32 |
| 55 | 61 |  Jon Kristjansson (ISL) |
58:23 | +8.44 |
| 56 | 14 |  Maurice Gover (GBR) |
58:58 | +9.17 |
| 57 | 28 | Andrew Morgan (GBR) |
59:27 | +9.48 |
| 58 | 57 | John Moore (GBR) |
59:31 | +9.52 |
| 59 | 23 | Oskar Schulz (AUT) |
59:56 | +10.17 |
| 60 | 9 | Aubrey Fielder (GBR) |
59:59 | +10.20 |
| 61 | 39 | Oddur Petursson (ISL) |
1:02.36 | +12.57 |
| AC |  Georges Gereidi (LIB) |
DQ |
* - Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:[3]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 606
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 606–607
References edit
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
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