Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Pair skating

The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 3–4 February. The Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada and Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games.[1]

Pair skating
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
Dates3-4 February
Competitors22 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt
 Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden
 Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marianna Nagy / László Nagy
 Hungary
← 1952
1960 →

Results

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Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt   Austria 11.31 14
2 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden   Canada 11.32 16
3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy   Hungary 11.03 32
4 Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel   United Team of Germany 10.98 35.5
5 Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner   United States 10.71 56
6 Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul   Canada 10.74 54.5
7 Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann   United States 10.63 59.5
8 Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal   Czechoslovakia 10.53 68.5
9 Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert   Austria 10.38 77
10 Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles   Great Britain 10.00 88
11 Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward   Great Britain 9.86 93

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics: Pairs, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 676
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