Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre

The men's 50 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 2 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cotrina. Thirty skiers from thirteen countries participated in the event. The Nordic countries once again dominated the event. In a reversal of the top two results in the 30 km (19 mi) race, Swedish skier Sixten Jernberg won the gold, Fin Veikko Hakulinen took the silver and Russian Fedor Terentjev won the bronze. Jernberg would go on to win a bronze in the relay event giving him a full complement of gold, silver and bronze. Hakulinen would win a silver in the relay event giving him a gold and two silver medals for the Olympics.[1][2]

Men's 50 km
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
VenueLo Stadio della neve
Date2 February
Competitors33 from 13 nations
Winning time2:50:27
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sixten Jernberg  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Veikko Hakulinen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fedor Terentyev  Soviet Union
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Medalists

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Gold Sixten Jernberg
  Sweden
Silver Veikko Hakulinen
  Finland
Bronze Fedor Terentyev
  Soviet Union

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Results

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Place No. Competitor Time Difference*
1 38   Sixten Jernberg (SWE) 2:50.27
2 33   Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) 2:51.45 +1.18
3 2   Fedor Terentyev (URS) 2:53.32 +3.05
4 23   Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 2:56.17 +5.50
5 20   Anatoly Shelyukhin (URS) 2:56.40 +6.13
6 8   Pavel Kolchin (URS) 2:58.00 +8.33
7 30   Viktor Baranov (URS) 3:03.55 +13.28
8 4   Antti Sivonen (FIN) 3:04.16 +13.49
9 12   Veini Kontinen (FIN) 3:06.15 +15.48
10 5   Sture Grahn (SWE) 3:06.32 +16.05
11 7   Arthur Ohlsson (SWE) 3:10.03 +19.36
12 18   Inge Limberg (SWE) 3:10.19 +19.52
13 25   Stanislav Bukowski (POL) 3:10.49 +20.22
14 9   Oddmund Jensen (NOR) 3:11.14 +20.47
15 21   Edvin Landsem (NOR) 3:11.43 +21.16
16 14   Vigilio Mich (ITA) 3:11.59 +21.32
17 36   Gianni Carrara (ITA) 3:14.39 +24.12
18 29   Christian Wenger (SUI) 3:17.49 +27.22
19 11   Fritz Zurbuchen (SUI) 3:19.42 +29.15
20 15   Werner Moring (EUA) 3:20.32 +30.05
21 10   Gioacchino Busin (ITA) 3:21.05 +30.38
22 31   Clarence Servold (CAN) 3:21.50 +31.23
23 1   Battista Mismetti (ITA) 3:23.15 +32.48
24 17   Alfred Kronig (SUI) 3:23.21 +32.54
25 28   Tatsuo Miyao (JPN) 3:25.47 +35.20
26 32   Christo Dontchev (BUL) 3:26.06 +35.39
27 3   Andre Huguenin (SUI) 3:31.04 +40.37
28 39   Thomas Cairney (GBR) 3:44.54 +54.17
29 24   Toby Graham (GBR) 3:48.17 +57.50
30 13   Richard Aylmer (GBR) 4:11.40 +1:21.13
AC   Birger Vestermo (NOR) DQ
AC   Štefan Robač (YUG) DQ
AC   Martin Stokken (NOR) DQ

* - Difference is in hours:minutes.seconds.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 612
  2. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 612–613

References

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