Alpine_skiing_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics_–_Men's_giant_slalom
Quick Facts Men's giant slalom at the VII Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
| Men's giant slalom at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mount Faloria, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 January 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 95 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:00.1 | ||||||||||||
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The men's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 29 January on Mount Faloria, outside Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The course on the Ilio Colli run was 2.660 km (1.65 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 623 metres (2,044 ft). There were 71 gates for the men to navigate on the course. Ninety-five men from twenty-nine countries entered the race though eight were disqualified. Austrian men swept the medals.[1]
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Sunday, 29 January 1956
More information Rank, Bib # ...
| Rank | Bib # | Competitor | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18 |  Toni Sailer (AUT) | 3:00.1 | — |
 | 6 | Andreas Molterer (AUT) | 3:06.3 | +6.2 |
 | 14 | Walter Schuster (AUT) | 3:07.2 | +7.1 |
| 4 | 10 |  Adrien Duvillard (FRA) | 3:07.9 | +7.8 |
| 5 | 29 | Charles Bozon (FRA) | 3:08.4 | +8.3 |
| 6 | 3 | Ernst Hinterseer (AUT) | 3:08.5 | +8.4 |
| 7 | 27 |  Hanspeter Lanig (EUA) | 3:08.6 | +8.5 |
| 8 | 15 | Sepp Behr (EUA) | 3:11.4 | +11.3 |
| 9 | 12 | François Bonlieu (FRA) | 3:11.8 | +11.7 |
| 10 | 13 |  Gino Burrini (ITA) | 3:12.3 | +12.2 |
| 11 | 4 |  Chiharu Igaya (JPN) | 3:15.6 | +15.5 |
| 11 | 42 | Guido Ghedina (ITA) | 3:15.6 | +15.5 |
| 13 | 1 |  Ralph Miller (USA) | 3:15.8 | +15.9 |
| 14 | 35 | Thomas Corcoran (USA) | 3:16.0 | +15.9 |
| 15 | 30 | Brooks Dodge (USA) | 3:16.4 | +16.3 |
| 16 | 11 |  Stig Sollander (SWE) | 3:17.1 | +17.0 |
| 17 | 2 |  Georges Schneider (SUI) | 3:17.3 | +17.2 |
| 18 | 28 | Roland Blaesi (SUI) | 3:18.2 | +18.1 |
| 19 | 21 | Martin Julen (SUI) | 3:18.5 | +18.4 |
| 20 | 25 | Ake Nilsson (SWE) | 3:21.4 | +21.3 |
| 21 | 19 | Wallace Werner (USA) | 3:21.5 | +21.4 |
| 22 | 32 |  Asle Sjåstad (NOR) | 3:21.6 | +21.5 |
| 23 | 37 |  Jean Zarycki (POL) | 3:22.3 | +22.2 |
| 24 | 52 | Dino Pompanin (ITA) | 3:22.4 | +22.3 |
| 25 | 16 | Bruno Berrini (ITA) | 3:23.1 | +23.0 |
| 26 | 49 | Peppi Schwaiger (EUA) | 3:23.5 | +23.4 |
| 27 | 20 | Raymond Fellay (SUI) | 3:23.9 | +23.8 |
| 28 | 9 | Włodzimierz Czarniak (POL) | 3:24.2 | +24.1 |
| 29 | 31 | Olle Dalman (SWE) | 3:24.9 | +24.8 |
| 30 | 7 | Gérard Pasquier (FRA) | 3:25.6 | +25.5 |
| 31 | 26 |  Jaroslaw Bogdalek (TCH) | 3:27.3 | +27.2 |
| 32 | 77 | Ezven Cermak (TCH) | 3:27.7 | +27.6 |
| 33 | 51 |  Aleksandr Filatov (URS) | 3:27.8 | +27.7 |
| 34 | 41 |  Gueorgui Dimitrov (BUL) | 3:28.9 | +28.8 |
| 35 | 24 | Josef Marusarz (POL) | 3:29.3 | +29.2 |
| 36 | 54 | Kurt Hennrich (TCH) | 3:30.4 | +30.3 |
| 37 | 75 |  Gheorghe Cristoloveanu (ROM) | 3:30.5 | +30.4 |
| 38 | 45 | Vladimir Krajnak (TCH) | 3:31.0 | +30.9 |
| 39 | 50 |  André Bertrand (CAN) | 3:33.1 | +33.0 |
| 40 | 40 |  Franc Cvenkelj (YUG) | 3:33.7 | +33.6 |
| 41 | 76 | Gueorgui Varochkin (BUL) | 3:33.9 | +33.8 |
| 42 | 36 |  Pentti Alonen (FIN) | 3:35.0 | +34.9 |
| 43 | 65 | Kalevi Hakkinen (FIN) | 3:36.9 | +36.7 |
| 44 | 63 | Petar Anguelov (BUL) | 3:40.0 | +39.9 |
| 45 | 68 | Susumu Sugiyama (JPN) | 3:40.8 | +40.7 |
| 46 | 71 | Yury Sharkov (URS) | 3:41.8 | +41.7 |
| 47 | 74 | Ludvig Dornik (YUG) | 3:42.4 | +42.3 |
| 48 | 43 | Beni Obermuller (EUA) | 3:42.9 | +42.8 |
| 49 | 61 |  Muzzaffer Demirhan (TUR) | 3:44.2 | +44.1 |
| 50 | 44 | Hans Andresen (NOR) | 3:44.7 | +44.6 |
| 51 | 72 | Joze Ilija (YUG) | 3:44.8 | +44.7 |
| 52 | 5 | Victor Talianov (URS) | 3:45.2 | +45.1 |
| 53 | 60 |  Luis Arias (ESP) | 3:47.1 | +47.0 |
| 54 | 47 | Andrzej Roj-Gasienica (POL) | 3:48.6 | +48.5 |
| 55 | 38 | Gennadiy Tchertistchev (URS) | 3:48.9 | +48.8 |
| 56 | 48 |  Eysteinn Þórðarson (ISL) | 3:49.4 | +49.3 |
| 56 | 46 |  Sandy Whitelaw (GBR) | 3:49.4 | +49.3 |
| 58 | 79 | Nigel Gardner (GBR) | 3:51.8 | +51.7 |
| 59 | 69 |  Franz Beck (LIE) | 3:52.6 | +52.5 |
| 60 | 64 | Einar Kristjánsson (ISL) | 3:53.4 | +53.3 |
| 61 | 39 |  Billy Day (AUS) | 3:56.9 | +56.8 |
| 62 | 100 | Stefan Kristjansson (ISL) | 3:59.1 | +59.0 |
| 63 | 83 | Osman Yuce (TUR) | 3:59.4 | +59.3 |
| 64 | 66 | Noel Harrison (GBR) | 4:00.1 | +1:00.0 |
| 65 | 70 |  Denis Feron (BEL) | 4:01.8 | +1:01.7 |
| 66 | 73 | Robin Hooper (GBR) | 4:02.2 | +1:02.1 |
| 67 | 104 | Leopold Schadler (LIE) | 4:03.3 | +1:03.2 |
| 68 | 81 | Francisco Viladomat (ESP) | 4:08.7 | +1:08.6 |
| 69 | 58 | Tony Aslangul (AUS) | 4:09.0 | +1:08.9 |
| 70 | 78 | Theordor Sele (LIE) | 4:09.5 | +1:09.4 |
| 71 | 97 |  Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) | 4:10.0 | +1:09.9 |
| 72 | 84 |  Vicente Vera (CHI) | 4:10.6 | +1:10.5 |
| 73 | 87 | Ewarld Eberle (LIE) | 4:11.6 | +1:11.5 |
| 74 | 82 | Nicolae Pandrea (ROM) | 4:12.3 | +1:12.2 |
| 75 | 59 |  René Farwig (BOL) | 4:15.0 | +1:14.9 |
| 75 | 98 |  Reza Bazargan (IRI) | 4:15.0 | +1:14.9 |
| 77 | 94 | Zeki Şamiloğlu (TUR) | 4:16.6 | +1:16.5 |
| 78 | 93 | Sergio Navarrete (CHI) | 4:20.3 | +1:20.2 |
| 79 | 62 | Arturo Hammersley (CHI) | 4:20.4 | +1:20.3 |
| 80 | 80 | Frank Prihoda (AUS) | 4:31.2 | +1:31.1 |
| 81 | 102 | Jean Kairouz (LIB) | 4:40.6 | +1:40.5 |
| 82 | 99 | Mahmoud Beiglou (IRI) | 4:43.9 | +1:43.8 |
| 83 | 101 | Jaime Talens (ESP) | 4:52.2 | +1:52.1 |
| 84 | 96 | James Walker (AUS) | 5:21.0 | +2:20.9 |
| 85 | 91 |  Aris Vatimbella (GRE) | 5:23.6 | +2:23.5 |
| 86 | 95 | Georges Gereidi (LIB) | 5:34.8 | +2:34.7 |
| 87 | 103 | Christos Papageorgiou (GRE) | 7:24.5 | +4:24.4 |
| — | 17 | Hans Olofsson (SWE) | DSQ | |
| 92 | Luis Molné (ESP) | DSQ | ||
| 89 | Steinþór Jakobsson (ISL) | DSQ | ||
| 90 | Alexandros Vouxinos (GRE) | DSQ | ||
| 88 | Benik Amirian (IRI) | DSQ | ||
| 8 | Guttorm Berge (NOR) | DSQ | ||
| 67 | Mahmut Eroğlu (TUR) | DSQ | ||
| 53 | Jan Thorstensen (NOR) | DSQ |
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Source:[2]
- "Alpine Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 590–591
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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