Italy_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics

Italy at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Italy at the; 1956 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ITA
NOC	Italian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.coni.it (in Italian)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	65 (53 men, 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Tito Tolin (ski jumping)
Medals; Ranked 8th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 3
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Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Italy was the host nation for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti	Bobsleigh	Two-man
Silver	Eugenio Monti Renzo Alverà	Bobsleigh	Two-man
Silver	Eugenio Monti Ulrico Girardi Renzo Alverà Renato Mocellini	Bobsleigh	Four-man

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paride Milianti	Downhill					DSQ	–
Lino Zecchini						DSQ	–
Bruno Burrini						3:02.4	9
Gino Burrini						3:00.2	6
Bruno Burrini	Giant Slalom					3:23.1	25
Dino Pompanin						3:22.4	24
Guido Ghedina						3:15.6	11
Gino Burrini						3:12.3	10
Paride Milianti	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Italo Pedroncelli		n/a	?	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Bruno Burrini		1:36.2	24	2:24.2	35	4:00.4	27
Guido Ghedina		1:32.6	12	2:08.1	24	3:40.7	17

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vera Schenone	Downhill					1:59.2	36
Anna Pellissier						1:49.7	11
Carla Marchelli						1:47.7	6
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo						1:47.3	4
Vera Schenone	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Maria Grazia Marchelli						2:05.2	28
Anna Pellissier						2:02.4	17
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo						2:01.5	13
Cristina Ebner	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Vera Schenone		1:05.1	21	1:32.1	34	2:37.2	29
Anna Pellissier		1:01.2	16	1:05.3	19	2:06.5	16
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo		56.9	3	59.9	11	1:56.8	4

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti	Two-man	1:22.0	1	1:22.45	1	1:22.95	1	1:22.74	1	5:30.14
ITA-2	Eugenio Monti Renzo Alverà	Two-man	1:22.73	2	1:22.53	2	1:23.37	2	1:22.82	2	5:31.45

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Dino De Martin Giovanni De Martin Giovanni Tabacchi Carlo Da Prà	Four-man	1:18.10	5	1:18.65	5	1:18.50	4	1:19.41	4	5:14.66	5
ITA-2	Eugenio Monti Ulrico Girardi Renzo Alverà Renato Mocellini	Four-man	1:17.69	2	1:17.97	4	1:18.13	2	1:18.31	2	5:12.10

Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Manuela Angeli	20	21	133.51	222	21
Fiorella Negro	16	14	142.31	168.5	15

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Aldo Pedrana	Individual	60.5	60.0	168.0	35	1'00:36	223.400	15	391.400	31
Enzo Perin		67.0	70.0	196.0	19	1'00:48	222.600	18	418.600	20
Alfredo Prucker		70.0	70.0	201.0	12	58:52	230.100	10	431.100	8

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Enzo Perin	Normal hill	67.0	83.5	47	63.5	80.5	47	164.0	48
Alfredo Prucker		67.5	88.0	41	68.5	91.5	32	179.5	38
Tito Tolin		69.5	91.0	36	71.5	93.5	27	184.5	33
Luigi Pennacchio		70.5	91.0	36	67.5	89.5	36	180.5	37

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Pompeo Fattor Ottavio Compagnoni Innocenzo Chatrain Federico de Florian	2'23:28	5

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Fides Romanin Rita Bottero Ildegarda Taffra	1'16:11	8