At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 × 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 February 1956.
| Cross-country skiing at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lo Stadio della neve |
| Dates | 27 January – 4 February |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 150 from 20 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Hallgeir Brenden Norway | Sixten Jernberg Sweden | Pavel Kolchin Soviet Union |
| 30 km | Veikko Hakulinen Finland | Sixten Jernberg Sweden | Pavel Kolchin Soviet Union |
| 50 km | Sixten Jernberg Sweden | Veikko Hakulinen Finland | Fyodor Terentyev Soviet Union |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Soviet Union Fyodor Terentyev Pavel Kolchin Nikolay Anikin Vladimir Kuzin | Finland August Kiuru Jorma Kortelainen Arvo Viitanen Veikko Hakulinen | Sweden Lennart Larsson Gunnar Samuelsson Per-Erik Larsson Sixten Jernberg |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | Lyubov Kozyreva Soviet Union | Radia Yeroshina Soviet Union | Sonja Edström Sweden |
| 3 × 5 km relay | Finland Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen | Soviet Union Lyubov Kozyreva Alevtina Kolchina Radya Yeroshina | Sweden Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson Sonja Edström |
Participating nations
- Austria (4)
- Bulgaria (4)
- Canada (1)
- Czechoslovakia (9)
- Finland (15)
- France (6)
- United Team of Germany (11)
- Great Britain (8)
- Iceland (2)
- Italy (14)
- Japan (1)
- Lebanon (1)
- Norway (12)
- Poland (9)
- Romania (7)
- Soviet Union (11)
- Sweden (11)
- Switzerland (11)
- United States (5)
- Yugoslavia (9)
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