Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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Austria
competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
, Italy
.
Men
Women
Men
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Men
Women
Pairs
Events:
Men
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Men's downhill | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Men's giant slalom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Men's slalom | ||
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Figure skating Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.-Medal summary:-Men:Referee:* Werner RittbergerAssistant Referee:* Walter S. Powell... |
Pairs | |
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Men's giant slaom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Women's giant slalom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Women's slalom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Men's downhill | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Men's giant slalom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
Women's giant slalom | ||
| Figure skating Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.-Medal summary:-Men:Referee:* Werner RittbergerAssistant Referee:* Walter S. Powell... |
Women's singles |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Walter Schuster Walter Schuster Walter Schuster is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Lermoos.In 1956 he won the bronze medal in the giant slalom event. He also participated in the downhill competition but did not finished the race.- External links :*... |
Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Josl Rieder | DSQ | – | |||||
| Anderl Molterer Anderl Molterer Andreas "Anderl" Molterer is an Austrian former alpine skier.The "Blitz from Kitz" as he was known, was one of the best skiers of the 1950s, though labouring in Toni Sailer's shadow. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy he won silver in the giant slalom, and bronze in the... |
2:56.2 | ||||||
| Toni Sailer Toni Sailer Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer was an Austrian alpine ski racer, who is considered among the best the in the sport. He won three gold medals in alphine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, becoming the only triple gold medalist from that Games and thus the most successful athlete in 1956... |
2:52.2 | ||||||
| Ernst Hinterseer Ernst Hinterseer Ernst Hinterseer is a former alpine skier from Austria.He participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, ranking 6th in the giant slalom.... |
Giant Slalom | 3:08.5 | 6 | ||||
| Walter Schuster Walter Schuster Walter Schuster is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Lermoos.In 1956 he won the bronze medal in the giant slalom event. He also participated in the downhill competition but did not finished the race.- External links :*... |
3:07.2 | ||||||
| Anderl Molterer Anderl Molterer Andreas "Anderl" Molterer is an Austrian former alpine skier.The "Blitz from Kitz" as he was known, was one of the best skiers of the 1950s, though labouring in Toni Sailer's shadow. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy he won silver in the giant slalom, and bronze in the... |
3:06.3 | ||||||
| Toni Sailer Toni Sailer Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer was an Austrian alpine ski racer, who is considered among the best the in the sport. He won three gold medals in alphine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, becoming the only triple gold medalist from that Games and thus the most successful athlete in 1956... |
3:00.1 | ||||||
| Anderl Molterer Anderl Molterer Andreas "Anderl" Molterer is an Austrian former alpine skier.The "Blitz from Kitz" as he was known, was one of the best skiers of the 1950s, though labouring in Toni Sailer's shadow. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy he won silver in the giant slalom, and bronze in the... |
Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Josl Rieder | 1:47.0 | 31 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider is an Austrian former Alpine skier. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Schneider was gold medalist in the slalom and silver medalist in the downhill.-References:... |
1:35.8 | 23 | 2:00.0 | 13 | 3:35.8 | 12 | |
| Toni Sailer Toni Sailer Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer was an Austrian alpine ski racer, who is considered among the best the in the sport. He won three gold medals in alphine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, becoming the only triple gold medalist from that Games and thus the most successful athlete in 1956... |
1:27.3 | 1 | 1:47.4 | 1 | 3:14.7 | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Putzi Frandl Putzi Frandl Josefine "Putzi" Frandl is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. She was among the world's best ski racers in the mid 1950's... |
Downhill | 1:51.0 | 13 | ||||
| Trude Klecker Trude Klecker Trude Klecker is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the slalom event, and a silver medal in the downhill.-References:... |
1:50.6 | 12 | |||||
| Thea Hochleitner Thea Hochleitner Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.She was born in Bad Gastein.... |
1:47.9 | 7 | |||||
| Hilde Hofherr | 1:47.3 | 4 | |||||
| Trude Klecker Trude Klecker Trude Klecker is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the slalom event, and a silver medal in the downhill.-References:... |
Giant Slalom | 2:08.5 | 33 | ||||
| Regina Schöpf Regina Schöpf Regina Schöpf was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.She was born in Seefeld, Tirol.... |
2:00.6 | 9 | |||||
| Thea Hochleitner Thea Hochleitner Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.She was born in Bad Gastein.... |
1:58.2 | ||||||
| Putzi Frandl Putzi Frandl Josefine "Putzi" Frandl is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. She was among the world's best ski racers in the mid 1950's... |
1:57.8 | ||||||
| Putzi Frandl Putzi Frandl Josefine "Putzi" Frandl is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. She was among the world's best ski racers in the mid 1950's... |
Slalom | 1:00.4 | 14 | 57.5 | 2 | 1:58.0 | 5 |
| Thea Hochleitner Thea Hochleitner Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.She was born in Bad Gastein.... |
1:00.4 | 14 | 1:00.6 | 13 | 2:01.0 | 12 | |
| Hilde Hofherr | 58.2 | 6 | 1:25.3 | 31 | 2:23.5 | 24 | |
| Regina Schöpf Regina Schöpf Regina Schöpf was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.She was born in Seefeld, Tirol.... |
56.0 | 2 | 59.4 | 7 | 1:55.4 | ||
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| AUT-1 | Paul Aste Paul Aste Paul Aste was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.... Heinrich Isser Heinrich Isser Heinrich "Heini" Isser is an Austrian bobsledder-luger who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.-Luge career:... |
Two-man | 1:26.32 | 12 | 1:25.82 | 12 | 1:26.61 | 15 | 1:25.22 | 7 | 5:43.97 | 12 |
| AUT-2 | Karl Wagner Karl Wagner (bobsleigh) Karl Wagner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.-References:******... Adolf Tonn |
Two-man | 1:26.15 | 11 | 1:27.06 | 20 | 1:26.73 | 16 | 1:26.35 | 14 | 5:46.29 | 15 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| AUT-1 | Karl Wagner Karl Wagner (bobsleigh) Karl Wagner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.-References:******... Fritz Rursch Adolf Tonn Heinrich Isser Heinrich Isser Heinrich "Heini" Isser is an Austrian bobsledder-luger who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.-Luge career:... |
Four-man | 1:19.60 | 11 | 1:20.74 | 17 | 1:19.98 | 8 | 1:20.30 | 8 | 5:20.62 | 10 |
| AUT-2 | Kurt Loserth Kurt Loserth Kurt Loserth was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:****... Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:***... Karl Schwarzböck Franz Dominik |
Four-man | 1:19.37 | 10 | 1:19.12 | 9 | 1:20.08 | 9 | 1:19.72 | 5 | 5:18.29 | 7 |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Oskar Schulz Oskar Schulz Oskar Schulz was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.He finished 48th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... |
59:56 | 59 |
| Hermann Mayr | 55:51 | 39 | |
| Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:... |
54:51 | 35 | |
| Sepp Schneeberger | 54:21 | 28 | |
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Sepp Schneeberger Oskar Schulz Oskar Schulz Oskar Schulz was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.He finished 48th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... Hermann Mayr Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:... |
2'30:50 | 11 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Felsinger Norbert Felsinger Norbert Felsinger is an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1960 European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze medal at the Europeans in 1959. He participated 1956 and 1960 at the Winter Olympics. He represented the club Wiener Eislauf Verein .-Results:-Navigation:... |
7 | 8 | 150.55 | 67 | 7 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna Walter Hanna Walter Hanna "Hannerl" Walter is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 1959 European champion and World silver medalist. She represented Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th.-Competitive highlights:- References :*... |
8 | 7 | 153.89 | 83.5 | 7 |
| Hanna Eigel Hanna Eigel Hanna Eigel is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 1955 & 1957 European champion and the 1957 World silver medalist. She represented Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th.-Competitive highlights:... |
5 | 4 | 157.15 | 52 | 5 |
| Ingrid Wendl Ingrid Wendl Ingrid Turković-Wendl is an Austrian figure skater, television announcer, and political figure... |
3 | 5 | 159.44 | 39 |
Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Ellend Konrad Lienert |
10.38 | 77 | 9 |
| Sissy Schwarz Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title... |
11.31 | 14 |
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
- Italy 2-2 Austria
- Canada 23-0 Austria
- Germany (UTG) 7-0 Austria
Games for 7th-10th places
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
- Switzerland 7-4 Austria
- Italy 8-2 Austria
- Poland 4-3 Austria
| Contestants Alfred Püls Robert Nusser Franz Potucek Hermann Knoll Hans Mössmer Hans Scarsini Hans Zollner Fritz Spielmann Wilhelm Schmid Walter Znenahlik Gerhard Springer Adolf Hafner Hans Wagner Max Singewald Kurt Kurz Konrad Staudinger Wolfgang Jöchl |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Leopold Kohl Leopold Kohl Leopold Kohl was an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed in the 1952, 1956 and 1964 Winter Olympics. His best finish occurred at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 where Kohl finished 17th in the Nordic combined event.... |
Individual | 66.5 | 69.5 | 198.5 | 16 | 1'01:00 | 221.800 | 21 | 420.300 | 17 |
| Sepp Schiffner Sepp Schiffner Josef "Sepp" Schiffner was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the nordic combined event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... |
71.5 | 73.5 | 211.5 | 4 | 1'02:02 | 217.800 | 25 | 429.300 | 11 | |
| Willi Egger Willi Egger Wilhelm "Willi" Egger was an Austrian Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.... |
73.0 | 72.5 | 208.0 | 7 | 1'03:00 | 214.100 | 28 | 422.100 | 16 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Otto Leodolter Otto Leodolter Otto Leodolter was an Austria ski jumper who competed between 1955 and 1964. His biggest success was a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.Leodolter is the first Austrian to earn a medal in Nordic skiing.... |
Normal hill | 72.0 | 94.0 | 31 | 72.5 | 91.0 | 33 | 185.0 | 30 |
| Rudolf Schweinberger | 74.5 | 100.0 | 22 | 75.0 | 99.0 | 17 | 199.0 | 19 | |
| Walter Habersatter Walter Habersatter Walter Habersatter is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1955 to 1971. He won the 1958-9 Four Hills Tournament event in Bischofshofen.... |
77.5 | 102.0 | 18 | 77.5 | 99.5 | 16 | 201.5 | 15 | |
| Sepp Bradl | 77.5 | 104.5 | 11 | 77.0 | 101.0 | 15 | 205.5 | 12 | |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kurt Eminger | 44.4 | 41 |
| Ernst Biel | 44.2 | 37 | |
| Franz Offenberger | 43.8 | 32 | |
| 1500 m | Ernst Biel | 2:23.5 | 51 |
| Kurt Eminger | 2:19.0 | 38 | |
| Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
2:17.4 | 32 | |
| Franz Offenberger | 2:17.3 | 31 | |
| 5000 m | Kurt Eminger | 8:39.4 | 38 |
| Franz Offenberger | 8:30.8 | 34 | |
| Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
8:23.6 | 28 | |
| 10,000 m | Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
17:47.8 | 29 |