Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres
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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 (18.6 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.
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* - Difference is in hours:minutes.seconds.
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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...
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 (18.6 mi) race, Swedish
Sweden at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relayWomenWomen's 3 x 5 km relay...
skier Sixten Jernberg
Sixten Jernberg
Eddy Sixten Jernberg is a retired Swedish cross country skier....
won the gold, Fin
Finland at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Finland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:Men- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relayWomenWomen's 3 x 5 km relay- Figure skating:Men...
Veikko Hakulinen
Veikko Hakulinen
Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing...
took the silver and Russian
Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :MenWomen- Cross-country skiing :MenWomen- Ice hockey :Men...
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.
Medalists
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Results
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 2:50.27 | ||
| 2 | 33 | 2:51.45 | +1.18 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2:53.32 | +3.05 | |
| 4 | 23 | 2:56.17 | +5.50 | |
| 5 | 20 | 2:56.40 | +6.13 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2:58.00 | +8.33 | |
| 7 | 30 | 3:03.55 | +13.28 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3:04.16 | +13.49 | |
| 9 | 12 | 3:06.15 | +15.48 | |
| 10 | 5 | 3:06.32 | +16.05 | |
| 11 | 7 | 3:10.03 | +19.36 | |
| 12 | 18 | 3:10.19 | +19.52 | |
| 13 | 25 | 3:10.49 | +20.22 | |
| 14 | 9 | 3:11.14 | +20.47 | |
| 15 | 21 | 3:11.43 | +21.16 | |
| 16 | 14 | 3:11.59 | +21.32 | |
| 17 | 36 | 3:14.39 | +24.12 | |
| 18 | 29 | 3:17.49 | +27.22 | |
| 19 | 11 | 3:19.42 | +29.15 | |
| 20 | 15 | 3:20.32 | +30.05 | |
| 21 | 10 | 3:21.05 | +30.38 | |
| 22 | 31 | 3:21.50 | +31.23 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3:23.15 | +32.48 | |
| 24 | 17 | 3:23.21 | +32.54 | |
| 25 | 28 | 3:25.47 | +35.20 | |
| 26 | 32 | 3:26.06 | +35.39 | |
| 27 | 3 | 3:31.04 | +40.37 | |
| 28 | 39 | 3:44.54 | +54.17 | |
| 29 | 24 | 3:48.17 | +57.50 | |
| 30 | 13 | 4:11.40 | +1:21.13 |
* - Difference is in hours:minutes.seconds.
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