Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics
, the Individual Nordic combined
event was contested.
The cross-country skiing
distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this 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...
, the Individual Nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
event was contested.
Individual
January 31, 1956| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 455.000 | |
| Silver | 437.400 | |
| Bronze | 436.800 | |
| 4 | 435.597 | |
| 5 | 435.581 | |
| 6 | 435.000 | |
| 7 | 432.300 | |
| 8 | 431.100 |
The cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.