Switzerland at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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...

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...	Women'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...	Women's slalom
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...	Four-man
		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...	Women's downhill
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...	Two-man

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andreas Ruedi	Downhill					DSQ	–
Hans Forrer						3:08.0	13
Roger Staub Roger Staub Roger Staub was a Swiss alpine skier. In the mid-1960s he became ski-school director in Vail, Colorado. During a summer visit with his wife and young child to Verbier, Switerland, in 1974 he was killed in a hang gliding accident....						2:57.1	4
Raymond Fellay Raymond Fellay Raymond Fellay is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Verbier....						2:55.7
Raymond Fellay Raymond Fellay Raymond Fellay is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Verbier....	Giant Slalom					3:23.9	27
Martin Julen						3:18.5	19
Roland Blaesi						3:18.2	18
Georges Schneider Georges Schneider Georges Schneider was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion.He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.Schneider became a world champion in the slalom in Aspen in 1950, before Zeno Colo and Stein Eriksen....						3:17.3	17
Martin Julen	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
René Rey		1:34.1	19	1:53.6	4	3:27.7	10
Raymond Fellay Raymond Fellay Raymond Fellay is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Verbier....		1:32.8	13	1:59.3	12	3:32.1	11
Georges Schneider Georges Schneider Georges Schneider was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion.He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.Schneider became a world champion in the slalom in Aspen in 1950, before Zeno Colo and Stein Eriksen....		1:29.0	4	1:53.6	4	3:22.6	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hedi Beeler	Downhill					1:54.0	25
Rosemarie Reichenbach						1:51.6	15
Frieda Dänzer Frieda Dänzer Frieda Dänzer is a Swiss former Alpine skier, successful in the second half of the 1950s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics, she won silver in downhill. At Bad Gastein in 1958, she became world champion in Alpine Combined and won the silver medal in Downhill and bronze in Giant Slalom.-References:...						1:45.4
Madeleine Berthod Madeleine Berthod Madeleine Chamot-Berthod is a Swiss former alpine skier. Berthod was Swiss Sportspersonality of the year in 1956.-References:*...						1:40.7
Hedi Beeler	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Annemarie Waser						2:02.3	14
Frieda Dänzer Frieda Dänzer Frieda Dänzer is a Swiss former Alpine skier, successful in the second half of the 1950s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics, she won silver in downhill. At Bad Gastein in 1958, she became world champion in Alpine Combined and won the silver medal in Downhill and bronze in Giant Slalom.-References:...						2:00.9	11
Madeleine Berthod Madeleine Berthod Madeleine Chamot-Berthod is a Swiss former alpine skier. Berthod was Swiss Sportspersonality of the year in 1956.-References:*...						1:58.3	4
Madeleine Berthod Madeleine Berthod Madeleine Chamot-Berthod is a Swiss former alpine skier. Berthod was Swiss Sportspersonality of the year in 1956.-References:*...	Slalom	1:09.7 (+0:05)	26	58.7	4	2:08.3	17
Hedi Beeler		1:01.9	20	1:03.2	18	2:05.1	15
Freida Dänzer		59.2	12	59.7	9	1:58.9	10
Renée Colliard Renée Colliard Renée Colliard is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, she became Olympic champion in Slalom.-References:...		55.6	1	56.7	1	1:52.3

Bobsleigh

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
SUI-1	Max Angst Max Angst Max Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Harry Warburton Harry Warburton Harry Warburton is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won the bronze in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....	Two-man	1:24.71	5	1:23.81	5	1:24.27	4	1:24.67	4	5:37.46
SUI-2	Franz Kapus Franz Kapus Franz Kapus was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956....	Two-man	1:24.74	6	1:24.50	8	1:24.70	6	1:26.17	13	5:40.11	7

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
SUI-1	Franz Kapus Franz Kapus Franz Kapus was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... Gottfried Diener Gottfried Diener Gottfried Diener was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Robert Alt Robert Alt Robert Alt was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956....	Four-man	1:18.00	4	1:17.19	1	1:17.09	1	1:18.16	1	5:10.44
SUI-2	Max Angst Max Angst Max Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Aby Gartmann Aby Gartmann Albert "Aby" Gartmann was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... Harry Warburton Harry Warburton Harry Warburton is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won the bronze in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Rolf Gerber Rolf Gerber Rolf Gerber was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz....	Four-man	1:17.41	1	1:17.85	2	1:18.68	5	1:20.33	9	5:14.27	4

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Erwin Hari	55:06	38
	Michel Rey	55:05	36
	Victor Kronig	54:43	33
	Werner Zwingli	53:40	20
30 km	Armand Genoud	2'01:05	41
	André Huguenin	1'58:40	34
	Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-External links:*...	1'55:18	27
	Marcel Huguenin	1'54:36	25
50 km	André Huguenin	3'31:04	27
	Alfred Kronig Alfred Kronig Alfred Kronig was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 30th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...	3'23:21	24
	Fritz Zurbuchen	3'19:42	19
	Christian Wenger	3'17:49	18

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Werner Zwingli Victor Kronig Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher Fritz Kocher was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-External links:*... Marcel Huguenin	2'24:30	7

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Hans Müller Hans Müller (figure skater) Hans Müller is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 1955 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 12th in the men's event.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...	12	12	135.28	112	12
François Pache François Pache François Pache is a Swiss figure skater. He is a six-time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics and at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He placed 9th in the men's event in 1952 and 11th in 1956.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...	11	10	139.39	95	11

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Alice Fischer	18	20	137.69	203	18
Karin Borner	15	16	141.69	171	16

Ice hockey

Group C

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

Rank	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	2	0	15	4	4
2	2	1	1	7	10	2
3	2	0	2	8	16	0

Sweden 6-5 Switzerland
USSR 10-3 Switzerland

Games for 7th-10th places

Rank	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
7	3	3	0	21	7	6
8	3	2	1	12	10	4
9	3	1	2	12	18	2
10	3	0	3	9	19	0

Switzerland 7-4 Austria
Poland 6-2 Switzerland
Italy 8-3 Switzerland

	Contestants Christian Conrad Martin Riesen Kurt Peter Georg Riesch Émile Golaz Rudolf Keller Sepp Weingärtner Paul Hofer Hans Ott Franz Berry Hans Pappa Fritz Naef Emil Handschin Emil Handschin Emil Handschin is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :... Bernhard Bagnoud Walter Keller Rätus Frei Otto Schläpfer

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Francis Perret	Normal hill	66.0	86.0	42	64.0	82.5	45	168.5	45
Conrad Rochat		68.5	89.5	40	68.5	87.5	41	177.0	40
Andreas Däscher		82.0	108.0	6	82.0	111.5	2	219.5	6

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Erich Kull	44.3	40
1500 m	Erich Kull	2:21.7	46
1500 m	Jürg Rohrbach	2:21.7	46
5000 m	Jürg Rohrbach	8:39.5	39

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