The 1956 VII Winter Olympic Games was hosted by Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This would be the first time Italy had ever hosted the Olympic Games. They would later host the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino and the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome.
Cortina d'Ampezzo was originally meant to host the 1944 Winter Olympics, but they were canceled because of World War II.
Bidding[]
| Voting results for the 1956 Winter Olympic Games | ||||||
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| City | Country | Round 1 | ||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 31 | ||||
| Montreal | Canada | 7 | ||||
| Colorado Springs | United States | 2 | ||||
| Lake Placid | United States | 1 | ||||
Medal table[]
| Rank | Country | 
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Total |
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| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Sweden | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Image Gallery[]
1956 Olympic torch
A bronze medal (front and back sides) from the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics
Poster
See Also[]
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Links[]
| Preceded by Helsinki 1952 |
Olympics 1956 |
Succeeded by Melbourne 1956 |
| Preceded by Oslo 1952 |
Winter Olympics 1956 |
Succeeded by Squaw Valley 1960 |