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{{infobox country at games
{{Infobox Olympics Canada
| NOC = CAN
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|games=1956 Winter
| NOCname = [[Canadian Olympic Committee]]
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|competitors=35 (27 men, 8 women)
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| games = Winter Olympics
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|sports=7
| games_link = 1956 Winter Olympics
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|flagbearer=[[Robert Bowden]] {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
| year = 1956
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|gold=0
| flagcaption =
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|silver=1
| oldcode =
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|bronze=2
| website = {{url|www.olympic.ca }} {{in lang|en|fr}}
|total=3
| location = [[Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy
| start_date = {{Start date|1956|1|26|df=y}}
| end_date = {{End date|1956|2|5|df=y}}
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| competitors = 35 (27 men, 8 women)
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| sports = 7
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| flagbearer = [[Norris Bowden]] {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
| rank = 10
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| gold = 0
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| silver = 1
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| bronze = 2
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = [[Canada at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games
}}
}}
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'''Canada''' competed at the '''1956 Winter Olympics''' in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

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'''[[Canada]]''' competed at the '''[[1956 Winter Olympics]]''' in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.


==Medalists==
==Medalists==
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| {{Silver medal}} || {{Sortname|Frances|Dafoe}} <br/> {{Sortname|Norris|Bowden}} || [[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]] ||Pairs
| {{Silver medal}} || {{Sortname|Frances|Dafoe}} <br/> {{Sortname|Norris|Bowden}} || [[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]] ||Pairs
|-
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Canada men's national ice hockey team]] ([[Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ice hockey)|Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen]])<br/>{{CompactTable
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Canada men's national ice hockey team]] ([[Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ice hockey)|Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen]])<br/>{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:32em|{{ubl|[[Denis Brodeur]]|[[Charles Brooker]]|[[Bill Colvin|William Colvin]]|[[Alfred Horne]]|[[Art Hurst]]|[[Byrle Klinck]]|[[Paul Knox]]|[[Kenneth Laufman]]|[[Howard Lee (ice hockey)|Howard Lee]]|[[James Logan (ice hockey)|James Logan]]|[[Floyd Martin]]|[[Jack McKenzie (ice hockey)|Jack McKenzie]]|[[Donald Rope]]|[[George Scholes]]|[[Gerry Theberge]]|[[Robert White (ice hockey)|Robert White]]|[[Keith Woodall]]}}}}
|r1c1=[[Denis Brodeur]]
|r2c1=[[Charles Brooker]]
|r3c1=[[William Colvin]]
|r4c1=[[Alfred Horne]]
|r5c1=[[Arthur Hurst]]
|r6c1=[[Byrle Klinck]]
|r1c2=[[Paul Knox]]
|r2c2=[[Kenneth Laufman]]
|r3c2=[[Howard Lee (ice hockey)|Howard Lee]]
|r4c2=[[James Logan (ice hockey)|James Logan]]
|r5c2=[[Floyd Martin]]
|r6c2=[[Jack McKenzie (ice hockey)|Jack McKenzie]]
|r1c3=[[Donald Rope]]
|r2c3=[[George Scholes]]
|r3c3=[[Gerry Theberge]]
|r4c3=[[Robert White (ice hockey)|Robert White]]
|r5c3=[[Keith Woodall]]
}}
|| [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]] || [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Men's competition]]
|| [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]] || [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Men's competition]]
|-
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==[[File:alpine skiing pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Alpine skiing==
==Alpine skiing==
{{Main|Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


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|align="center"|50
|align="center"|50
|}
|}



;Women
;Women
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|align="center"|36
|align="center"|36
|-
|-
|[[Anen Heggtveit]]
|[[Anne Heggtveit]]
|colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"|
|colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"|
|align="center"|2:05.3
|align="center"|2:05.3
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==[[File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Cross-country skiing==
==Cross-country skiing==
{{Main|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


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!Rank
!Rank
|-
|-
|15 km
|15&nbsp;km
|[[Clarence Servold]]
|[[Clarence Servold]]
|align=center|53:34
|align=center|53:34
|align=center|19
|align=center|19
|-
|-
|30 km
|30&nbsp;km
|[[Clarence Servold]]
|[[Clarence Servold]]
|align=center|2'00:01
|align=center|2'00:01
|align=center|37
|align=center|37
|-
|-
|50 km
|50&nbsp;km
|[[Clarence Servold]]
|[[Clarence Servold]]
|align=center|3'21:50
|align=center|3'21:50
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|}
|}


==[[File:Figure skating pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Figure skating==
==Figure skating==
{{Main|Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


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!Rank
!Rank
|- align=center
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Ann Johnston]]
|align=left| [[Ann Johnston (figure skater)|Ann Johnston]]
|7
|7
|10
|10
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==[[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=|]] Ice hockey==
==Ice hockey==
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}

Canada was represented by the [[Berlin Dutchmen#Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen|Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen]], which would later represent Canada at the [[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960 Winter Olympics]] (silver medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympics]].


===Group A===
===Group A===
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|- align=center
|- align=center
|5th
|5th
|align=left|{{Flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Jack McKenzie]]
|align=left|{{Flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Jack McKenzie (ice hockey)|Jack McKenzie]]
|8||7||4||11
|8||7||4||11
|- align=center
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|8||5||3||8
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellSpacing="0"
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellSpacing="0"
|! align="center" bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze:'''
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#cc9966;"|Bronze:
|-
|-
|{{FlagIOC|CAN|1956 Winter}}<hr> [[Denis Brodeur]]<br /> [[Keith Woodall]]<br /> [[Floyd Martin]]<br /> [[Howie Lee]]<br />[[Art Hurst]]<br /> [[Jack McKenzie (ice hockey)|Jack McKenzie]]<br /> [[James Logan (ice hockey)|James Logan]]<br /> [[Paul Knox]]<br /> [[Donald Rope]]<br /> [[Byrle Klinck]]<br /> [[Bill Colvin]]<br /> [[Gerry Théberge]]<br /> [[Alfred Horne]]<br /> [[Charlie Brooker (ice hockey)|Charlie Brooker]]<br /> [[George Scholes]]<br /> [[Bob White (ice hockey)|Bob White]]<br /> [[Ken Laufman]]
|{{FlagIOC|CAN|1956 Winter}}<hr /> [[Denis Brodeur]]<br /> [[Keith Woodall]]<br /> [[Floyd Martin]]<br /> [[Howie Lee]]<br />[[Art Hurst]]<br /> [[Jack McKenzie (ice hockey)|Jack McKenzie]]<br /> [[James Logan (ice hockey)|James Logan]]<br /> [[Paul Knox]]<br /> [[Donald Rope]]<br /> [[Byrle Klinck]]<br /> [[Bill Colvin]]<br /> [[Gerry Théberge]]<br /> [[Alfred Horne]]<br /> [[Charlie Brooker (ice hockey)|Charlie Brooker]]<br /> [[George Scholes]]<br /> [[Bob White (ice hockey)|Bob White]]<br /> [[Ken Laufman]]
|}
|}


== [[Image:Nordic combined pictogram.svg|30px]] Nordic combined ==
==Nordic combined ==
{{Main|Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


Events:
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping <small>(Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)</small>
* normal hill ski jumping <small>(Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)</small>
* 15 km cross-country skiing
* 15&nbsp;km cross-country skiing


{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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== [[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg|30px]] Ski jumping ==
==Ski jumping ==
{{Main|Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


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==[[File:Speed skating pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Speed skating==
==Speed skating==
{{Main|Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}
{{Main|Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


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|-
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|rowspan=3|500 m
|rowspan=3|500 m
|[[Johnny Sands]]
|[[Johnny Sands (speed skater)|Johnny Sands]]
|align=center|DNF
|align=center|DNF
|align=center|&ndash;
|align=center|&ndash;
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|align=center|53
|-
|-
|[[Johnny Sands]]
|[[Johnny Sands (speed skater)|Johnny Sands]]
|align=center|2:20.7
|align=center|2:20.7
|align=center|45
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==References==
==References==
{{Portal|Sport in Canada}}
{{Portal|Sports|Canada}}
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956 Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041338/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/ Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com]


{{country at games navbox|Canada|Olympics}}
{{NOCin1956WinterOlympics}}
{{Nations at the 1956 Winter Olympics}}


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[[Category:Nations at the 1956 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Nations at the 1956 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Canada at the Olympics|1956]]
[[Category:Canada at the Winter Olympics by year|1956]]
[[Category:1956 in Canada|Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:1956 in Canadian sports|Winter Olympics]]

[[nl:Canada op de Olympische Winterspelen 1956]]
[[no:Canada under Vinter-OL 1956]]
[[ru:Канада на зимних Олимпийских играх 1956]]
[[th:ประเทศแคนาดาในโอลิมปิกฤดูหนาว 1956]]

Latest revision as of 09:53, 3 September 2022

Canada at the
1956 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
26 January 1956 (1956-01-26) – 5 February 1956 (1956-02-05)
Competitors35 (27 men, 8 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearerNorris Bowden [citation needed]
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Frances Dafoe
Norris Bowden		 Figure skating Pairs
 Bronze Canada men's national ice hockey team (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
 Ice hockey Men's competition
 Bronze Lucile Wheeler Alpine skiing Women's downhill

Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
André Bertrand Downhill 3:31.2 25
André Bertrand Giant Slalom 3:33.1 39
André Bertrand Slalom 2:42.8 57 2:20.0 30 5:02.8 50
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ginette Seguin Downhill 1:58.2 33
Carlyn Kruger 1:53.2 22
Anne Heggtveit 1:53.2 22
Lucille Wheeler 1:45.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Carlyn Kruger Giant Slalom DSQ –
Ginette Seguin 2:16.6 36
Anne Heggtveit 2:05.3 29
Lucille Wheeler 1:58.6 6
Lucille Wheeler Slalom 1:36.7 38 DSQ – DSQ –
Anne Heggtveit 1:31.0 34 1:07.5 20 2:38.5 30
Carlyn Kruger 1:14.7 30 1:07.6 21 2:22.3 23
Ginette Seguin 1:05.6 22 1:10.0 24 2:15.6 18

Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Clarence Servold 53:34 19
30 km Clarence Servold 2'00:01 37
50 km Clarence Servold 3'21:50 22

Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Charles Snelling 9 7 150.42 67 8
Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Ann Johnston 7 10 152.56 94 9
Carole Jane Pachl 6 8 154.74 73 6
Pairs
Athletes Points Places Rank
Barbara Wagner
Robert Paul 		10.74 54.5 6
Frances Dafoe
Norris Bowden 		11.32 16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Canada was represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, which would later represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics (silver medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different Olympics.

Group A

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Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 30 1 6
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 9 6 3
3  Italy 3 0 1 2 5 7 2
4  Austria 3 0 2 1 2 32 1
  • Canada 4-0 Germany (UTG)
  • Canada 23-0 Austria
  • Italy 1-3 Canada

Games for 1st-6th places

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Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 25 5 10
2  United States 5 4 1 0 26 12 8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 5 3 2 0 23 11 6
4  Sweden 5 1 3 1 10 17 3
5  Czechoslovakia 5 1 4 0 20 30 2
6  Germany 5 0 4 1 6 35 1
  • Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
  • USA 4-1 Canada
  • Canada 10-0 Germany (UTG)
  • Canada 6-2 Sweden
  • USSR 2-0 Canada

Leading scorers

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Rk Team GP G A Pts
1st Canada James Logan 8 7 5 12
1st Canada Paul Knox 8 7 5 12
3rd Canada Gerry Theberge 8 9 2 11
5th Canada Jack McKenzie 8 7 4 11
9th Canada George Scholes 8 5 3 8
Bronze:
 Canada
Denis Brodeur
Keith Woodall
Floyd Martin
Howie Lee
Art Hurst
Jack McKenzie
James Logan
Paul Knox
Donald Rope
Byrle Klinck
Bill Colvin
Gerry Théberge
Alfred Horne
Charlie Brooker
George Scholes
Bob White
Ken Laufman

Nordic combined

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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
Irvin Servold Individual 64.0 64.5 180.0 31 1'01:44 219.000 24 399.000 27

Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Jacques Charland Normal hill 76.0 94.5 30 73.0 93.5 27 188.0 27

Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Johnny Sands DNF –
Ralf Olin 44.1 36
Gordon Audley 43.2 25
1500 m Gordon Audley 2:26.1 53
Johnny Sands 2:20.7 45
Ralf Olin 2:19.7 41
5000 m Ralf Olin 8:30.5 33
10,000 m Ralf Olin 17:59.2 31

References

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