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{{Infobox Olympics Canada |
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| NOCname = [[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |
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| games_link = 1956 Winter Olympics |
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| year = 1956 |
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| website = {{url|www.olympic.ca }} {{in lang|en|fr}} |
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| location = [[Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy |
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| start_date = {{Start date|1956|1|26|df=y}} |
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| end_date = {{End date|1956|2|5|df=y}} |
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| rank = 10 |
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| seealso = [[Canada at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games |
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==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 |
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| {{bronze medal}} || [[Canada men's national ice hockey team]] ([[Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ice hockey)|Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen]])<br/>{{ |
| {{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]]}}}} |
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|r1c1=[[Denis Brodeur]] |
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|r2c1=[[Charles Brooker]] |
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|r3c1=[[William Colvin]] |
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|r4c1=[[Alfred Horne]] |
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|r5c1=[[Arthur Hurst]] |
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|r6c1=[[Byrle Klinck]] |
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|r1c2=[[Paul Knox]] |
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|r2c2=[[Kenneth Laufman]] |
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|r3c2=[[Howard Lee (ice hockey)|Howard Lee]] |
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|r4c2=[[James Logan (ice hockey)|James Logan]] |
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|r5c2=[[Floyd Martin]] |
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|r6c2=[[Jack McKenzie (ice hockey)|Jack McKenzie]] |
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|r1c3=[[Donald Rope]] |
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|r2c3=[[George Scholes]] |
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|r3c3=[[Gerry Theberge]] |
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|r4c3=[[Robert White (ice hockey)|Robert White]] |
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|r5c3=[[Keith Woodall]] |
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|| [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]] || [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Men's competition]] |
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==Alpine skiing== |
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{{Main|Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
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==Cross-country skiing== |
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{{Main|Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
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==Figure skating== |
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{{Main|Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
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|align=left| [[Ann Johnston]] |
|align=left| [[Ann Johnston (figure skater)|Ann Johnston]] |
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==Ice hockey== |
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{{Main|Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
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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]]. |
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===Group A=== |
===Group A=== |
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|{{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]] |
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==Nordic combined == |
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{{Main|Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
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* 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> |
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* 15 km cross-country skiing |
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==Ski jumping == |
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==Speed skating== |
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{{Main|Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics}} |
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|[[Johnny Sands]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041338/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/ Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com] |
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Latest revision as of 09:53, 3 September 2022
Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAN |
NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 26 January 1956 – 5 February 1956 | |
Competitors | 35 (27 men, 8 women) in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Norris Bowden [citation needed] |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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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
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden |
Figure skating | Pairs |
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Canada men's national ice hockey team (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen) |
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
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Lucile Wheeler | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill |
Alpine skiing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | ![]() | |||||
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
[edit]- Men
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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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
[edit]- Men
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Charles Snelling | 9 | 7 | 150.42 | 67 | 8 |
- Women
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Ann Johnston | 7 | 10 | 152.56 | 94 | 9 |
Carole Jane Pachl | 6 | 8 | 154.74 | 73 | 6 |
- Pairs
Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
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Barbara Wagner Robert Paul |
10.74 | 54.5 | 6 |
Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden |
11.32 | 16 | ![]() |
Ice hockey
[edit]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
[edit]Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
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
[edit]Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
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
[edit]Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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1st | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
1st | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
3rd | ![]() |
8 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
5th | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
9th | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Nordic combined
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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
[edit]Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
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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
[edit]- Men
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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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 |