1956 Winter Olympics

Details

Instance of

Winter Olympic Games edition, international sporting event

Date

1956

Start time

26 January 1956

End time

5 February 1956

Has parts

bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics, speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics, ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics, ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Nordic skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics, figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Follows

1952 Winter Olympics

Followed by

1960 Winter Olympics

Location

Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Country

Italy

edition number

7

has part(s) of the class

Olympic sporting event

number of participants

32, 821

oath made by

Giuliana Minuzzo

official name

VII. Olympesch Wanterspiller

officially opened by

Giovanni Gronchi

sport

winter sport

sports season of league or competition

Winter Olympic Games

topic's main category

Category:1956 Winter Olympics

torch lit by

Guido Caroli

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