| Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The ladies' 3 × 5 kilometre cross-country relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cortina. Ten teams and thirty skiers participated in the event. Finland won the event. The Soviet team placed second and Sweden took the bronze.
Medalists
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Finland (FIN) (Siiri Rantanen, Mirja Hietamies, Sirkka Polkunen)
|
1:04:21.4 |
| Silver |  Soviet Union (URS) (Radia Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva)
|
1:05:02.6 |
| Bronze |  Sweden (SWE) (Sonja Ruthström-Edström, Irma Johansson, Anna-Lisa Eriksson)
|
1:06:27.5 |
Source:
Results
| Rank | Bib | Country | Time | Deficit* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Finland Siiri Rantanen Mirja Hietamies Sirkka Polkunen |
1:09.01 23:22 22:20 23:19 |
0.0 |
| 2 | 5 | Soviet Union Radia Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva |
1:09.28 22:58 22:38 23:52 |
+27.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Sweden Sonja Ruthström-Edström Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson |
1:09.48 24:10 23:36 22:02 |
+47.0 |
| 4 | 7 |  NorwayKjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland Rakel Wahl |
1:10.50 23:42 24:03 23:05 |
+1:49 |
| 5 | 9 |  PolandMaria Bukova-Gasienica Josefa Peksa Zofia Krzeptowska |
1:13.20 24:30 24:10 24:40 |
+4.19 |
| 6 | 1 |  CzechoslovakiaEva Benesova Libuse Patockova Eva Lauermannova |
1:14.19 26:23 24:05 23:51 |
+5.18 |
| 7 | 10 |  United Team of GermanyElfriede Uhlig Else Ammann Sonnhilde Hausschild |
1:15.33 25:11 25:11 25:11 |
+6.32 |
| 8 | 2 |  ItalyFides Romanin Rita Bottero Ildegarda Taffra |
1:16.11 25:44 25:23 25:04 |
+7.10 |
| 9 | 4 |  YugoslaviaAmalija Belaj Blazenka Vodenlic Nada Kustec |
1:18.54 26:38 26:39 25:37 |
+9.53 |
| 10 | 6 |  RomaniaIuliana Simon Ștefania Botcariu Elena Zangor |
DQ |
* Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:
See also
Notes
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 604
- ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 604–605
References
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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