Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
| Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Lo Stadio della neve |
| Date | 4 February |
| Competitors | 56 from 14 nations |
| Winning time | 2:15:30 |
| Medalists | |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cotrina. Fourteen teams and fifty-six skiers participated in the event. The Soviet team won the event. Finland came in second and Sweden took the bronze.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Soviet Union (URS) (Fedor Terentyev, Pavel Kolchin, Nikolai Anikin, Vladimir Kuzin)
|
2:15.30 |
| Silver |  Finland (FIN) (August Kiuru, Jorma Kortelainen, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen)
|
2:16.31 |
| Bronze |  Sweden (SWE) (Lennart Larsson, Gunnar Samuelsson, Per-Erik Larsson, Sixten Jernberg)
|
2:17.42 |
Source:[3]
Results[edit]
* Deficit is minutes and seconds
Source:[3]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 614
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's 4 x 10 kilometres Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 614–615
References[edit]
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
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