Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom
| Men's giant slalom at the VII Olympic Winter Games
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Mount Faloria, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
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| Date | 29 January 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 95 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:00.1 | ||||||||||||
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Toni Sailer |
 Austria
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Andreas Molterer |
Austria
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Walter Schuster |
Austria
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The men's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 29 January on Mount Faloria, outside Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The course on the Ilio Colli run was 2.660 km (1.65 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 623 metres (2,044 ft). There were 71 gates for the men to navigate on the course. Ninety-five men from twenty-nine countries entered the race though eight were disqualified. Austrian men swept the medals.
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Sunday, 29 January 1956
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