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Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
Ski jumping pictogram.svg
Venue Trampolino Olimpico
Dates February 5
Competitors 51 from 16 nations
Winning Score 227.0
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Antti Hyvärinen  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aulis Kallakorpi  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Harry Glaß  United Team of Germany
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1st, gold medalist(s) Antti Hyvärinen  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aulis Kallakorpi  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Harry Glaß  United Team of Germany

Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February The competition took place at the Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m.

Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping.

Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut.

Sports-Reference - 1956 Olympics - Ski jumping


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