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Figure Skating At The 1956 Winter Olympics – Pair Skating
The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 3–4 February. Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Canada and Hungary at the 1956 Winter Olympics, Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio, Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games. Results Source:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 676 See also * 1956 Winter Olympics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Pair skating Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics Pair skating at the Olympics, 1956 Mixed events at the 1956 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sissy Schwarz
Elisabeth "Sissy" Schwarz (born 19 May 1936) is an Austrian former figure skater who is best known for her career in pair skating. With Kurt Oppelt, she is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1956 World champion, the 1956 European champion, and a five-time Austrian national champion (1952–56). Skating career Single skating Schwarz competed in single skating for a few years. She took the silver medal at the 1952 Austrian Championships, placed 19th at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and finished ninth at the 1953 European Championships. She never competed at the World Championships as a singles skater. Pair skating Her partner in pair skating was Kurt Oppelt. In 1952, they won their first national title and were sent to their first European Championships, where they placed seventh. The pair then competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, where they placed ninth, and at the 1952 World Championships, finishing seventh. Schwarz/Oppelt stepped onto the European podium f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Ann Ormaca
Carole Anne Ormaca Butler (born June 2, 1936 in Fresno, California) is an American former pair skater who competed with Robin Greiner. The duo won the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships four straight times, beginning in 1953. They also placed fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships three times and finished in fifth place at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games. In 1965, Carole Ormaca Butler was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame along with her skating partner, Robin Greiner. Results (pairs with Robin Greiner Robinson Lewis Greiner, Jr. (August 24, 1932 – November 7, 2021) was an American pair skater. With Carole Ormaca, he was a four-time consecutive U.S. national champion, from 1953 to 1956. They placed fourth at three World Championships and fi ...) References * 1936 births American female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of the United States Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Living people S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Ward (figure Skater)
Rodney Ward (born 12 February 1941) is a British figure skater. He competed in the pairs event at the 1956 Winter Olympics. In the 1955–56 season, Rodney Ward (14), along with his partner Carolyn Krau (12), won the national junior pairs' title and finished second on the senior level at the British Championships. After placing 9th at the 1956 European Championships in Paris, they competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where they finished 11th and remain the youngest skaters to ever compete in the pairs event at the Winter Olympics. They placed 9th at their final event of the season, the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Ward/Krau ranked 13th at the 1958 European Championships in Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Krau
Carolyn Patricia Krau (born 18 August 1943) is a British former competitive figure skater. She competed in pair skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics and in ladies' singles at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Career Pair skating In the 1955–56 season, Krau and her partner, Rodney Ward, won the national junior pairs' title and finished second on the senior level at the British Championships. After placing 9th at the 1956 European Championships in Paris, they competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where they finished 11th. They placed 9th at their final event of the season, the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Krau/Ward ranked 13th at the 1958 European Championships in Bratislava and 12th at the 1958 World Championships in Paris. Single skating In December 1959, Krau became the national silver medalist in ladies' singles. She was named in the British team to the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, and finished 19th. Krau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Holles (figure Skater)
Anthony Frederick Holles (born 8 February 1939 in Liverpool, England) is a former British pair skater who competed with Joyce Coates. They finished tenth at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ..., captured the bronze medal at the 1958 and 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, and came in fourth at the 1959 World Figure Skating Championships. They retired from competition before the 1960 season, turning professional to take up coaching."People", ''Skating'' magazine, February 1960 Results (with Coates) References Sports-Reference.com profile British male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics 1939 births Living people Sportspeople from Liverpool European Figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Coates
Joyce Pamela Coates (born 14 December 1939 in Liverpool, England) is a former British pair skater who competed with Anthony Holles. They finished tenth at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ..., captured the bronze medal at the 1958 and 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, and came in fourth at the 1959 World Figure Skating Championships. They retired from competition before the 1960 season, turning professional to take up coaching."People", ''Skating'' magazine, February 1960 Results (with Holles) World professional pair skating champions 1962 References Sports-Reference.com profile British female pair skaters English female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Lienert
Konrad Lienert (27 January 1933 – 20 March 2014) was an Austrian pair skater. Competing with Liesl Ellend, he became a two-time national champion (1957–1958). The pair finished fourth at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1955 and 1957, and ninth at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from .... Results With Ellend With Widstruk References Navigation Austrian male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Austria Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics 1933 births 2014 deaths {{Austria-figure-skater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Ellend
Elisabeth "Liesl" Ellend (born 4 March 1940) is an Austrian former pair skater. Competing with Konrad Lienert, she became a two-time national champion (1957–1958). The pair finished fourth at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1955 and 1957, and ninth at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from .... Results References Austrian female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Austria Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics 1940 births Living people {{Austria-figure-skater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Doležal
Zdeněk Doležal (born 1 September 1931) is a Czech former pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. With his skating partner, Věra Suchánková, he is the 1958 World silver medalist and a two-time European champion (1957, 1958). They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 8th. Doležal was born on 1 September 1931 in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... His sports club was Rapid Pardubice. In 2016, Pardubice named him as one of the athletes to be included in the city's planned sports hall of fame. Results (with Věra Suchánková) References External links * 1931 births Possibly living people Czechoslovak male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of Czechoslovakia Figure skaters at the 1956 Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Věra Suchánková
Věra Suchánková-Hamplová (29 October 1932 – 12 February 2004) was a Czech pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. With her skating partner, Zdeněk Doležal, she was the 1958 World silver medalist and a two-time European champion (1957, 1958). They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 8th. Suchánková was born on 29 October 1932 in Pardubice. Her sports club was Rapid Pardubice. She also played tennis, winning a national junior-level tournament in 1951. After retiring from competition, she worked as a skating coach in Karlovy Vary. She died on 12 February 2004 in Pila, Karlovy Vary District. In 2016, Pardubice named Suchánková as one of the athletes to be included in the city's planned sports hall of fame. Results (with Zdeněk Doležal Zdeněk Doležal (born 1 September 1931) is a Czech former pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. With his skating partner, Věra Suchánková, he is the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sully Kothmann
Carlos Aneese "Sully" Kothmann (February 26, 1933 – May 5, 1986) was an American pair skater. After winning the bronze medal with partner Kay Servatius at the 1953 U.S National Championships, he teamed with Lucille Ash. He and Ash were twice silver medalists at the U.S. Championships and finished seventh at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in San Antonio, Texas ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t .... Results (pairs with Ash) References Sully Kothmann's profile Sports Reference.com* 1933 births 1986 deaths American male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of the United States Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucille Ash
Lucille Mary Ash McClure (born May 26, 1935) is an American former figure skater who competed in pairs with Sully Kothmann. They twice captured the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She attended Colorado College and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta (), also known simply as Theta, is an international women’s fraternity founded on January 27, 1870, at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. It was the first Greek-letter fraternity established for women. The main arch .... Results (with Kothmann) References Sports-Reference.com 1935 births American female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for the United States Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Living people 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
