The men's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 29 January on
Mount Faloria
Mount Faloria is a mountain in the Alps of northern Italy, located in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo. It has an altitude of and lies in close proximity to Sorapiss. It hosted the men's giant slalom event of the 1956 Winter Olympics, ...
, outside
Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Italy
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. The course on the Ilio Colli run was in length, with a vertical drop of . 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.
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men swept the medals.
Source:
[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 590–591]
Results
''Sunday, 29 January 1956''
Source:
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See also
* 1956 Winter Olympics
Notes
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom
Men's alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics