Canada competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in

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. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men ;Women

Cross-country skiing

;Men

Figure skating

;Men ;Women ;Pairs

Ice hockey

Canada was represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, which would later represent Canada at the

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(silver medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different

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Group A

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round. *Canada 4-0 Germany (UTG) *Canada 23-0 Austria *Italy 1-3 Canada

Games for 1st-6th places

*Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia *USA 4-1 Canada *Canada 10-0 Germany (UTG) *Canada 6-2 Sweden *USSR 2-0 Canada

Leading scorers

Nordic combined

Events: * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.) * 15 km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men

References

Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com
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