The figure skating pairs competition 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 ...
took place on 3–4 February.
Austrian pair of
Sissy Schwarz /
Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from
Canada and
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
Olympic Ice Stadium in
Cortina d'Ampezzo
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,
Italy, the host city for the Games.
Results
Source:
[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 676]
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
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Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956
Events
January
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Mixed events at the 1956 Winter Olympics