Nordic combined
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...
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 ...
consisted of one event, held from 29 January to 31 January. The ski jumping portion took place at
Trampolino Olimpico
Trampolino Olimpico Italia is a ski jumping hill (K90), built in 1955 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was the site of the ski jumping, Nordic combined (K90/15.0) and team events for the 1956 Winter Olympics. The Nordic combined event used a sh ...
, while the cross-country portion took place at
Lo Stadio della neve
Stadio della neve was a temporary stadium located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Located in the Campo di Sotto area, the venue hosted the cross-country skiing and the cross-country skiing part of the Nordic combined events for the 1956 Winter Olympic ...
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Standings were determined by the combined length of 3 jumps per entrant and combined style points (best 2 out of 3), awarded by a pool of 5 international judges. The cross-country course had a vertical drop of , a maximum climb of and a total climb.
Medal summary
Medal table
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]Franciszek Gąsienica Groń
Franciszek Gąsienica Groń (30 September 1931 – 31 July 2014) was a Polish Nordic combined athlete who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was the first Pol ...
's bronze medal was the first, and as of 2010, only, medal for Poland in nordic combined.
Events
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Individual
Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[
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Participating NOCs
Twelve nations participated in nordic combined at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made their Olympic nordic combined debut.[
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References
External links
Sports-Reference - 1956 Olympics - Nordic Combined - Individual
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1956 Winter Olympics events
1956
Events
January
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1956 in Nordic combined
Nordic combined competitions in Italy
Men's events at the 1956 Winter Olympics