Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
at the
1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February
The competition took place at the
Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m.
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Medal summary
Medal table
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Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping.
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Results
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Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut.[
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1956 Winter Olympics events
1956
Events
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1956 in ski jumping
Ski jumping competitions in Italy