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Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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| Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 41 (31 men, 10 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stuart Parkinson (bobsleigh) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Douglas Mackintosh | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Robin Brock-Hollinshead | DSQ | – | |||||
| Nigel Gardner | 4:00.7 | 34 | |||||
| Charlach Mackintosh | 3:41.4 | 30 | |||||
| Robin Hooper | Giant Slalom | 4:02.2 | 66 | ||||
| Noel Harrison | 4:00.1 | 64 | |||||
| Nigel Gardner | 3:51.8 | 58 | |||||
| Sandy Whitelaw | 3:49.4 | 56 | |||||
| Peter Torrens | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Sandy Whitelaw | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – | |
| Noel Harrison | 2:14.7 (+0:05) | 50 | 2:36.0 | 45 | 4:50.7 | 47 | |
| Peter Seilern | 2:08.0 | 48 | 2:46.7 | 53 | 4:54.7 | 48 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jeanne Sandford | Downhill | 2:15.1 | 43 | ||||
| Renate Holmes | 2:05.0 | 41 | |||||
| Zandra Nowell | 1:59.0 | 35 | |||||
| Jeanne Sandford | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore | 2:39.8 | 42 | |||||
| Renate Holmes | 2:19.0 | 38 | |||||
| Adeline Pryor | 2:03.1 | 21 | |||||
| Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore | Slalom | 1:54.4 | 39 | 1:26.0 | 32 | 3:20.4 | 35 |
| Adeline Pryor | 1:35.2 | 37 | DNS | – | DNF | – | |
| Renate Holmes | 1:15.0 | 31 | 1:40.9 | 35 | 2:55.9 | 34 | |
| Zandra Nowell | 57.5 | 5 | 1:28.3 | 33 | 2:25.8 | 25 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Clifford Schellenberg John Rainforth |
Two-man | 1:24.52 | 3 | 1:26.57 | 16 | 1:25.88 | 11 | 1:26.39 | 15 | 5:43.36 | 11 |
| GBR-2 | Stuart Parkinson Christopher Williams |
Two-man | 1:25.63 | 10 | 1:24.53 | 9 | 1:26.73 | 16 | 1:25.94 | 11 | 5:42.83 | 10 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Keith Schellenberg Rollo Brandt Ralph Raffles John Rainforth |
Four-man | 1:21.39 | 19 | 1:18.73 | 6 | 1:20.42 | 10 | 1:21.58 | 16 | 5:22.12 | 12 |
| GBR-2 | Stuart Parkinson John Read Christopher Williams Rodney Mann |
Four-man | 1:20.72 | 15 | 1:19.92 | 11 | 1:22.51 | 19 | 1:20.58 | 12 | 5:23.73 | 17 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Aubrey Fielder | 59:59 | 60 |
| John Moore | 59:31 | 58 | |
| Andrew Morgan | 59:27 | 57 | |
| Maurice Gover | 58:58 | 56 | |
| 30 km | Thomas Cairney | 2'13:41 | 51 |
| James Spencer | 2'10:32 | 49 | |
| John Moore | 2'08:58 | 47 | |
| Andrew Morgan | 2'03:55 | 45 | |
| 50 km | Richard Aylmer | 4'11:40 | 30 |
| Toby Graham | 3'48:17 | 29 | |
| Thomas Cairney | 3'44:54 | 28 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Andrew Morgan James Spencer Aubrey Fielder Maurice Gover |
2'38:44 | 14 |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Booker | 6 | 6 | 154.26 | 53.5 | 6 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Peach | 13 | 13 | 144.75 | 151 | 14 |
| Erica Batchelor | 9 | 12 | 149.67 | 116 | 11 |
| Yvonne Sugden | 4 | 9 | 156.62 | 53 | 4 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Krau Rodney Ward |
9.86 | 93 | 11 |
| Joyce Coates Anthony Holles |
10.00 | 88 | 10 |
Speed skating
- Men