Medal table of the 1956 Winter Olympics

This table shows the medal table for the 1956 Winter Olympics . The placements are sorted by the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals. If two or more countries have an identical medal balance, they are listed alphabetically on the same rank. This corresponds to the system used by the IOC .

In speed skating over 1500 meters, two gold medals and therefore no silver medal were awarded.

Medal table
space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Soviet Union	7th	3	6th	16
2	Austria	4th	3	4th	11
3	Finland	3	3	1	7th
4th	Switzerland	3	2	1	6th
5	Sweden	2	4th	4th	10
6th	United States	2	3	2	7th
7th	Norway	2	1	1	4th
8th	Italy	1	2	-	3
9	Germany	1	-	1	2
10	Canada	-	1	2	3
11	Japan	-	1	-	1
12	Poland	-	-	1	1
	Hungary	-	-	1	1
	Total	25th	23	24	72

See also

• Eternal medal table of the Olympic Winter Games