1956 Winter Olympics / Participant (Yugoslavia)

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Yugoslavia took part in the VII Winter Olympics in 1956 in the Italian municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo with a delegation of 17 athletes in three disciplines, including 12 men and 5 women. No athlete managed to win a medal.

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Men

• Frank Cvenkelj

  Downhill: 22nd place (3: 28.5 min)

  Giant Slalom: 40th place (3: 33.7 min)

  Slalom: 42nd place (4: 26.9 min)

• Ludvig Dornig

  Departure: 29th place (3: 41.1 min)

  Giant Slalom: 47th place (3: 42.4 min)

  Slalom: 28th place (4: 02.7 min)

• Jože Ilija

  Departure: disqualified

  Giant Slalom: 51st place (3: 44.8 min)

  Slalom: 43rd place (4: 39.8 min)

Women

• Slava Zupančič

  Downhill: 28th place (1: 54.5 min)

  Giant Slalom: 32nd place (2: 07.9 min)

  Slalom: 32nd place (2: 43.5 min)

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Zdravko Hlebanja

  15 km: 43rd place (56:32 min)

  30 km: 42nd place (2:01:47 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (2:33:45 h)

• Matevž Kordež

  15 km: 49th place (57:09 min)

  30 km: 32nd place (1:57:48 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (2:33:45 h)

• Cveto Pavčič

  15 km: 47th place (56:55 min)

  4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (2:33:45 h)

• Janez Pavčič

  15 km: 45th place (56:41 min)

  30 km: disqualified

  4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (2:33:45 h)

• Štefan Robač

  30 km: 45th place (2:03:55 h)

  50 km: disqualified

Women

• Amaliah Belaj

  10 km: 32nd place (45:32 min)

  3 × 5 km relay: 9th place (1:18:54 h)

• Nada Birko-Kustec

  10 km: 35th place (46:03 min)

  3 × 5 km relay: 9th place (1:18:54 h)

• Mara Rekar

  10 km: 33rd place (45:36 min)

• Biserka Vodenlič

  10 km: 36th place (46:28 min)

  3 × 5 km relay: 9th place (1:18:54 h)

Ski jumping

• Janez Gorišek

  Normal hill: 50th place (162.0)

• Janez Polda

  Normal hill: 24th place (191.5)

• Albin Rogelj

  Normal hill: 23rd place (192.5)

• Jože Zidar

  Normal hill: 22nd place (194.0)

Web links

• Yugoslavia at the 1956 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )