1956 Winter Olympics / Participant (Canada)

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Canada took part in the VII Winter Olympics in 1956 in the Italian municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo with a delegation of 35 athletes in seven disciplines, including 27 men and 8 women. The athletes won a total of one silver and two bronze medals.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was figure skater Norris Bowden .

Participants by sport

ice Hockey

Men

Denis Brodeur Keith Woodall Floyd Martin Howie Lee Kind of hurst Jack McKenzie James Logan Paul Knox Donald Rope

Byrle Klinck Bill Colvin Gerry Théberge Buddy Horne Charles Brooker George Scholes Bob White Ken Laufman

• bronze

figure skating

Men

• Charles Snelling

  8th place (150.42)

Women

• Ann Johnston

  9th place (152.56)

• Carole Jane Pachl

  6th place (154.74)

Couples

• Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul

  6th place (10.74)

• Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden

  Silver (11.32)

Speed ​​skating

Men

• Ralf Olin

  500 m: 36th place (44.1 s)

  1500 m: 41st place (2: 19.7 min)

  5000 m: 33rd place (8: 30.5 min)

  10,000 m: 31st place (17: 59.2 min)

• Johnny Sands

  500 m: race not finished

  1500 m: 45th place (2: 20.7 min)

• Gordon Audley

  500 m: 25th place (43.2 s)

  1500 m: 53rd place (2: 26.1 min)

Nordic combination

• Irvin Servold

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 27th place (399,000)

Alpine skiing

Men

• André Bertrand

  Downhill: 25th place (3: 31.2 min)

  Giant Slalom: 39th place (3: 33.1 min)

  Slalom: 50th place (5: 02.8 min)

Women

• Anne Heggtveit

  Downhill: 22nd place (1: 53.2 min)

  Giant Slalom: 29th place (2: 05.3 min)

  Slalom: 30th place (2: 38.5 min)

• Carlyn Kruger

  Downhill: 22nd place (1: 53.2 min)

  Giant slalom: disqualified

  Slalom: 23rd place (2: 22.3 min)

• Ginette Seguin

  Downhill: 33rd place (1: 58.2 min)

  Giant Slalom: 36th place (2: 16.6 min)

  Slalom: 18th place (2: 15.6 min)

• Lucille Wheeler

  Downhill: bronze (1: 45.9 min)

  Giant slalom: 6th place (1: 58.6 min)

  Slalom: disqualified

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Clarence Servold

  15 km: 19th place (53:34 min)

  30 km: 37th place (2:00:01 h)

  50 km: 22nd place (3:21:50 h)

Ski jumping

• Jacques Charland

  Normal hill: 27th place (188.0)

Web links

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