Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay
The ladies' 3x5 kilometre cross-country relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cortina. Ten teams and thirty skiers participated in the event. Finland won the event. The Soviet team placed second and Sweden took the bronze.[1]
| Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
Medalists
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  |
1:04:21.4 |
| Silver | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1:05:02.6 |
| Bronze |  |
1:06:27.5 |
Source:[2]
Results
| Rank | Bib | Country | Time | Deficit* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Siiri Rantanen Mirja Hietamies Sirkka Polkunen | 1:09.01 23:22 22:20 23:19 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 5 | Radia Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva | 1:09.28 22:58 22:38 23:52 | +27.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Sonja Ruthström-Edström Irma Johansson Anna-Lisa Eriksson | 1:09.48 24:10 23:36 22:02 | +47.0 |
| 4 | 7 |  Kjelfrid Brusveen Gina Regland Rakel Wahl | 1:10.50 23:42 24:03 23:05 | +1:49 |
| 5 | 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Maria Bukova-Gasienica Josefa Peksa Zofia Krzeptowska | 1:13.20 24:30 24:10 24:40 | +4.19 |
| 6 | 1 |  Eva Benesova Libuse Patockova Eva Lauermannova | 1:14.19 26:23 24:05 23:51 | +5.18 |
| 7 | 10 |  Elfriede Uhlig Else Ammann Sonnhilde Hausschild | 1:15.33 25:11 25:11 25:11 | +6.32 |
| 8 | 2 |  Fides Romanin Rita Bottero Ildegarda Taffra | 1:16.11 25:44 25:23 25:04 | +7.10 |
| 9 | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Amalija Belaj Blazenka Vodenlic Nada Kustec | 1:18.54 26:38 26:39 25:37 | +9.53 |
| 10 | 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iuliana Simon Ștefania Botcariu Elena Zangor | DQ |
* Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:[2]
See also
Notes
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 604
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 604–605
References
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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