1956 Winter Olympics
7th edition of Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Summary
1956 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 1,034 Wikipedia views per month (winter olympic games edition category, ranking #26 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Follows: 1952 Winter Olympics[5]
- Followed by: 1960 Winter Olympics[6]
- Location: Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio[7], Cortina d'Ampezzo[8]
- Commons category: 1956 Winter Olympics[9]
- Edition number: 7[10]
- Has part(s): bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics[11], speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics[12], ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics[13], ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics[14], cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics[15], alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics[16], Nordic skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics[17], Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics[18], figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics[19]
- Officially opened by: Giovanni Gronchi[20]
- Oath made by: Giuliana Minuzzo[21]
- Torch lit by: Guido Caroli[22]
- Start time: January 26, 1956[23]
- End time: February 5, 1956[24]
- Point in time: 1956[25]
- Sport: winter sport[26]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/cortina-d-ampezzo-1956[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:1956 Winter Olympics[28]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/[29]
- Number of participants: 32[30], 821[31]
- Official name: VII. Olympesch Wanterspiller[32]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[33]
- Sports season of league or competition: Winter Olympic Games[34]
Why It Matters
1956 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]