The women's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 27 January in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was run on the Canalone run on Mount Tofana. The course was 1366m (4,482feet) long with a 408m (1,339feet) vertical drop. There were 46 gates that the women had to navigate. Forty-four women from sixteen countries competed. German skier Ossi Reichert won the event while Austrians won silver and bronze.[1]
| Place | No. | Competitor | width=80 | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1:56.5 | — | |||
| 25 | 1:57.8 | +1.3 | |||
| 20 | 1:58.2 | +1.7 | |||
| 4 | 21 | 1:58.3 | +1.8 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 1:58.3 | +1.8 | ||
| 6 | 11 | 1:58.6 | +2.1 | ||
| 7 | 46 | 1:59.0 | +2.5 | ||
| 8 | 17 | 1:59.4 | +2.9 | ||
| 9 | 23 | 2:00.6 | +4.1 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 2:00.8 | +4.3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 2:00.9 | +4.4 | ||
| 12 | 31 | 2:01.4 | +4.9 | ||
| 13 | 16 | 2:01.5 | +5.0 | ||
| 14 | 35 | 2:02.3 | +5.8 | ||
| 14 | 12 | 2:02.3 | +5.8 | ||
| 14 | 32 | 2:02.3 | +5.8 | ||
| 17 | 38 | 2:02.4 | +5.9 | ||
| 18 | 62 | 2:02.5 | +6.0 | ||
| 19 | 29 | 2:02.7 | +6.2 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 2:02.8 | +6.3 | ||
| 21 | 15 | 2:03.1 | +6.6 | ||
| 22 | 55 | 2:04.0 | +7.5 | ||
| 22 | 50 | 2:04.0 | +7.5 | ||
| 24 | 60 | 2:04.4 | +7.9 | ||
| 25 | 33 | 2:04.5 | +8.0 | ||
| 26 | 58 | 2:04.9 | +8.4 | ||
| 27 | 48 | 2:05.0 | +8.5 | ||
| 28 | 44 | 2:05.2 | +8.7 | ||
| 29 | 36 | 2:05.3 | +8.8 | ||
| 30 | 87 | 2:05.5 | +9.0 | ||
| 31 | 84 | 2:06.4 | +9.9 | ||
| 32 | 42 | 2:07.9 | +11.4 | ||
| 33 | 63 | 2:08.5 | +12.0 | ||
| 34 | 45 | 2:10.4 | +13.9 | ||
| 35 | 54 | 2:10.9 | +14.4 | ||
| 36 | 53 | 2:16.6 | +20.1 | ||
| 37 | 91 | 2:17.3 | +20.8 | ||
| 38 | 89 | 2:19.0 | +22.5 | ||
| 39 | 72 | 2:21.0 | +24.5 | ||
| 40 | 85 | 2:31.3 | +34.8 | ||
| 41 | 79 | 2:39.4 | +42.9 | ||
| 42 | 69 | 2:39.8 | +43.3 | ||
| 43 | 81 | 3:20.5 | +1:24.0 | ||
| 44 | 77 | 4:04.5 | +2:08.0 | ||
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