| Noc: | CAN |
| Nocname: | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Games Link: | 1956 Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Competitors: | 35 (27 men, 8 women) |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Rank: | 10 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Canada competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Pairs | |||
| Canada men's national ice hockey team (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen) | Men's competition | |||
| Women's downhill |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| André Bertrand | Downhill | 3:31.2 | 25 | |||||
| André Bertrand | Giant Slalom | 3:33.1 | 39 | |||||
| André Bertrand | Slalom | 2:42.8 | 57 | 2:20.0 | 30 | 5:02.8 | 50 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ginette Seguin | Downhill | 1:58.2 | 33 | ||||
| Carlyn Kruger | 1:53.2 | 22 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:53.2 | 22 | |||||
| Lucille Wheeler | 1:45.9 | ||||||
| Carlyn Kruger | Giant Slalom | DSQ | - | ||||
| Ginette Seguin | 2:16.6 | 36 | |||||
| Anne Heggtveit | 2:05.3 | 29 | |||||
| Lucille Wheeler | 1:58.6 | 6 | |||||
| Lucille Wheeler | Slalom | 1:36.7 | 38 | DSQ | - | DSQ | - |
| Anne Heggtveit | 1:31.0 | 34 | 1:07.5 | 20 | 2:38.5 | 30 | |
| Carlyn Kruger | 1:14.7 | 30 | 1:07.6 | 21 | 2:22.3 | 23 | |
| Ginette Seguin | 1:05.6 | 22 | 1:10.0 | 24 | 2:15.6 | 18 | |
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 15 km | Clarence Servold | 53:34 | 19 | |
| 30 km | Clarence Servold | 2'00:01 | 37 | |
| 50 km | Clarence Servold | 3'21:50 | 22 | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Johnston | 7 | 10 | 152.56 | 94 | 9 | |
| Carole Jane Pachl | 6 | 8 | 154.74 | 73 | 6 |
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Wagner Robert Paul | 10.74 | 54.5 | 6 | |
| Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden | 11.32 | 16 |
See main article: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Canada was represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, which would later represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics (silver medal). The Dutchmen are the only self-contained club team to represent Canada at two different Olympics.
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Logan | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1st | Paul Knox | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3rd | Gerry Theberge | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5th | Jack McKenzie | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9th | George Scholes | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Bronze: | |
Denis Brodeur Keith Woodall Floyd Martin Howie Lee Art Hurst Jack McKenzie James Logan Paul Knox Donald Rope Byrle Klinck Bill Colvin Gerry Théberge Alfred Horne Charlie Brooker George Scholes Bob White Ken Laufman |
See main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Events:
See main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
See main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 500 m | Johnny Sands | DNF | - | |
| Ralf Olin | 44.1 | 36 | ||
| Gordon Audley | 43.2 | 25 | ||
| 1500 m | Gordon Audley | 2:26.1 | 53 | |
| Johnny Sands | 2:20.7 | 45 | ||
| Ralf Olin | 2:19.7 | 41 | ||
| 5000 m | Ralf Olin | 8:30.5 | 33 | |
| 10,000 m | Ralf Olin | 17:59.2 | 31 | |