| 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 |
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 | |