Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Nordic Combined
Games:	1956 Winter
Venue:	Trampolino Olimpico (ski jumping) Lo Stadio della neve (cross-country skiing)
Dates:	29–31 January 1956
Competitors:	36
Nations:	12
Gold:	Sverre Stenersen
Goldnoc:	NOR
Silver:	Bengt Eriksson
Silvernoc:	SWE
Bronze:	Franciszek Gąsienica Groń
Bronzenoc:	POL
Win Value:	457.95
Win Label:	Winning Score
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 29 January to 31 January. The ski jumping portion took place at Trampolino Olimpico, while the cross-country portion took place at Lo Stadio della neve.^{[1] [2]}

Standings were determined by the combined length of 3 jumps per entrant and combined style points (best 2 out of 3), awarded by a pool of 5 international judges. The cross-country course had a vertical drop of 185m (607feet), a maximum climb of 150m (490feet) and a 420abbr=onNaNabbr=on total climb.

Medal summary

Medal table

^[1]

Franciszek Gąsienica Groń's bronze medal was the first, and as of 2010, only, medal for Poland in nordic combined.

Events

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Individual

455.00

437.40

436.80

Individual

Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.^[1]

Rank	Name	Country	Ski Jumping					Cross-country			Total
			Jump 1	Jump 2	Jump 3	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
			95.5	107.5	107.5	215.0	2	56:18	240.00	1	455.00
			108.0	106.0	99.5	214.0	3	1:00:36	223.40	15	437.40
			60.0	101.5	101.5	203.0	10	57:55	233.80	7	436.80
4			97.0	96.5	99.5	196.5	17	56:32	239.10	2	435.60
5			99.0	98.5	100.0	199.0	15	57:11	236.58	3	435.58
6			89.5	103.5	99.5	203.0	10	58:22	232.00	9	435.00
7			98.0	102.0	96.5	200.0	14	58:17	232.30	8	432.30
8			101.0	100.0	95.0	201.0	12	58:52	230.10	10	431.10
9			99.5	105.0	101.0	206.0	8	1:00:20	224.40	14	430.40
10			101.0	100.0	98.0	201.0	12	59:17	228.50	12	429.50
11			105.0	106.5	104.0	211.5	4	1:02:02	217.80	25	429.30
12			92.0	98.0	95.0	193.0	22	57:39	234.80	5	427.80
13			110.5	83.5	107.0	217.5	1	1:04:18	209.10	30	426.60
14			93.0	92.5	96.0	189.0	26	57:43	234.50	6	423.50
15			99.0	104.5	106.0	210.5	5	1:03:37	211.70	29	422.20
16			102.0	105.0	103.0	208.0	7	1:03:00	214.10	28	422.10
17			97.5	101.0	95.5	198.5	16	1:01:00	221.80	21	420.30
18			88.5	90.5	93.0	183.5	28	57:18	236.10	4	419.60
19			97.0	93.0	91.5	190.0	24	59:13	228.70	11	418.70
20			97.5	98.5	95.5	196.0	19	1:00:48	222.60	18	418.60
21			93.0	101.0	94.0	195.0	20	1:00:43	222.90	17	417.90
22			92.5	95.5	94.0	189.5	25	59:28	227.80	13	417.30
23			96.5	97.5	99.0	196.5	17	1:02:24	216.40	26	412.90
24			103.0	100.5	77.0	203.5	9	1:04:17	209.10	30	412.60
25			96.5	97.5	95.0	194.0	21	1:02:38	215.50	27	409.50
26			84.0	92.0	94.5	186.5	27	1:00:48	222.60	18	409.10
27			91.0	89.0	87.5	180.0	31	1:01:44	219.00	24	399.00
28			79.5	89.0	88.0	177.0	32	1:01:34	219.60	23	396.60
29			78.0	87.5	86.0	173.5	33	1:00:48	222.60	18	396.10
30			88.5	83.0	85.0	173.5	33	1:01:21	220.50	22	394.00
31			85.0	79.5	83.0	168.0	35	1:00:36	223.40	15	391.40
32			89.0	91.5	91.0	182.5	29	1:05:15	205.40	32	387.90
33			93.0	98.0	93.5	191.5	23	1:08:21	193.40	35	384.90
34			88.0	91.0	91.0	182.0	30	1:07:40	196.00	34	378.00
35			72.5	80.5	81.5	162.0	36	1:05:42	203.60	33	365.60
-			98.0	106.5	104.0	210.5	5	DNF	DNF	-	-

Participating NOCs

Twelve nations participated in nordic combined at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made their Olympic nordic combined debut.^[1]

External links

• Sports-Reference - 1956 Olympics - Nordic Combined - Individual

Notes and References

1. Web site: VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali - Rapporto ufficiale. LA84 Foundation. COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO. 1956. January 20, 2014.
2. Web site: Nordic Combined at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/NCO/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 4 September 2019.