Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Speed skating
Games:	1956 Winter
Venue:	Lake Misurina
Date:	28–31 January 1956
Num Events:	4
Competitors:	83
Nations:	17
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. This was the last edition in which only men participated. The competitions were held from Saturday, 28 January, to Tuesday, 31 January 1956.^[1]

Medal summary

500 metres		40.2		40.8		41.0
1500 metres		2:08.6				2:09.4
5000 metres		7:48.7 (OR)		7:56.7		7:57.5
10,000 metres		16:35.9 (OR)		16:36.9		16:42.3

Participating nations

A total of 18 nations competed in the 4 events.Ten speed skaters competed in all four events.

External links

• International Olympic Committee results database
• Web site: Results of the 1956 Olympic Games Men. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 7 September 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/SSK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 26 October 2019.