title: Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
text: # Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
  
  Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Jaroslav Bogdálek | Downhill | | | | | DSQ | – |
  | Vladimír Krajňák | Downhill | | | | | DSQ | – |
  | Evžen Čermák | Downhill | | | | | 3:18.0 | 17 |
  | Kurt Hennrich | Downhill | | | | | 3:01.5 | 7 |
  | Vladimír Krajňák | Giant Slalom | | | | | 3:31.0 | 38 |
  | Kurt Hennrich | Giant Slalom | | | | | 3:30.4 | 36 |
  | Evžen Čermák | Giant Slalom | | | | | 3:27.7 | 32 |
  | Jaroslav Bogdálek | Giant Slalom | | | | | 3:27.3 | 31 |
  | Vladimír Krajňák | Slalom | n/a | ? | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Jaroslav Bogdálek | Slalom | 2:00.4 | 44 | 2:06.9 | 22 | 4:07.3 | 29 |
  | Kurt Hennrich | Slalom | 1:58.3 (+0:05) | 42 | 2:20.2 | 31 | 4:18.5 | 36 |
  | Evžen Čermák | Slalom | 1:37.5 | 28 | 2:05.3 | 19 | 3:42.8 | 21 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km | Jaroslav Cardal | 56:12 | 42 |
  | 15 km | Josef Prokeš | 55:05 | 36 |
  | 15 km | Ilja Matouš | 52:04 | 13 |
  | 30 km | Jaroslav Cardal | 1'51:05 | 18 |
  | 30 km | Josef Prokeš | 1'50:49 | 16 |
  | 30 km | Ilja Matouš | 1'48:12 | 10 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Emil Okuliár Vlastimil Melich Josef Prokeš Ilja Matouš | 2'24:54 | 8 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km | Eva Paulusová-Benešová | 43:42 | 28 |
  | 10 km | Olga Krasilová | 43:10 | 25 |
  | 10 km | Libuše Patočková | 41:52 | 19 |
  | 10 km | Eva Lauermanová | 41:04 | 14 |
  
  ### Women's 3 x 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Eva Paulusová-Benešová Libuše Patočková Eva Lauermanová | 1'14:19 | 6 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Karol Divín | 5 | 5 | 154.25 | 49.5 | 5 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jindriska Kramperova | 21 | 17 | 136.67 | 209 | 20 |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Věra Suchánková Zdeněk Doležal | 10.53 | 68.5 | 8 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### Group B
  
  Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
  
  | Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
  | 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
  | 3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
  
  * Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
  * Czechoslovakia 8-3 Poland
  
  ### Games for 1st-6th places
  
  | Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
  | 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 |
  | 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
  | 4 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
  | 5 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
  | 6 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
  
  * Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
  * Sweden 5-0 Czechoslovakia
  * USSR 7-4 Czechoslovakia
  * Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany (UTG)
  * USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia
  
  ### Leading scorers
  
  | Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8th | Vlastimil Bubník | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
  
  * Contestants Jan Vodička Ján Jendek Karel Gut Jan Kasper Václav Bubník Jaromír Bünter Slavomír Bartoň Vlastimil Bubník Bronislav Danda Zdeněk Návrat František Vaněk Bohumil Prošek Miroslav Klůc Stanislav Bacílek Vladimír Zábrodský Otto Cimrman Václav Pantůček
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Vlastimil Melich | Individual | 62.0 | 65.0 | 183.5 | 28 | 57:18 | 236.100 | 4 | 419.600 | 18 |
  | Josef Nüsser | Individual | 68.0 | 65.5 | 189.5 | 25 | 59:28 | 227.800 | 13 | 417.300 | 22 |
  | Vítězslav Lahr | Individual | 68.0 | 67.0 | 193.0 | 22 | 57:39 | 234.800 | 5 | 427.800 | 12 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Jáchym Bulín | Normal hill | 71.5 | 93.5 | 34 | 70.5 | 92.5 | 30 | 186.0 | 29 |
  | Mojmír Stuchlík | Normal hill | 74.0 | 98.5 | 24 | 74.0 | 89.0 | 38 | 187.5 | 28 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Jaroslav Doubek | 43.6 | 30 |
  | 500 m | Vladimír Kolář | 43.5 | 28 |
  | 500 m | Bohumil Jauris | 42.8 | 17 |
  | 1500 m | Jaroslav Doubek | 2:19.2 | 39 |
  | 1500 m | Vladimír Kolář | 2:16.5 | 27 |
  | 1500 m | Bohumil Jauris | 2:13.6 | 15 |
  | 5000 m | Vladimír Kolář | 8:08.9 | 13 |
  | 10,000 m | Bohumil Jauris | 17:38.4 | 26 |
  | 10,000 m | Vladimír Kolář | 17:16.9 | 14 |
  