What is 1956 Winter Olympics?
{{Infobox Olympic games|1956|Winter|Olympics| | host_city = [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Veneto]], [[Italy]] {{refn|Italy is a [[devolved state]] since 1948.|Note}} | nations = 32 | athletes = 821 (687 men, 134 women) | events = 24 in 4 [[Olympic sports|sports]] (8 disciplines) | opening = 26 January | closing = 5 February | opened_by = [[President of Italy|President]] [[Giovanni Gronchi]] | cauldron = [[Guido Caroli]] | stadium = [[Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio]] | winter_prev = [[1952 Winter Olympics|Oslo 1952]] | winter_next = [[1960 Winter Olympics|Squaw Valley 1960]] | summer_prev = [[1952 Summer Olympics|Helsinki 1952]] | summer_next = [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne 1956]] }} The '''1956 [[Winter Olympics]]''', officially known as the '''VII Olympic Winter Games''', were held in 1956 in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]. This was the first time the [[Soviet Union]] played in the Olympics. They immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation. == Participating nations == A total of 32 nations sent athletes to Cortina d'Ampezzo. [[Bolivia]], [[Iran]], and the [[Soviet Union]] competed at the Winter Games for the first time. [[South Korea|Korea]], [[Liechtenstein]], and [[Turkey]] returned after having missed the [[1952 Winter Olympics]]. [[Argentina]], [[Denmark]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Portugal]] did not compete at these Games, after participating in [[1952]]. Athletes from [[West Germany]] (FRG) and [[German Democratic Republic|East Germany]] (GDR) competed together as the [[United Team of Germany]] at these Games, an arrangement that would continue for the next two Olympiads. == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} == Other websites == * [https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/cortina-d-ampezzo-1956 IOC page on the 1956 Winter Olympics] {{Olympic Games}} {{Sport-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1956 in sports|Olympics]] [[Category:1956 in Europe]] [[Category:1950s in Italy]] [[Category:Sport in Italy|Winter Olympics 1956]] [[Catego