Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February The competition took place at the Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m.
Ski jumping at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Trampolino Olimpico | ||||||||||||
Dates | 5 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 51 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning Score | 227.0 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Normal hill | Antti Hyvärinen Finland | 227.0 | Aulis Kallakorpi Finland | 225.0 | Harry Glaß United Team of Germany | 224.5 |
Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut.
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