The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Men

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDouglas MackintoshDownhillDSQ–Robin Brock-HollinsheadDSQ–Nigel Gardner4:00.734Charlach Mackintosh3:41.430Robin HooperGiant Slalom4:02.266Noel Harrison4:00.164Nigel Gardner3:51.858Sandy Whitelaw3:49.456Peter TorrensSlalomDSQ–––DSQ–Sandy WhitelawDSQ–––DSQ–Noel Harrison2:14.7 (+0:05)502:36.0454:50.747Peter Seilern2:08.0482:46.7534:54.748

Women

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJeanne SandfordDownhill2:15.143Renate Holmes2:05.041Zandra Nowell1:59.035Jeanne SandfordGiant SlalomDSQ–Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore2:39.842Renate Holmes2:19.038Adeline Pryor2:03.121Jocelyn Wardrop-MooreSlalom1:54.4391:26.0323:20.435Adeline Pryor1:35.237DNS–DNF–Renate Holmes1:15.0311:40.9352:55.934Zandra Nowell57.551:28.3332:25.825

Bobsleigh

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGBR-1Clifford SchellenbergJohn RainforthTwo-man1:24.5231:26.57161:25.88111:26.39155:43.3611GBR-2Stuart ParkinsonChristopher WilliamsTwo-man1:25.63101:24.5391:26.73161:25.94115:42.8310

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGBR-1Keith SchellenbergRollo BrandtRalph RafflesJohn RainforthFour-man1:21.39191:18.7361:20.42101:21.58165:22.1212GBR-2Stuart ParkinsonJohn ReadChristopher WilliamsRodney MannFour-man1:20.72151:19.92111:22.51191:20.58125:23.7317

Cross-country skiing

Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmAubrey Fielder59:5960John Moore59:3158Andrew Morgan59:2757Maurice Gover58:585630 kmThomas Cairney2'13:4151James Spencer2'10:3249John Moore2'08:5847Andrew Morgan2'03:554550 kmRichard Aylmer4'11:4030Toby Graham3'48:1729Thomas Cairney3'44:5428

Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankAndrew MorganJames SpencerAubrey FielderMaurice Gover2'38:4414

Figure skating

Men AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Michael Booker66154.2653.56

Women AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Dianne Peach1313144.7515114 Erica Batchelor912149.6711611 Yvonne Sugden49156.62534

Pairs AthletesPointsPlacesRank Patricia KrauRodney Ward9.869311 Joyce CoatesAnthony Holles10.008810

Speed skating

Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mJohn Hearn45.945Alex Connell45.244Johnny Cronshey42.9211500 mAlex Connell2:23.050John Hearn2:17.533Johnny Cronshey2:15.0195000 mAlex Connell8:42.542John Hearn8:21.426Johnny Cronshey8:10.11510,000 mJohn Hearn17:27.620Johnny Cronshey17:05.611

References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com