Norway competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km Nordic combined Men's individual Speed skating Men's 10,000m Speed skating Men's 500m
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTrygve BergeDownhillDSQ–Kåre OpdalDSQ–Asle Sjåstad3:08.814Jan ThorstensenGiant SlalomDSQ –Guttorm BergeDSQ–Hans Magnus Andresen3:44.750Asle Sjåstad3:21.622Asle SjåstadSlalom1:36.4252:04.5173:40.918Hans Magnus Andresen1:35.0212:06.8213:41.820Jan Thorstensen1:33.114DSQ–DSQ–Guttorm Berge1:32.19DSQ–DSQ–
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAstrid SandvikDownhill1:54.427Inger Jørgensen1:54.326Borghild Niskin1:49.59Inger JørgensenGiant Slalom2:04.424Astrid Sandvik2:04.022Inger Bjørnbakken2:02.314Borghild Niskin1:59.07Inger JørgensenSlalom1:01.4171:00.9152:02.313Borghild Niskin59.0111:00.0121:59.011Astrid Sandvik58.91059.151:58.06Inger Bjørnbakken58.7859.361:58.06
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNOR-1Reidar AlvebergArnold DyrdahlTwo-man1:29.04221:26.8317DNF–1:28.8619DNF–NOR-2Arne RøgdenOdd SolliTwo-man1:27.57201:26.90191:28.81211:29.05215:52.3320
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNOR-1Arne RøgdenArnold DyrdahlOdd SolliTrygve BrudevoldFour-man1:20.96161:20.08131:20.45111:20.0175:21.5011
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmMagnar Ingebrigtsli54:3030Martin Stokken50:456Håkon Brusveen50:365Hallgeir Brenden49:3930 kmPer Olsen1'51:1519Oddmund Jensen1'51:0417Martin Stokken1'49:3815Hallgeir Brenden1'49:291450 kmMartin StokkenDSQ–Birger VestermoDSQ–Edvin Landsem3'11:4315Oddmund Jensen3'11:1414
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankHåkon BrusveenPer OlsenMartin StokkenHallgeir Brenden2'21:164
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank10 kmIngrid Wigernæs43:4027Gina Regland42:4222Rakel Wahl40:4911Kjelfrid Brusveen40:3810
Women's 3 x 5 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankKjelfrid BrusveenGina ReglandRakel Wahl1'10:504
Nordic combined
Events: normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.) 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalDistance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankKjetil MårdalenIndividual64.067.0189.02657:43234.5006423.50014Arne Barhaugen64.568.0199.01557:11236.5813435.5815Tormod Knutsen70.569.0203.01058:22232.0009435.0006Sverre Stenersen73.074.0215.0256:18240.0001455.000
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankSverre StenersenNormal hill72.090.53970.093.029183.535Asbjørn Osnes75.5102.01872.097.521199.518Sverre Stallvik77.0104.51175.5103.511208.09Arne Hoel77.5104.51176.5102.013206.511
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mHroar Elvenes42.817Sigmund Søfteland42.716Finn Hodt42.513Alv Gjestvang41.01500 mHroar Elvenes2:16.024Jan Kristiansen2:13.716Roald Aas2:12.910Knut Johannesen2:12.295000 mHjalmar Andersen8:06.511Torstein Seiersten8:06.410Knut Johannesen8:02.38Roald Aas8:01.6610,000 mKnut Tangen17:22.319Hjalmar Andersen16:52.66Sverre Haugli16:48.74Knut Johannesen16:36.9
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com