The ladies' 10 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 28 January. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about from Cortina. Thirty-seven competitors from eleven countries participated in the event. The Soviet Union won the top two spots when Lyubov Kozyreva edged teammate Radya Yeroshina by 5 seconds. Swede Sonja Edström won the bronze.Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 602

Medalists

Source:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 602–603

Results Place No. Competitor Time Difference* 1 32 38:11 2 15 38:16 +0.05 3 38 38:23 +0.12 4 28 38:46 +0.35 5 37 39:40 +1.29 6 21 40:18 +2.07 7 29 40:20 +2.09 8 9 40:25 +2.14 9 7 40:29 +2.18 10 31 40:38 +2.27 11 22 40:49 +2.38 12 14 40:52 +2.41 13 11 40:56 +2.45 14 3 41:04 +2.53 14 40 41:04 +2.53 16 27 41:09 +2.58 17 41:28 +3.15 18 34 41:37 +3.26 19 30 41:52 +3.41 20 33 42:22 +4.11 21 13 42:22 +4.11 22 8 42:42 +4.31 23 35 42:51 +4.40 24 4 43:09 +4.58 25 18 43:10 +4.59 26 26 43:15 +5.04 27 20 43:40 +5.29 28 10 43:42 +5.31 29 6 43:51 +5.40 30 17 44:03 +5.58 31 23 44:17 +6.06 32 19 45:32 +7.21 33 41 45:36 +7.25 34 36 45:52 +7.41 35 46:03 +7.52 36 5 46:28 +8.17 37 1 47:37 +9.26 38 24 49:32 +11.21 39 12 49:37 +11.26 40 DQ * - Difference is in minutes and seconds.

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See also

1956 Winter Olympics

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