Soviet Union at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1956 Winter Olympics
IOC codeURS
NOCSoviet Olympic Committee
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors53 (47 men, 6 women)[1] in 6 sports
Flag bearerOleg Goncharenko
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
16
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)
 Estonia (1928–1936, 1992–)
 Lithuania (1928, 1992–)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Armenia (1994–)
 Belarus (1994–)
 Georgia (1994–)
 Kazakhstan (1994–)
 Kyrgyzstan (1994–)
 Moldova (1994–)
 Russia (1994–2014)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1998–)
 Tajikistan (2002–)
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018)
 ROC (2022)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

  1. ^ "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

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