Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
IOC codeTCH
(CSL used at these Games)
(CSL used at these Games)
Competitors41 (35 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
FlagbearerVáclav Bubník (ice hockey)
| Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TCH (CSL used at these Games) |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 41 (35 men, 6 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Václav Bubník (ice hockey) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czech Republic (1994–pres.) Slovakia (1994–pres.) | |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jaroslav Bogdálek | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Vladimír Krajňák | DSQ | – | |||||
| Evžen Čermák | 3:18.0 | 17 | |||||
| Kurt Hennrich | 3:01.5 | 7 | |||||
| Vladimír Krajňák | Giant Slalom | 3:31.0 | 38 | ||||
| Kurt Hennrich | 3:30.4 | 36 | |||||
| Evžen Čermák | 3:27.7 | 32 | |||||
| Jaroslav Bogdálek | 3:27.3 | 31 | |||||
| Vladimír Krajňák | Slalom | n/a | ? | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Jaroslav Bogdálek | 2:00.4 | 44 | 2:06.9 | 22 | 4:07.3 | 29 | |
| Kurt Hennrich | 1:58.3 (+0:05) | 42 | 2:20.2 | 31 | 4:18.5 | 36 | |
| Evžen Čermák | 1:37.5 | 28 | 2:05.3 | 19 | 3:42.8 | 21 | |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Jaroslav Cardal | 56:12 | 42 |
| Josef Prokeš | 55:05 | 36 | |
| Ilja Matouš | 52:04 | 13 | |
| 30 km | Jaroslav Cardal | 1'51:05 | 18 |
| Josef Prokeš | 1'50:49 | 16 | |
| Ilja Matouš | 1'48:12 | 10 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Emil Okuliár Vlastimil Melich Josef Prokeš Ilja Matouš |
2'24:54 | 8 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Eva Paulusová-Benešová | 43:42 | 28 |
| Olga Krasilová | 43:10 | 25 | |
| Libuše Patočková | 41:52 | 19 | |
| Eva Lauermanová | 41:04 | 14 | |
- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Eva Paulusová-Benešová Libuše Patočková Eva Lauermanová |
1'14:19 | 6 |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karol Divín | 5 | 5 | 154.25 | 49.5 | 5 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jindriska Kramperova | 21 | 17 | 136.67 | 209 | 20 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Věra Suchánková Zdeněk Doležal |
10.53 | 68.5 | 8 |
Ice hockey
Group B
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 |  United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 |  Poland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
- Czechoslovakia 8-3 Poland
Games for 1st-6th places
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | United States |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 |  Canada |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
- Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
- Sweden 5-0 Czechoslovakia
- USSR 7-4 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany (UTG)
- USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | Vlastimil Bubník |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vlastimil Melich | Individual | 62.0 | 65.0 | 183.5 | 28 | 57:18 | 236.100 | 4 | 419.600 | 18 |
| Josef Nüsser | 68.0 | 65.5 | 189.5 | 25 | 59:28 | 227.800 | 13 | 417.300 | 22 | |
| Vítězslav Lahr | 68.0 | 67.0 | 193.0 | 22 | 57:39 | 234.800 | 5 | 427.800 | 12 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jáchym Bulín | Normal hill | 71.5 | 93.5 | 34 | 70.5 | 92.5 | 30 | 186.0 | 29 |
| Mojmír Stuchlík | 74.0 | 98.5 | 24 | 74.0 | 89.0 | 38 | 187.5 | 28 | |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jaroslav Doubek | 43.6 | 30 |
| Vladimír Kolář | 43.5 | 28 | |
| Bohumil Jauris | 42.8 | 17 | |
| 1500 m | Jaroslav Doubek | 2:19.2 | 39 |
| Vladimír Kolář | 2:16.5 | 27 | |
| Bohumil Jauris | 2:13.6 | 15 | |
| 5000 m | Vladimír Kolář | 8:08.9 | 13 |
| 10,000 m | Bohumil Jauris | 17:38.4 | 26 |
| Vladimír Kolář | 17:16.9 | 14 | |