Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
IOC codeGBR
(GRB used at these Games)
(GRB used at these Games)
Competitors41 (31 men, 10 women) in 5 sports
FlagbearerStuart Parkinson (bobsleigh)
| Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR (GRB used at these Games) |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 41 (31 men, 10 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stuart Parkinson (bobsleigh) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Douglas Mackintosh | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Robin Brock-Hollinshead | DSQ | – | |||||
| Nigel Gardner | 4:00.7 | 34 | |||||
| Charlach Mackintosh | 3:41.4 | 30 | |||||
| Robin Hooper | Giant Slalom | 4:02.2 | 66 | ||||
| Noel Harrison | 4:00.1 | 64 | |||||
| Nigel Gardner | 3:51.8 | 58 | |||||
| Sandy Whitelaw | 3:49.4 | 56 | |||||
| Peter Torrens | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Sandy Whitelaw | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – | |
| Noel Harrison | 2:14.7 (+0:05) | 50 | 2:36.0 | 45 | 4:50.7 | 47 | |
| Peter Seilern | 2:08.0 | 48 | 2:46.7 | 53 | 4:54.7 | 48 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jeanne Sandford | Downhill | 2:15.1 | 43 | ||||
| Renate Holmes | 2:05.0 | 41 | |||||
| Zandra Nowell | 1:59.0 | 35 | |||||
| Jeanne Sandford | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore | 2:39.8 | 42 | |||||
| Renate Holmes | 2:19.0 | 38 | |||||
| Adeline Pryor | 2:03.1 | 21 | |||||
| Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore | Slalom | 1:54.4 | 39 | 1:26.0 | 32 | 3:20.4 | 35 |
| Adeline Pryor | 1:35.2 | 37 | DNS | – | DNF | – | |
| Renate Holmes | 1:15.0 | 31 | 1:40.9 | 35 | 2:55.9 | 34 | |
| Zandra Nowell | 57.5 | 5 | 1:28.3 | 33 | 2:25.8 | 25 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Clifford Schellenberg John Rainforth |
Two-man | 1:24.52 | 3 | 1:26.57 | 16 | 1:25.88 | 11 | 1:26.39 | 15 | 5:43.36 | 11 |
| GBR-2 | Stuart Parkinson Christopher Williams |
Two-man | 1:25.63 | 10 | 1:24.53 | 9 | 1:26.73 | 16 | 1:25.94 | 11 | 5:42.83 | 10 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Keith Schellenberg Rollo Brandt Ralph Raffles John Rainforth |
Four-man | 1:21.39 | 19 | 1:18.73 | 6 | 1:20.42 | 10 | 1:21.58 | 16 | 5:22.12 | 12 |
| GBR-2 | Stuart Parkinson John Read Christopher Williams Rodney Mann |
Four-man | 1:20.72 | 15 | 1:19.92 | 11 | 1:22.51 | 19 | 1:20.58 | 12 | 5:23.73 | 17 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Aubrey Fielder | 59:59 | 60 |
| John Moore | 59:31 | 58 | |
| Andrew Morgan | 59:27 | 57 | |
| Maurice Gover | 58:58 | 56 | |
| 30 km | Thomas Cairney | 2'13:41 | 51 |
| James Spencer | 2'10:32 | 49 | |
| John Moore | 2'08:58 | 47 | |
| Andrew Morgan | 2'03:55 | 45 | |
| 50 km | Richard Aylmer | 4'11:40 | 30 |
| Toby Graham | 3'48:17 | 29 | |
| Thomas Cairney | 3'44:54 | 28 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Andrew Morgan James Spencer Aubrey Fielder Maurice Gover |
2'38:44 | 14 |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Booker | 6 | 6 | 154.26 | 53.5 | 6 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Peach | 13 | 13 | 144.75 | 151 | 14 |
| Erica Batchelor | 9 | 12 | 149.67 | 116 | 11 |
| Yvonne Sugden | 4 | 9 | 156.62 | 53 | 4 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Krau Rodney Ward |
9.86 | 93 | 11 |
| Joyce Coates Anthony Holles |
10.00 | 88 | 10 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | John Hearn | 45.9 | 45 |
| Alex Connell | 45.2 | 44 | |
| Johnny Cronshey | 42.9 | 21 | |
| 1500 m | Alex Connell | 2:23.0 | 50 |
| John Hearn | 2:17.5 | 33 | |
| Johnny Cronshey | 2:15.0 | 19 | |
| 5000 m | Alex Connell | 8:42.5 | 42 |
| John Hearn | 8:21.4 | 26 | |
| Johnny Cronshey | 8:10.1 | 15 | |
| 10,000 m | John Hearn | 17:27.6 | 20 |
| Johnny Cronshey | 17:05.6 | 11 | |