Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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| Ski jumping at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Trampolino Olimpico | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 5 February 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning Score | 227.0 | ||||||||||||
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Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February[1] The competition took place at the Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m.[2][3]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual |
Antti Hyvärinen Finland | 227.0 | Aulis Kallakorpi Finland | 225.0 | Harry Glaß United Team of Germany | 224.5 |
