The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 3–4 February. The Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada and Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games.[1]
| Pair skating at the VII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 3-4 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | |||||||||
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Results
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| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt |  Austria |
11.31 | 14 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden |  Canada |
11.32 | 16 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy |  Hungary |
11.03 | 32 |
| 4 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel |  United Team of Germany |
10.98 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner |  United States |
10.71 | 56 |
| 6 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | Canada |
10.74 | 54.5 |
| 7 | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann | United States |
10.63 | 59.5 |
| 8 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal |  Czechoslovakia |
10.53 | 68.5 |
| 9 | Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria |
10.38 | 77 |
| 10 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles |  Great Britain |
10.00 | 88 |
| 11 | Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | Great Britain |
9.86 | 93 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Figure Skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics: Pairs, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 676
External links
edit- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
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