United Team of Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| United Team of Germany at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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.svg.png) "Olympic" Flag of Germany, defaced with white Olympic rings, used 1960, 1964 (and 1968 by separated teams) | |||||||||
| IOC code | EUA | ||||||||
| NOC | United Team of Germany | ||||||||
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |||||||||
| Competitors | 63 (52 men, 11 women) in 8 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Andreas Ostler (bobsleigh) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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Germany was represented at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the (Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), West Germany) and, for the first time, also from the (German Democratic Republic (GDR), East Germany) which had not joined in 1952.
The results were rather disappointing as only 2 medals were scored against emerging competition. Rosa "Ossi" Reichert won Gold at the women's giant slalom, and Harry Glaß took Bronze in the K90 individual jump.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Reichert, OssiOssi Reichert | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | January 27 |
 Bronze | Glaß, HarryHarry Glaß | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill | February 5 |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pepi Schwaiger | Downhill | 3:22.2 | 20 | ||||
| Karl Zillibiller | 3:21.6 | 19 | |||||
| Sepp Behr | 3:07.7 | 12 | |||||
| Hans Peter Lanig | 2:59.8 | 5 | |||||
| Beni Obermüller | Giant Slalom | 3:42.9 | 48 | ||||
| Pepi Schwaiger | 3:23.5 | 26 | |||||
| Sepp Behr | 3:11.4 | 8 | |||||
| Hans Peter Lanig | 3:08.6 | 7 | |||||
| Rochus Wagner | Slalom | 1:48.7 | 32 | 2:28.7 (+0:05) | 42 | 4:17.4 | 34 |
| Karl Zillibiller | 1:36.6 | 26 | 2:23.6 | 34 | 4:00.2 | 25 | |
| Sepp Behr | 1:33.3 | 15 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Beni Obermüller | 1:32.3 | 10 | 1:55.2 | 10 | 3:27.5 | 9 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mirl Buchner | Downhill | DNF | – | ||||
| Sonja Sperl | 1:57.8 | 32 | |||||
| Hannelore Glaser-Franke | 1:54.7 | 29 | |||||
| Ossi Reichert | 1:52.3 | 20 | |||||
| Mirl Buchner | Giant Slalom | 2:05.0 | 27 | ||||
| Hannelore Glaser-Franke | 2:02.7 | 19 | |||||
| Marianne Seltsam | 2:01.4 | 12 | |||||
| Ossi Reichert | 1:56.5 | | |||||
| Marianne Seltsam | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Ossi Reichert | 1:07.8 | 24 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Hannelore Glaser-Franke | 1:01.8 | 19 | 1:02.9 | 17 | 2:04.7 | 14 | |
| Mirl Buchner | 1:01.7 | 18 | 1:16.8 | 28 | 2:18.5 | 21 | |
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GER-1 | Hans Rösch Lorenz Nieberl |
Two-man | 1:26.92 | 14 | 1:24.08 | 6 | 1:25.21 | 9 | 1:25.13 | 6 | 5:41.34 | 9 |
| GER-2 | Andreas Ostler Hans Hohenester |
Two-man | 1:24.63 | 4 | 1:24.89 | 10 | 1:25.07 | 8 | 1:25.54 | 8 | 5:40.13 | 8 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GER-1 | Hans Rösch Michael Pössinger Lorenz Nieberl Sylvester Wackerle |
Four-man | 1:18.61 | 6 | 1:19.04 | 8 | 1:19.43 | 7 | 1:20.94 | 13 | 5:18.02 | 6 |
| GER-2 | Franz Schelle Jakob Nirschl Hans Henn Edmund Koller |
Four-man | 1:19.03 | 9 | 1:18.84 | 7 | 1:19.31 | 6 | 1:21.32 | 15 | 5:18.50 | 8 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Helmut Hagg | 56:50 | 46 |
| Rudi Kopp | 54:31 | 31 | |
| Siegfried Weiß | 54:29 | 29 | |
| Kuno Werner | 54:18 | 27 | |
| 30 km | Werner Moring | 2'00:55 | 40 |
| Erich Lindenlaub | 1'58:30 | 33 | |
| Hermann Möchel | 1'56:34 | 30 | |
| 50 km | Werner Moring | 3'20:32 | 20 |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Kuno Werner Siegfried Weiß Rudi Kopp Hermann Möchel |
2'26:37 | 10 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Rita Czech-Blasl | 43:51 | 29 |
| Elfriede Spiegelhauer-Uhlig | 43:15 | 26 | |
| Else Amann | 42:22 | 20 | |
| Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus | 42:22 | 20 | |
- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Elfriede Spiegelhauer-Uhlig Else Amann Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus |
1'15:33 | 7 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilo Gutzeit | 10 | 11 | 141.08 | 90 | 10 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosel Pettinger | 11 | 6 | 152.04 | 101 | 10 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marika Kilius Franz Ningel |
10.98 | 35.5 | 4 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Group A
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
- Canada 4-0 Germany
- Italy 2-2 Germany
- Germany 7-0 Austria
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 |
- USA 7-2 Germany
- USSR 8-0 Germany
- Canada 10-0 Germany
- Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany
- Germany 1-1 Sweden
| Contestants Ulli Jansen Alfred Hoffmann Toni Biersack Bruno Guttowski Martin Beck Paul Ambros Karl Bierschel Kurt Sepp Markus Egen Ernst Trautwein Rudolf Pittrich Hans Huber Arthur Endress Reiner Kossmann Hans Rampf Martin Zach Günther Jochems |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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 | ||
| Helmut Böck | Individual | 66.0 | 66.5 | 190.0 | 24 | 59:13 | 228.700 | 11 | 418.700 | 19 |
| Gerhard Glaß | 72.0 | 72.5 | 203.5 | 9 | 1'04:17 | 209.100 | 30 | 412.600 | 24 | |
| Herbert Leonhardt | 62.0 | 62.0 | 177.0 | 32 | 1'01:34 | 219.600 | 23 | 396.600 | 28 | |
| Heinz Hauser | 71.0 | 67.5 | 195.0 | 20 | 1'00:43 | 222.900 | 17 | 417.900 | 21 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sepp Kleisl | Normal hill | 73.0 | 95.0 | 29 | 71.0 | 94.0 | 26 | 189.0 | 26 |
| Werner Lesser | 77.5 | 105.0 | 10 | 77.5 | 105.0 | 8 | 210.0 | 8 | |
| Max Bolkart | 80.0 | 111.5 | 3 | 81.5 | 111.0 | 4 | 222.5 | 4 | |
| Harry Glaß | 83.5 | 115.0 | 1 | 80.5 | 109.5 | 7 | 224.5 | | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Helmut Kuhnert | 44.0 | 34 |
| 1500 m | Hans Keller | 2:18.1 | 35 |
| 5000 m | Hans Keller | 8:24.5 | 30 |
| Helmut Kuhnert | 8:04.8 | 9 | |
| 10,000 m | Hans Keller | 17:27.7 | 21 |
| Helmut Kuhnert | 17:04.6 | 10 | |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com
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