1956 Winter Olympics - Medal Count

Medal Count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1956 Winter Olympics:

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union *7* 3 6 16
2 Austria 4 3 4 11
3 Finland 3 3 1 7
4 Switzerland 3 2 1 6
5 Sweden 2 4 4 10
6 United States 2 3 2 7
7 Norway 2 1 1 4
8 Italy 1 2 0 3
9 Germany 1 0 1 2
10 Canada 0 1 2 3

* Two gold medals were awarded when Soviet skaters tied in the 1,500 metre speed skating competition.

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