| Bobsleigh at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Dates | 27 January – 4 February |
| Competitors | 101 from 14 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| Two | men |
| Four | men |
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.[1]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |  Italy (ITA)Italy I Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti | Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Renzo Alverà |  Switzerland (SUI)Switzerland I Max Angst Harry Warburton |
| Four-man | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Franz Kapus Gottfried Diener Robert Alt Heinrich Angst | Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Ulrico Girardi Renzo Alverà Renato Mocellini | .svg.png){kind=small} United States (USA)USA I Arthur Tyler William Dodge Charles Butler James Lamy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.