Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre
| Women's 10km at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stadio della neve | ||||||||||||
| Date | January 28, 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 38:11.0 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 10 km | ||
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The ladies' 10 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 28 January. It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cortina. Thirty-seven competitors from eleven countries participated in the event. The Soviet Union won the top two spots when Lyubov Kozyreva edged teammate Radya Yeroshina by 5 seconds. Swede Sonja Edström won the bronze.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Lyubov Kozyreva Soviet Union
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| Silver | Radya Yeroshina Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Sonja Edström Sweden
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Source:[3]
Results
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference* |
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| 1 | 32 | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) |
38:11 | |
| 2 | 15 | Radya Yeroshina (URS) |
38:16 | +0.05 |
| 3 | 38 | Sonja Edström (SWE) |
38:23 | +0.12 |
| 4 | 28 | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) |
38:46 | +0.35 |
| 5 | 37 |  Siiri Rantanen (FIN) |
39:40 | +1.29 |
| 6 | 21 | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) |
40:18 | +2.07 |
| 7 | 29 | Irma Johansson (SWE) |
40:20 | +2.09 |
| 8 | 9 | Sirkka Polkunen (FIN) |
40:25 | +2.14 |
| 9 | 7 | Anna Kaaleste (URS) |
40:29 | +2.18 |
| 10 | 31 |  Kjelfrid Brusveen (NOR) |
40:38 | +2.27 |
| 11 | 22 | Rakel Wahl (NOR) |
40:49 | +2.38 |
| 12 | 14 | Sanna Kiero (FIN) |
40:52 | +2.41 |
| 13 | 11 | Anna Lisa Eriksson (SWE) |
40:56 | +2.45 |
| 14 | 3 | Barbro Martinsson (SWE) |
41:04 | +2.53 |
| 14 | 40 |  Eva Lauermanová (TCH) |
41:04 | +2.53 |
| 16 | 27 | .svg.png){kind=small} Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska (POL) |
41:09 | +2.58 |
| 17 | Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa (POL) |
41:28 | +3.15 | |
| 18 | 34 | Zofia Krzeptowska (POL) |
41:37 | +3.26 |
| 19 | 30 | Libuse Patockova (TCH) |
41:52 | +3.41 |
| 20 | 33 |  Sonnhilde Hausschild-Kallus (EUA) |
42:22 | +4.11 |
| 21 | 13 | Else Amann (EUA) |
42:22 | +4.11 |
| 22 | 8 | Gina Regland (NOR) |
42:42 | +4.31 |
| 23 | 35 |  Ildegarda Taffra (ITA) |
42:51 | +4.40 |
| 24 | 4 | Helena Daniel-Gasienica (POL) |
43:09 | +4.58 |
| 25 | 18 | Olga Krasilova (TCH) |
43:10 | +4.59 |
| 26 | 26 | Elfriede Uhlig (EUA) |
43:15 | +5.04 |
| 27 | 20 | Ingrid Wigernaes (NOR) |
43:40 | +5.29 |
| 28 | 10 | Eva Benesova (TCH) |
43:42 | +5.31 |
| 29 | 6 | Rita Blasel-Czechova (EUA) |
43:51 | +5.40 |
| 30 | 17 | Rita Bottero (ITA) |
44:03 | +5.58 |
| 31 | 23 | Fides Romanin (ITA) |
44:17 | +6.06 |
| 32 | 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} Amalija Belaj (YUG) |
45:32 | +7.21 |
| 33 | 41 | Mara Rekar (YUG) |
45:36 | +7.25 |
| 34 | 36 | .svg.png){kind=small} Maria Peneva Dimova (BUL) |
45:52 | +7.41 |
| 35 | Nada Birko Kustec (YUG) |
46:03 | +7.52 | |
| 36 | 5 | Blazenka Vodenlic (YUG) |
46:28 | +8.17 |
| 37 | 1 | Anita Parmesani (ITA) |
47:37 | +9.26 |
| 38 | 24 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iuliana Simon (ROM) |
49:32 | +11.21 |
| 39 | 12 | Ștefania Botcariu (ROM) |
49:37 | +11.26 |
| 40 | Margareta Arvay (ROM) |
DQ |
* - Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:[3]
See also
References
- ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 602
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 602–603
Sources
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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