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| VII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 32 |
| Athletes participating | 821 (687 men, 134 women) |
| Events | 24 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 26, 1956 |
| Closing ceremony | February 5, 1956 |
| Officially opened by | Giovanni Gronchi |
| Athlete's Oath | Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo |
| Official's Oath | n/a |
| Olympic Torch | Guido Caroli |
The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Top medal-collecting nations:
| 1956 Winter Olympics medal count | |||||
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| Pos. | Country | 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany¹ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
(¹ East Germany and West Germany competed as a single team; team appeared in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter Olympics)
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906* | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Winter Olympic Games |
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
| * The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC, although most Olympic historians disagree. |
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