Yugoslavia at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Yugoslavia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG (JUG used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	17 (12 men, 5 women) in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002
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Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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
Jože Ilija	Downhill					DSQ	–
Ludvig Dornig						3:41.1	29
Frank Cvenkelj						3:28.5	22
Jože Ilija	Giant Slalom					3:44.8	51
Ludvig Dornig						3:42.4	47
Franc Cvenkelj						3:33.7	40
Jože Ilija	Slalom	2:17.5	52	2:22.3	33	4:39.8	43
Franc Cvenkelj		1:58.3	42	2:28.6	40	4:26.9	42
Ludvig Dornig		1:49.3	35	2:13.4	25	4:02.7	28

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Slava Zupančič	Downhill					1:54.5	28
Slava Zupančič	Giant Slalom					2:07.9	32
Slava Zupančič	Slalom	1:35.0	36	1:08.5	23	2:43.5	32

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Matevž Kordež	57:09	49
	Cveto Pavčič	56:55	47
	Janez Pavčič	56:41	45
	Zdravko Hlebanja	56:32	43
30 km	Janez Pavčič	DSQ	–
	Štefan Robač	2'03:55	45
	Zdravko Hlebanja	2'01:47	42
	Matevž Kordež	1'57:48	32
50 km	Štefan Robač	DSQ	–

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Zdravko Hlebanja Cveto Pavčič Matevž Kordež Janez Pavčič	2'33:45	13

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km	Biserka Vodenlič	46:28	36
	Nada Birko-Kustec	46:03	35
	Mara Rekar	45:36	33
	Amalija Belaj	45:32	32

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Amalija Belaj Biserka Vodenlič Nada Birko-Kustec	1'18:54	9

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
Janez Gorišek	Normal hill	63.5	81.5	50	63.5	80.5	47	162.0	50
Albin Rogelj		71.0	94.0	31	74.5	98.5	18	192.5	23
Janez Polda		74.5	96.5	27	74.0	95.0	24	191.5	24
Jože Zidar		75.0	99.5	23	74.0	94.5	25	194.0	22

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com