At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 × 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 February 1956.
Medal summary Medal table
Men's events 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay Fyodor TerentyevPavel KolchinNikolay AnikinVladimir Kuzin August KiuruJorma KortelainenArvo ViitanenVeikko Hakulinen Lennart LarssonGunnar SamuelssonPer-Erik LarssonSixten Jernberg
Women's events 10 km 3 × 5 km relay Sirkka PolkunenMirja HietamiesSiiri Rantanen Lyubov KozyrevaAlevtina KolchinaRadya Yeroshina Irma JohanssonAnna-Lisa ErikssonSonja Edström
Participating nations
References
External links International Olympic Committee results database