Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Pair skating

The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 3–4 February. The Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada and Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games.

Results

Source:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 676

Rank Name Nation Points Places 1 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt 11.3114 2 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden 11.3216 3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 11.0332 4 Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel 10.9835.5 5 Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner 10.7156 6 Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul 10.7454.5 7 Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann 10.6359.5 8 Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal 10.5368.5 9 Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert 10.3877 10 Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles 10.0088 11 Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward 9.8693

See also

1956 Winter Olympics

References

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