Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Two-man
| Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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The two-man bobsleigh results at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 27 and 28 January 1956.[1]
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Italy (ITA)Italy I Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti |
Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Renzo Alverà |
 Switzerland (SUI)Switzerland I Max Angst Harry Warburton |
Results
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Italy (ITA) Italy I
|
Lamberto Dalla Costa & Giacomo Conti | 1:22.00 | 1:22.45 | 1:22.95 | 1:22.74 | 5:30.14 |
| Silver | Italy (ITA) Italy II
|
Eugenio Monti & Renzo Alverà | 1:22.73 | 1:22.53 | 1:23.37 | 1:22.82 | 5:31.45 |
| Bronze | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I
|
Max Angst & Harry Warburton | 1:24.71 | 1:23.81 | 1:24.27 | 1:24.67 | 5:37.46 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain (ESP) Spain II
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Alfonso de Portago & Vicente Sartorius y Cabeza de Vaca | 1:24.81 | 1:23.77 | 1:24.03 | 1:24.99 | 5:37.60 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} United States (USA) USA I
|
Waightman Washbond & Piet Biesiadecki | 1:24.82 | 1:24.15 | 1:24.78 | 1:24.41 | 5:38.16 |
| 6 | United States (USA) USA II
|
Arthur Tyler & Edgar Seymour | 1:25.41 | 1:23.77 | 1:24.44 | 1:26.46 | 5:40.08 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II
|
Franz Kapus & Heinrich Angst | 1:24.74 | 1:24.50 | 1:24.70 | 1:26.17 | 5:40.11 |
| 8 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) Germany II
|
Andreas Ostler & Hans Hohenester | 1:24.63 | 1:24.89 | 1:25.07 | 1:25.54 | 5:41.34 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany (EUA) Germany I
|
Hans Rösch & Lorenz Nieberl | 1:26.92 | 1:24.08 | 1:25.21 | 1:25.13 | 5:41.34 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) Great Britain II
|
Stuart Parkinson & Christopher Williams | 1:25.63 | 1:24.53 | 1:26.73 | 1:25.94 | 5:42.83 |
| 11 | Great Britain (GBR) Great Britain I
|
Clifford Schellenberg & John Rainforth | 1:24.52 | 1:26.57 | 1:25.88 | 1:26.39 | 5:43.36 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) Austria I
|
Paul Aste & Heinrich Isser | 1:26.32 | 1:25.82 | 1:26.61 | 1:25.22 | 5:43.97 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) Belgium I
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Marcel Leclef & Albert Casteleyns | 1:27.30 | 1:25.93 | 1:25.60 | 1:25.98 | 5:44.81 |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) Romania I
|
Heinrich Enea & Mărgărit Blăgescu | 1:26.51 | 1:26.83 | 1:26.44 | 1:26.44 | 5:46.22 |
| 15 | Austria (AUT) Austria II
|
Karl Wagner & Adolf Tonn | 1:26.15 | 1:27.06 | 1:26.73 | 1:26.35 | 5:46.29 |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland (POL) Poland II
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Stefan Ciapała & Aleksander Habala | 1:27.70 | 1:26.49 | 1:26.24 | 1:25.92 | 5:46.35 |
| 17 |  Sweden (SWE) Sweden I
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Olle Axelsson & Tryggve Sundström | 1:27.15 | 1:27.82 | 1:26.01 | 1:25.67 | 5:46.65 |
| 18 | Romania (ROU) Romania II
|
Constantin Dragomir & Gheorghe Moldoveanu | 1:27.22 | 1:26.42 | 1:27.57 | 1:28.95 | 5:50.16 |
| 19 | Poland (POL) Poland I
|
Aleksy Konieczny & Zbigniew Skowroński | 1:27.21 | 1:27.23 | 1:27.87 | 1:28.54 | 5:50.85 |
| 20 |  Norway (NOR) Norway II
|
Arne Røgden & Odd Solli | 1:27.57 | 1:26.90 | 1:28.81 | 1:29.05 | 5:52.33 |
| – | Norway (NOR) Norway I
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Reidar Alveberg & Arnold Dyrdahl | DNF | ||||
| – | Sweden (SWE) Sweden II
|
Sven Erbs & Walter Aronson | DNF | ||||
| – |  France (FRA) France I
|
André Robin & Lucien Grosso | DNF | ||||
| – | France (FRA) France II
|
André Donnet & Serge Giacchini | DNF | ||||
| – | .svg.png){kind=small} Liechtenstein (LIE) Liechtenstein I
|
Moritz Heidegger & Weltin Wolfinger | DNF |
References
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's Two". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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