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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Hayes Alan Jenkins
United States (USA)
United States Ronnie Robertson
United States (USA)
United States David Jenkins
United States (USA)
Ladies United States Tenley Albright
United States (USA)
United States Carol Heiss
United States (USA)
Austria Ingrid Wendl
Austria (AUT)
Pairs Austria Elisabeth Schwarz
and Kurt Oppelt
Austria (AUT)
Canada Frances Dafoe
and Norris Bowden
Canada (CAN)
Hungary Marianna Nagy
and László Nagy
Hungary (HUN)


Hayes Alan Jenkins (born March 23, 1933 in Akron Ohio) an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years 1953-56 The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Ronald "Ronnie" Robertson (born September 25, 1937 in Brackenridge, PA; died February 4, 2000 in Fountain The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936 in Akron Ohio) is an American figure skater. The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Tenley Emma Albright, MD (born July 18, 1935 in Newton Centre, Massachusetts) became the first American female skater to win a The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940 in New York City) is an American figure skater. The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Ingrid Turković-Wendl (born Ingrid Wendl on May 17, 1940 in Vienna) is an Austrian figure skater, television announcer Austria competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Elisabeth Schwarz (born 5 July 1984 in Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian Operatic Soprano. Kurt Oppelt (born March 18, 1932 in Vienna) was an Austrian figure skater. Austria competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Frances Dafoe, CM OOnt (born December 17, 1929) was a Canadian figure skater. Robert Norris Bowden ( August 13, 1926 – April 9, 1991) was a Canadian figure skater. Canada competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Marianna Nagy (born January 13, 1929) was a Hungarian pair skater. László Nagy ( August 13, 1927 &ndash April 19, 2005) was a Hungarian pair skater. Hungary competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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