Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics information
Speed skating
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue
Lake Misurina
Date
28–31 January 1956
No. of events
4
Competitors
83 from 17 nations
← 1952
1960 →
Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. This was the last edition in which only men participated. The competitions were held from Saturday, 28 January, to Tuesday, 31 January 1956.[1]
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