Yugoslavia at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC codeYUG
NOCYugoslav Olympic Committee
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors17 (12 men, 5 women) in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Croatia (1992–)
 Slovenia (1992–)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–)
 North Macedonia (1998–)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2006)
 Montenegro (2010–)
 Serbia (2010–)
 Kosovo (2018–)

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jože Ilija Downhill DSQ –
Ludvig Dornig 3:41.1 29
Frank Cvenkelj 3:28.5 22
Jože Ilija Giant Slalom 3:44.8 51
Ludvig Dornig 3:42.4 47
Franc Cvenkelj 3:33.7 40
Jože Ilija Slalom 2:17.5 52 2:22.3 33 4:39.8 43
Franc Cvenkelj 1:58.3 42 2:28.6 40 4:26.9 42
Ludvig Dornig 1:49.3 35 2:13.4 25 4:02.7 28
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Slava Zupančič Downhill 1:54.5 28
Slava Zupančič Giant Slalom 2:07.9 32
Slava Zupančič Slalom 1:35.0 36 1:08.5 23 2:43.5 32

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Matevž Kordež 57:09 49
Cveto Pavčič 56:55 47
Janez Pavčič 56:41 45
Zdravko Hlebanja 56:32 43
30 km Janez Pavčič DSQ –
Štefan Robač 2'03:55 45
Zdravko Hlebanja 2'01:47 42
Matevž Kordež 1'57:48 32
50 km Štefan Robač DSQ –
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Zdravko Hlebanja
Cveto Pavčič
Matevž Kordež
Janez Pavčič 		2'33:45 13
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km Biserka Vodenlič 46:28 36
Nada Birko-Kustec 46:03 35
Mara Rekar 45:36 33
Amalija Belaj 45:32 32
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Amalija Belaj
Biserka Vodenlič
Nada Birko-Kustec 		1'18:54 9

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Janez Gorišek Normal hill 63.5 81.5 50 63.5 80.5 47 162.0 50
Albin Rogelj 71.0 94.0 31 74.5 98.5 18 192.5 23
Janez Polda 74.5 96.5 27 74.0 95.0 24 191.5 24
Jože Zidar 75.0 99.5 23 74.0 94.5 25 194.0 22

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