Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.

Contents 1 Men's events 1.1 500 m 1.2 1,500 m 1.3 5,000 m 1.4 10,000 m

[edit] Men's events

[edit] 500 m

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Yevgeny Grishin (URS)	40.2
Silver	Rafail Grach (URS)	40.8
Bronze	Alv Gjestvang (NOR)	41.0

[edit] 1,500 m

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Yevgeny Grishin (URS)	2:08.6
Gold	Yuri Mikhaylov (URS)	2:08.6
Bronze	Toivo Salonen (FIN)	2:09.4

[edit] 5,000 m

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Boris Shilkov (URS)	7:48.7
Silver	Sigvard Ericsson (SWE)	7:56.7
Bronze	Oleg Goncharenko (URS)	7:57.5

[edit] 10,000 m

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Sigvard Ericsson (SWE)	16:35.9
Silver	Knut Johannesen (NOR)	16:36.9
Bronze	Oleg Goncharenko (URS)	16:42.3

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