Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre
The men's 30 km cross country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 27 January. It was held at the Snow Stadium, which was about from Cotrina. Fifty-one competitors from eighteen countries participated in the event. Finnish skier Veikko Hakulinen won the event by only 24 seconds over Swede Sixten Jernberg. Hakulinen and Jernberg would switch positions on the podium in the event. Russian skier Pavel Kolchin won the bronze in the event and also in the event.Medalists
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* - Difference is in minutes and seconds.
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