Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Pair skating


The figure skating pairs competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 3–4 February. Austrian pair of Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt won the competition. Pairs from Canada and Hungary took second and third respectively. The pairs competition was the last figure skating event of the Olympics. It was held out doors at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the host city for the Games.

Results

Source:
RankNameNationPointsPlaces
1Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt11.3114
2Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden11.3216
3Marianna Nagy / László Nagy11.0332
4Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel10.9835.5
5Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner10.7156
6Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul10.7454.5
7Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann10.6359.5
8Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal10.5368.5
9Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert10.3877
10Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles10.0088
11Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward9.8693