Downhill, Women

Competition	1956 Alpine World Ski Championships
Venue	Cortina d'Ampezzo ITA
Held	1 February 1956
Status	Medal
Competitors	47
Countries	16

Pos	Athlete(s)	Country	Mark
🥇	Madeleine Berthod bib number: 6	SUI	1:40.7
🥈	Frieda Dänzer bib number: 20	SUI	1:45.4
🥉	Lucile Wheeler bib number: 4	CAN	1:45.9
=4	Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo bib number: 12	ITA	1:47.3
=4	Hilde Hofherr bib number: 15	AUT	1:47.3
6	Carla Marchelli bib number: 1	ITA	1:47.7
7	Thea Hochleitner bib number: 21	AUT	1:47.9
8	Josette Nevière bib number: 18	FRA	1:49.2
9	Borghild Niskin bib number: 7	NOR	1:49.5
10	Gladys Werner bib number: 28	USA	1:49.6
11	Anna Pellissier bib number: 26	ITA	1:49.7
12	Trude Klecker bib number: 22	AUT	1:50.6
13	Putzi Frandl bib number: 23	AUT	1:51.0
14	Aleksandra Artyomenko bib number: 51	URS	1:51.1
=15	Eivor Berglund bib number: 30	SWE	1:51.6
=15	Rosemarie Reichenbach bib number: 32	SUI	1:51.6
17	Barbara Grocholska bib number: 10	POL	1:51.7
18	Ingrid Englund bib number: 29	SWE	1:51.8
19	Maria Kowalska bib number: 11	POL	1:51.9
20	Ossi Reichert bib number: 16	GER	1:52.3
21	Marysette Agnel bib number: 14	FRA	1:52.4
=22	Anne Heggtveit bib number: 37	CAN	1:53.2
=22	Carlyn Kruger bib number: 31	CAN	1:53.2
24	Madeleine Front bib number: 25	FRA	1:53.6
25	Hedi Beeler bib number: 2	SUI	1:54.0
26	Inger Jørgensen bib number: 39	NOR	1:54.3
27	Astrid Sandvik bib number: 9	NOR	1:54.4
28	Slava Zupančič bib number: 41	YUG	1:54.5
29	Hannelore Glaser bib number: 13	GER	1:54.7
30	Andrea Mead-Lawrence bib number: 5	USA	1:55.2
31	Jakobína Jakobsdóttir bib number: 52	ISL	1:57.2
32	Sonja Sperl bib number: 19	GER	1:57.8
33	Ginette Séguin bib number: 53	CAN	1:58.2
34	Penny Pitou bib number: 47	USA	1:58.9
35	Zandra Nowell bib number: 50	GBR	1:59.0
36	Vera Schenone bib number: 40	ITA	1:59.2
37	Yevgeniya Sidorova bib number: 17	URS	1:59.8
38	Dorothy Surgenor bib number: 55	USA	2:01.5
39	Christine Davy bib number: 54	AUS	2:01.6
40	Magdalena Marotineanu bib number: 46	ROU	2:04.0
41	Sue Holmes bib number: 49	GBR	2:05.0
42	Vivi-Anne Wassdahl bib number: 38	SWE	2:08.0
43	Jean Stanford bib number: 45	GBR	2:15.1
44	Elena Epuran bib number: 48	ROU	2:27.7
DNF	Edith Bonlieu bib number: 3	FRA	—
DNF	Mirl Buchner bib number: 8	GER	—
DNF	Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska bib number: 33	POL	—
DNS	Addie PryorDNS bib number: 27	GBR	—
DNS	Betsy SniteDNS bib number: 44	USA	—