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1956 ITALY: WINTER OLYMPICS 1956 : CORTINA: WINTER OLYMPICS:
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1:39Now PlayingDate: 6th February 1956
Location: Italy
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
WINTER OLYMPICS:
AWARDS. & MEDALS "TONI SAILER WIN OLYMPIC GOLD ..." in the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy '56.....(SKI-Ing)
AWARDS. & MEDALS "RENEE COLLIARD"(Swiss) gains"GOLD..." at the 7th Winter Games at Cortina Italy '56...
COLLIARD RENEE. (SWISS SKIER) "WINS THE WOMEN'S EVENT IN THE 7TH WINTER GAMES" at Cortina Italy '56...(Gold Medal).
CORTINA (Italy) "THE 7TH WINTER GAMES (CONT.)"at Cortina....the Men's Giant Slalom, many falls...TONI SAILER(AUSTRIA) gains GOLD MEDAL In the Women's events MISS ADELINE PRYOR (CPT OF G.B.TEAM) breaks bone of leg...RENEE COLLIARD ( SWITZ.)wins first GOLD MEDAL...In the figure skating YVONNE SUGDEN was 4th...
ITALY... "IN THE 7TH WINTER GAMES CORTINA ITALY" many falls in the Men's Giant Slalom....'56...TONI SAILER (AUSTRIA) gained OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL ...The Women's event also many spills..Miss ADELINE PRYOR broke a bone (Cpt. of the G.B. TEAM) RENEE COLLIARD (Swiss) wins first GOLD MEDAL....in the FIGURE SKATING event YVONNE SUGDEN 4th....
PRYOR. ADELINE. (CPT G.B. SKI TEAM) (1956) Breaks bone in the women's event at the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy.
SAILER TONI (AUSTRIA) "Win Olympic Gold Medal" at the 7th Winter Games at Cortina Italy '56.
SKATING. In the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy Miss YVONNE SUGDEN 4th....'56.
SKI-ING... In the Men's Giant Slalom in the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy...many falls...(3rd time this Winter of '56 TONI SAILER sk is his way into the news reel) by winning OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL ...the Women's event falls ...Miss Adeline Pry or broke bone...(G.B. CPT OFTEAM) RENEE COLLIARD(SWISS) won GOLD MEDAL ...In the Figure Skating Miss Yvonne Sugdon 4th.
SUGDEN, Yvonne (ice skater) "4th IN THE FIGURE SKATING" in the 7th WINTER GAMES in Cortina Italy '56.
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