page_title: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay
section_title: Results
hierarchical_section_title: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay / Results
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of the Olympic winners Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, and Siiri Rantanen
context_page_description: The ladies' 3x5 kilometre cross-country relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium, which was about 2 km from Cortina. Ten teams and thirty skiers participated in the event. Finland won the event. The Soviet team placed second and Sweden took the bronze.
context_section_description: * Difference is in minutes and seconds.
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caption: Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies and Siiri Rantanen, winners of 3 x 5 km relay
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