Original: 180 188 Participating nations A total of 32 nations sent athletes to Cortina d'Ampezzo. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), pp. 50 69 Along with the Soviet Union, Bolivia, and Iran competed at the Winter Games for the first time.
Simplified: Participating nations A total of 32 nations sent athletes to Cortina d'Ampezzo.