Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 5 February The competition took place at the Trampolino Olimpico Italia with a K-Point of 72m. Medal summary Medal table Both Finland, which led the medal table, and the unified Germany team won their first Olympic medals in ski jumping. Events Results Participating NOCs Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. The Soviet Union made its Olympic ski jumping debut. References 1956 Winter Olympics events 1956 1956 in ski jumping Ski jumping competitions in Italy